ZEROBASEONE Airport Restraint Report Draws Renewed Attention Amid Five-Member Activities

A 2025 report about a ZEROBASEONE manager restraining people at Incheon International Airport remains the clearest source-backed basis for discussion around the group’s airport conduct controversy. The available reporting describes criticism over crowd-control methods during the group’s departure for KCON LA 2025, not a confirmed finding about a separate pose-related incident.¹

The issue has resurfaced in searches and online discussion while ZEROBASEONE continues activities as a reorganized five-member group. Reporting provided for the case supports a narrow account: fans gathered at the airport, some people were said to have interfered with movement routes, and videos circulated online that led to criticism of what viewers described as forceful or insufficiently selective restraint.¹

Airport Restraint Report Involving ZEROBASEONE

Korea Economic TV, carried by Daum on August 1, 2025, reported that controversy arose after a ZEROBASEONE manager restrained fans at Incheon International Airport while the group was departing for KCON LA 2025. The report said fans had gathered to see the group off and that some fans were known to have obstructed movement routes.¹

The same report said criticism followed after online footage spread, with objections that the restraint appeared intimidating and did not clearly distinguish between fans and ordinary members of the public in the airport.¹ One online claim cited in the report included the phrase, “punching fans is not acceptable either,” reflecting the criticism presented in the video-based discussion.¹

That quotation should be read carefully. It appears in the source as part of an online claim cited by the outlet, not as an official legal conclusion or an independently verified finding within the provided material. The available source record does not include a detailed agency apology, a disciplinary result, a police outcome, or a full official counterstatement addressing the specific airport episode.

For that reason, the confirmed issue is best described as an airport restraint or excessive-security controversy. The source material does not substantiate a separate claim that the controversy centered on a specific pose. It also does not support broader claims about intent, repeated conduct, or private exchanges beyond the airport scene described in the report.

Why Wording Matters in the Controversy

The distinction is important because the facts in the provided material are limited. The airport report concerns public-space crowd management during a departure, where idol safety, fan access, ordinary passenger movement, and staff conduct can come into conflict. The report indicates that crowding and movement obstruction were part of the setting, while criticism focused on how restraint was carried out after video spread online.¹

A neutral reading therefore avoids treating every online label as established fact. Some readers may encounter the matter through search terms such as “ZB1 pose controversy,” but the source-backed account provided here does not verify that phrase as the substance of the incident. The reportable point is narrower: criticism was raised over airport restraint by a manager during a crowded departure for KCON LA 2025.¹

This also means the incident should not be framed as resolved unless a source states that clearly. The available reporting confirms controversy and criticism, but it does not provide a final adjudication. In a news-style account, that leaves the status as a reported public criticism based on circulated footage, with no further official outcome included in the supplied records.

Five-Member Activities Provide Current Context

The airport controversy is separate from ZEROBASEONE’s current music activities, but it is being discussed while the group operates under a changed lineup. Yonhap reported on February 12, 2026, that WakeOne formalized ZEROBASEONE’s reorganization as a five-member group, with Sung Han-bin, Kim Ji-woong, Seok Matthew, Kim Tae-rae and Park Gun-wook continuing team activities. Zhang Hao, Ricky, Kim Gyu-vin and Han Yu-jin were reported to be moving into independent activities after a KSPO Dome concert.²

WakeOne’s statement, cited by Yonhap, said the continuing members had decided to begin a new season as ZEROBASEONE “based on deep trust.”² The same report described ZEROBASEONE as a project group formed through the 2023 program “Boys Planet,” a background point that helps explain why lineup changes and public-facing activity have remained closely watched.²

The group’s sixth EP, ‘Ascend-‘, is presented in the supplied sources as the first official music release after the shift from nine members to five. The Korea Herald reported on May 18, 2026, that ‘Ascend-‘ opened a new chapter for the five-member group, with the title track ‘TOP 5’ tied to the group’s post-reorganization identity.³

Soompi reported before the release that ZEROBASEONE was returning as a five-member group and that ‘Ascend-‘ was scheduled for release on May 18, 2026, at 6 p.m. KST.⁴ JoyNews24 also reported that the sixth mini album’s tracklist identified ‘TOP 5’ as the title track, while ‘Customize’ included Park Gun-wook’s first self-composed credit since debut.⁵

Newsen later reported on June 8, 2026, that ZEROBASEONE was moving to a U.S. local album release with ‘Ascend-‘, while noting overseas chart results in Japan, on iTunes and Spotify, and on China’s QQ Music.⁶ That coverage positioned the ‘TOP 5’ activity within the group’s broader push after the reorganization.⁶

The available record therefore supports two separate but parallel points: a 2025 airport restraint controversy drew criticism after videos circulated online, and ZEROBASEONE has since continued public activities as a five-member group with ‘Ascend-‘. Any stronger claim about a pose-specific incident would go beyond the facts provided in the source material.

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Cloi Lee

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