"Daegu City K-pop Concert Cancellation Requested" 청 국민청원...Daegu City "No Decision Made Yet"

Daegu City "Cancellation Not Confirmed"

Daegu SBS Inkigayo Super Concert Cancellation Request Blue House National Petition Post / Photo by Blue House National Petition Website Capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Suwan] A Blue House petition requesting the cancellation of the 'SBS Inkigayo Super Concert in Daegu,' which was scheduled to be held at the Daegu Stadium main stadium in March, has garnered nearly 10,000 signatures in just one day.

On the 18th, a petition titled 'Request to Cancel Daegu City K-pop Concert' was posted on the Blue House petition board. As of 1 PM on the 19th, just one day after posting, about 9,500 people had agreed.

The petitioner argued, "How can the K-pop concert proceed as planned on the 8th of next month?" and added, "If all 30,000 seats are sold out, Chinese fans will flock to Daegu in large groups, so it should not proceed."

They further pointed out, "Children's daycare centers, kindergartens, elementary, middle, high schools, and universities are unable to hold graduation or entrance ceremonies, so how can a concert be held just to see one singer?"

They also demanded the mayor of Daegu, saying, "Are you not thinking about protecting Daegu citizens but only about making money from tourists? Please cancel the concert immediately."

On the same day, another petition titled 'Request to Cancel Daegu Super Concert with at Least 8,000 Chinese Entering' was posted on the Blue House petition board.

The petitioner stated, "The Super Concert held on March 8, 2020, at Suseong Stadium in Suseong-gu, Daegu, features BTS, Zico, SF9, and others. The concert capacity is about 66,000," and argued, "It makes no sense to proceed with the concert while confirmed cases have been reported."

SBS has temporarily postponed the application for audience tickets to the 'SBS Inkigayo Super Concert in Daegu.' Photo by SBS website capture

Earlier, the 'SBS Inkigayo Super Concert in Daegu' organizers expressed their intention to proceed on the 17th. However, following the confirmation of COVID-19 cases on the 18th, the first round of audience ticket applications has been temporarily postponed.

SBS announced on the official Inkigayo Super Concert website, "The first round of audience ticket applications is temporarily postponed to review safety measures for the performance."

An SBS official explained, "Nothing has been decided yet regarding cancellation or postponement of the performance. We are closely monitoring the situation and discussing it," adding, "We will make a final decision in consultation with health authorities."

A Daegu city official told Kukmin Ilbo in a phone interview, "We are taking the situation very seriously," and said, "We will closely discuss future schedules with SBS." However, regarding the concert cancellation, they stated, "Reports that the performance has been canceled are not true," and "No decision has been made yet."

Meanwhile, it is known that Daegu city has canceled all events it organizes for the time being, including the 'Daegu Citizens' Day' scheduled for the 21st.

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