Ben&Ben suspended their official fandom name “Lights” shortly after its launch because of a conflict with an existing K-pop fandom with the same name.
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On Facebook, the OPM band wrote, “Hello. we have decided to suspend our fandom name “Lights” until further notice, as many have informed us that there is already an existing K-pop fandom with the same name.” They also apologized for the confusion and dismay this has caused.
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“Furthermore, we truly did not realize that it may cause trouble being that Ben&Ben is an OPM band from the Philippines,” said the band. “We hold high respect for K-pop culture and K-pop fandoms.”
With this, they said that the band management will settle the matter immediately.
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