Rapper The Recreation has discovered himself in the course of a global controversy after canceling his efficiency at a significant Korean music pageant on Sunday, October sixteenth.
Positive, individuals cancel on a regular basis, however The Recreation was the headliner, inflicting the present promoters to scramble on the final minute to discover a big-name alternative and/ or refund cash to Asian followers hoping to get an opportunity to see him.
Based on KBizoom, the “Hate It Or Love It” rapper was initially introduced because the headliner on the 2022 Jive Tremendous Stay Competition at Jamsil final month. However stated he was not going to have the ability to attend on Sunday, October ninth, simply seven days earlier than.
The invoice consists of Korean rappers Jay Park, Zico, Tiger JK, Yoon Mirae & Bizzy, and others, who will carry out in entrance of greater than 20,000 individuals.
The West Coast rapper even promoted the flyer, saying, “I’m going to Jamsil, so get your ticket proper now. Recreation supposedly stated he wasn’t coming and folks really feel duped, specifically the pageant’s organizer, Jive Media & Co., Ltd.
The corporate’s assertion to the press says, “With solely per week left in Korea, The Recreation’s company notified the cancellation of the schedule in a reckless method. What ought to we do when the artist shouldn’t be coming? It’s regrettable that many Korean manufacturing firms, many artists getting ready for this efficiency, and, most of all, the Korean viewers who waited for this occasion, are certain to endure super losses as a result of The Recreation’s sudden cancellation. “
A touch as to why Recreation all of a sudden canceled may be present in an emailed letter, the place the organizers shared a priority about “narcotics” and the way the nation is not going to enable the rapper or his occasion to have any medication like “weed” in Korea.
“Please make it clear to The Recreation and his crew that the organizers are involved about,” the letter learn. “Please remember that Korea is a rustic that strictly regulates narcotics, and that using any medication is prohibited not solely earlier than getting into the nation but in addition in the course of the interval of keep.”
“If any violations happen to the artist or occasion in the course of the interval of keep, the organizer is not going to be held accountable below the legal guidelines of the Republic of Korea,” the letter continued.
