On February 5, 2026, the Sina Weibo annual grand event "2025 Weibo Night" was held, gathering over a hundred artists to present awards. However, during the event, a controversy sparked by seating arrangements and misplacement of name tags unexpectedly became a hot topic. That afternoon, netizens leaked the seating chart for the venue, which showed significant differences from the actual seating arrangements in the evening.

Around 8 PM, Yang Mi's studio officially posted on Weibo, expressing their stance with the words "Very sudden, very shocked, very helpless," and directly tagged the official Weibo Night account, demanding an explanation. The post received over 1.45 million likes within just over an hour, with numerous fans and netizens flooding the comments, urging the organizers to investigate the source of the leaked seating chart, clarify the truth, and prevent the artist from bearing undue controversy.

At 9:22 PM, the official Weibo Night account issued an urgent apology statement. The announcement clarified that the issue with the artist seating and name tags was due to a misplacement error during staff review after the venue setup was completed in the afternoon, and not a result of prior planning adjustments. The organizers extended sincere apologies to the involved artists and their fans. The apology post quickly surpassed 3 million likes.

While releasing the statement, the organizers urgently corrected the seating and name tags on-site, allowing the remainder of the event to proceed smoothly. During the finale of the evening, Xiao Zhan and Yang Mi were awarded Weibo KING and Weibo QUEEN honors, respectively.