DWW has received the following letter from concerned South Korean fan King Peng concerning BBC Worldwide’s World Tour and a feeling that South Korean and other Asian fans may be being shortchanged.

Thank you to Mr Peng for highlighting this issue.

“I’m a Doctor Who fan in Seoul, fairly excited over the news [of the] World Tour [in a] few weeks.

I learned from the news today that [the] DW World Tour in Seoul takes place in Yeouido CGV (that’s theatre) and IFC mall and I don’t think it’s a good idea.

Let me explain why.

[The] theatre in Yeouido CGV can only contain up to 240 people. That means excluding the reporters, only 200 Doctor Who fans in [the] whole [of] Korea can participate in the event. Wasn’t this an event for Doctor Who fans worldwide? I will never be able to make it, however I stick to my computer and ticketing website… and there would be fans from [elsewhere in] Asia, like China and Japan. It’s only Asia. 200 is too little. I heard Cardiff holds 2,000 people.

Also IFC mall, I suppose it [is] to be for [the] red carpet, is [such a] small place that you can’t hold any big event there. It’s cramped. I doubt if more than 100 people can gather there and it’s shopping mall, a lot of people just pass away their time especially [at the] weekend. Yes, there have been many similar events and most just hated having it there.

Below is the picture of it. what you see is all.

And I really have to tell you that there’re so much more DW fans in South Korea.

You guys recently created [an] official Twitter account for Doctor Who [in] korea (thank you for that!) there’s 2,600 people following it. I know many of them are not even Koreans but within first day, more than 1,000 people came and followed it, absolutely most of them were Korean. Definitely huge Doctor Who nerds they must be! [Also] there are still other Doctor Who fans not using Twitter, actually Koreans are not generally interested in twitter.

According to the survey from one of Koreas Doctor Who communities which is not [long] open nor popular, about 700 people answered that they ‘should go’. Also some other Asia fans are planning to come, it’s their nearest way to see the Doctor. They are so much excited too.

I don’t know if there will be 1000 people or 2000 people when the tour gets [to] Seoul but never 240. Not under 500, really, believe me. Huge amounts of people, who literally love your show, are looking forward to it.

So could you please reconsider it?

There are many places, broader, more comfortable, and more adapted for these kind of events in Seoul other than CGV. Like Gangnam COEX, Timesquare (where Tom Hiddleston danced, it was enjoyable), Universal Arts Center (UAC), or Jamsil stadium, etc.

I want to enjoy the event, sincerely and fascinatingly, with Jenna Coleman, Peter Capaldi, and all of your crews. I really hope everyone [has] the best time, but I’m also concerned that the place intended can’t make it. Anyway it’s the only opportunity to meet the Doctor and the companion in this country!

I appreciate you for deciding to visit my country and for the best show in my life. good luck for the new season.

[P.S.]

Now I [have] heard there has been trouble. That BBC Worldwide Korea contacted only [a] few members of [a] DW fansite in Korea, deciding all the matters with them secretly including the selection of [the] site, I mean SECRETLY, and now only 200 out of what 30 millions of DW fans can get in the tour.

The sad thing is, [it will] not even [be] 200. The press said that there’ll be non-related Korean celebrity and press reporters, most seats are occupied for them, some are prepared for ‘a few members from [the] fansite who contacted exclusively with BBC worldwide Korea’ so there actually will be only [a] few left to ordinary fans.

Really, if you wanted to hold a press call for special ones, didn’t need to call it a ‘world tour’, you can call it just a press call and premiere for Season 8 Episode 1 with [a] few members [that have] business interests. If you were not planning to make it an event for worldwide DW fans, just leave the actors, they didn’t need to come this far To see the newspaper reporters [who think] ‘yeah doctor who it is a medical drama from america.’

Fans, who are really eager to see J. Coleman and P. Capaldi’s cannot even get there.

I’m a little heated which I know is a bad thing. and I’m disappointed. I really liked DW, it changed my life. I bought [the] Korean version’s [of the] DVDs and blu-rays, I waited and watched DW broadcast [at] 1:00 AM every monday, sleepless and it seems that I am (or ‘We Are’ all DW fan in South Korea) not respected as a fan but only an ATM machine to the BBC. how exciting.

Now I just want BBC Worldwide Korea to change the tour place (and I’m writing this because their Twitter does not answer anything) to a better, appropriate one. To communicate with Korean DW fans openly through that Twitter account and please remember that I’m, no we’re ready to pay. Ready to enjoy. Ready to love. Just give us an opportunity, not like 100-seats-for-asian-whovians-world-tour.

have a good weekend!

Fire the manager of BBC Worldwide Korea!”