AHOF. Provided by F&F Entertainment.
The fandom voting platform Rematch and the boy group AHOF stated their positions on the collapse of plans for participation in a drama OST.
On the 6th, Rematch posted on its official social media, “The first-place rewards for OST Match Point Seasons 1 and 2 will not proceed in the originally announced form of OST participation,” adding, “We sincerely apologize to the fans who stayed with the campaign until the end for the disappointment.”
Earlier, Rematch held a global fan vote to select the vocalist for the OST of the KBS2 weekend drama ‘Love Is Coming’. When the tally was completed, AHOF placed first, and Rematch announced, “AHOF will release the official OST for ‘Love Is Coming’. Specific recording and release schedules will be announced later.”
However, none of this had been discussed in advance with AHOF.
AHOF’s agency, F&F Entertainment, issued an official statement on the 6th, saying, “Decisions on the artist’s vocal performance, bookings, and participation in specific activities must go through prior consultation and confirmation with us after a comprehensive review of the artist’s schedule, condition, and direction of activities. We have not received any prior proposal or consultation regarding the OST in question,” announcing that participation in the OST would not be possible.
It continued, “For votes or events conducted on the premise of the artist’s participation without prior consultation with us, the artist cannot participate regardless of the result,” adding, “This is not intended to restrict or take issue with fans’ voluntary support activities, but to prevent additional confusion related to artist activities that have not been confirmed in advance.”
In response, Rematch said, “The top-ranked artist’s side and the OST production company continuously reviewed active schedule adjustments to realize the reward,” adding, “However, we could not find a point where both sides’ schedules aligned. Failing to secure a firm production schedule before the vote ended is entirely Rematch’s responsibility,” it apologized.
Finally, Rematch added, “Taking this case as a lesson, we will change our reward operation standards to ‘Before opening a campaign, secure prior confirmation of the OST producer’s schedule’ and ‘Do not open campaigns for items whose rewards may change,’” and continued, “We are redesigning the next season’s rewards with the OST producer and will make a separate announcement as soon as they are finalized.”
