Overview
- Starship Entertainment posted the policy on December 15, stating the group will decline all material support and accept only handwritten letters.
- The notice asked fans to cancel any in-progress gift projects and to consider sending their goodwill to more urgent causes.
- The shift followed online circulation of a lavish birthday gift list attributed to Jang Wonyoung’s overseas fanbase, though the agency did not cite a specific incident.
- Some reports described fundraising totals in the hundreds of millions of won, a figure widely discussed online but not independently verified.
- The move aligns with broader efforts in entertainment to curb luxury jogong practices, as IVE continues its Show What I Am tour with Asia dates set to resume in April 2026.