APINK: Furious fans following APINK’s performance at KBS Gayo Daechukje + apologies from KBS.

We can say that for the end of 2019, the GAYO ceremony didn’t really go well.

On December 27th, 2019, APINK performed at KBS Gayo Daechukje with their latest single “Eung Eung“, but at the end of the song, when the members had planned something more, they were forced to leave the stage by the production.

But that’s not all, in addition to having cut 15 seconds of their performance, fans are furious because:

1. APINK was the senior group.
  2. APINK was not playing KBS with the other artists.
  3. They were not entitled to the photo in front of the press and only had one minute interview during the red carpet.
  4. They have been waiting since early in the morning but have not had a chance to rehearse because of the delay.
  6. There was no heating in their waiting room.
  8. The name of APINK was not included in the advertisement for Part 3.
  6. They only had one song to perform and their performance was cut by 15 seconds.

Following this, fans showed international discontent for KBS to apologize and a hashtag #JusticeForApink was launched reaching the top spot in global trends on twitter and in over 38 countries.

“So disrespectful .. A lack of professionalism well displayed”

“This is how a group of 9 years old is treated. Shame on you KBS !!”

“They were so happy to see the fans now that they are sad and angry!”

After the performance, APINK expressed itself on social networks.

The first were the leader PARK CHORONG she immediately made a live on V APP following this accident to be able to apologize for not having been able to show the fans the full performance and couldn’t hold back her sadness and started to cry.

“First of all, I wanted to apologize to our fans, so I decided to start this live video.

It was APINK‘s first performance in a long time, but there was an incident. The members regret that this happened, and I’m sure the fans were also disappointed, so I decided to start this live video to talk about it even if it’s late. I’m sorry.

The fans were very worried about us, and I wanted to tell you not to worry too much.

Today was an incident. They told us they were sorry. It was an incident. As it was a year-end ceremony, it was chaotic and it happened.

The reason we were disappointed was not just because of our performance today, but to be honest, the only reason we go to the end of year ceremonies is 100% for the fans .

We wanted to show the fans an even more memorable performance, so we went there but we are given so little time. In this short period, we have to perform but can’t finish a full song. Our agency, the dancers and the members did their best to show all kinds of things during this short period. We tried, but we were unlucky. They told us to cut 10-15 seconds, and we couldn’t do everything we wanted, so we were very disappointed. They say it’s because there are so many bands that have to perform.

But we get greedy and we want to show you more but we are not allowed, so .. Anyway, we honestly didn’t have to perform, but we only decided to perform only for fans. I have no regrets because it was an accident. I’m just frustrated. ”

Then SON NAEUN spoke and published the entire training video of the performance.

“The end of this year is a end of the year with many upsetting things. I am very sorry that I couldn’t show everything before the end of the performance.
  The members who worked hard to prepare, FREEMIND (group of dancers), since early this morning, we have had a lot of trouble since yesterday. Thank you for waiting and for encouraging us. Since we are here to end the year with the feeling that everyone has worked hard together, all the singers have worked hard on stage.
  Now I hope I can do it safely, fairly and satisfactorily.
  Thank you for always applauding APINK. ”

JUNG EUNJI and YOON BOMI replied to her post.

EUNJI also expressed itself on Instagram.

“Hello, this is JUNG EUNJI .

Many of our fans shared our disappointment and comforted us, and I wondered how I should react. I am aware that many people are working hard to organize such a grand event. We are always grateful to be able to perform.

But for our fans who fill the audience, as well as all the artists who prepare their performance with passion and sweat, I sincerely pray that we can create an environment where each performance is respected.

Thank you to our pandas who applauded APINK today and to all the other fans who showed up today.

I hope you have a warm end of the year. ”

YOON BOMI on the band’s fancafe with the title “I’m sorry”

“To our Pandas, I am really sorry that I cannot show you all the performances that we had prepared for today! During the preparation of the representation, during the performance, during the meetings, we worked very hard with with our pandas in mind. Since this was APINK‘s first performance in a long time, we knew you’d be happy to watch us, but ..

I am sorry to see our pandas disappointed by the incident. Despite the incident, APINK will work even harder for you and for your happiness!

Don’t worry! I am grateful, and I hope that you will spend the happiest moments at the end of 2019, my loves.

Let’s spend even more precious time together in 2020.

Good night ! ”

Finally the maknae, OH HAYOUNG is the last to speak on this subject. KIM NAMJOO didn’t speak up

“ Thank you for always speaking for us. We should not divide the singers according to seniority because everyone is precious. Fairness is not about who gets more or less, it is about treating everyone fairly and courteously. I hope no one has quarrels or get sick! ”

To conclude, here are the apologies from KBS

“We would like to sincerely apologize to APINK and its fans for the fact that the group could not finish their performance yesterday as planned. We do not know how to comfort the damaged hearts of members and fans for this error which is come completely because of our mistake, while the members must have practiced day and night despite their busy end-of-year schedules, in order to highlight a great performance for their fans. We also apologize to the members of the APINK staff who worked hard for the performance. Yesterday, camera rehearsals were delayed more than an hour due to a problem with video equipment hanging from the ceiling. Inevitably, we ordered that parts of the rehearsals cameras are interrupted after receiving the request from the production team, in order to guarantee safety on stage and not to delay further ge public entry. It is true that the error that occurred during the performance of APINK was a simple error on the part of our staff, but the responsibility lies with us because the event would not have occurred if we had made more appropriate preparations. We will make sure to go through each of the stages that went wrong and find a way to prevent it from happening again. Once again, we bow down to apologize to APINK and its fans. ”

Journalist: Emma
Translator: Shawn
Source : KBS World TV, SNS APINK