South Korea’s entertainment industry has postponed several events in the wake of the tragic crowd surge that killed more than 150 people in Seoul’s Itaewon district on Saturday night. The country is in mourning for one week.
Lee Ji-han, 24, who rose to fame as a contestant on Mnet’s audition program, was one of the victims. Produce 101. 935 Entertainment is his agency. WriteOn Instagram, he said that he has “become a star in the sky and left us,”Although it didn’t specifically refer to Saturday night, A representative of XsportsNews said, “It is true that Lee Ji-han died in an accident in Itaewon on the 29th,”According to Soompi’s translation.
The actor was reportedlyDue to appear on the forthcoming MBC series Season of KkokduHe had completed filming his scenes by September. Web series are his other credits Today was another Nam Hyeon Day.
The tragedy has caused a lot of turmoil in the local entertainment industry. According to local reports, broadcasters are skipping this week’s episodes of their entertainment programs. The Korea JoongAng Daily, schedulesThey are likely to remain unsure until the end the mourning period.
The Korea Times “The production team for the upcoming film Plastic MenMa Dong-seok (aka Don Lee) stars in the film. The press conference was postponed while actors from ConfessionThis weekend, the company cancelled a guest visit event.
Big Hit Music also announced that scheduled promotions for BTS star Jin’s release of debut single “The Astronaut”They were postponed. Big Hit announced that a lyric video would be released today, but it will now drop at a later date.
YG Entertainment, reps artists like Blackpink, has also temporarily rescheduled its promotion schedule and content release dates for its acts.
JoongAng DailyThe Korea Music Content Association announced that it would postpone the Moving the World with Music Festival in Busan, scheduled for Thursday and Friday. Peakbox 22 and Busan One Asia Festival Kpop Concert have been canceled.
Department stores and amusement parks have also stopped hosting Halloween events.
On Saturday night, at least 154 people were killed in the crush of a narrow alley in Seoul’s Itaewon nightlife district. This happened as thousands of Halloween-goers were in the area. The New York Times ReportsMore than 100 of the victims were in their 20s.
Jamie Lee Curtis, actress, was one of those who paid tribute to the lives that were lost.