Daniel Kang, the K-pop idol holding the Guinness World Record for
The former Wanna One center opened his own page this week following a widely-reported dispute with his management, LM Entertainment, regarding certain terms in their exclusive contract.
In a fan club post, Kang claimed that his management had denied him ownership of his social media accounts despite his persistent requests.
Meanwhile, LM Entertainment debunked rumors claiming that Kang had asked to terminate his contract and described the actual issue as “a misunderstanding between the agency and the artist,” Pulse News reported.
Daniel Kang’s new Instagram account. Image: Screenshot via Instagram / @daniel.k.here
As a result, Kang, who has been vocal about connecting to fans, launched his personal Instagram account (@daniel.k.here) on Monday.
“Hello. It’s been so long,” the 22-year-old idol wrote on his first post.
In January, Kang set a Guinness World Record for “Fastest Time to Gain 1 Million Followers on Instagram” after beating the Pope by 24 minutes.
The account, which goes by the handle @thisisdaniel_k, has 2.7 million followers as of this writing.
The exact reason for the supposed glitch is unclear, but Twitter user @seattledaniel_k offered an explanation to appease other fans.
Instagram has different follower quotas for celebrities. Daniel’s new account is not recognized as a celebrity/famous person account, therefore many people are unable to follow him/access his account.
I DIIIIID IT FINALLY!!!!!! It took me 15 hours to follow DANIEL KANG instagram account !!!! THANK YOU GOD THANK YOU MOTHER THANK YOU MY FAMILLY THANK YOU UNIVERSE!!! #KangDaniel#강다니엘#danielkherepic.twitter.com/LkI2uJwZf5
— ☀니하 Finally followed Daniel on IG ☀(. • 3 •) ❤ (@Onigiri_Omurice) March 4, 2019
