KBS'Music Bank in Madrid'Unilateral Cancellation Fury'"No Pre-Discussion"
Sep 20, 2024
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On the 20th, KBS announced on the 13th that Real Madrid C.F. and Bernabeu would cancel all music performances scheduled for March 2025 at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium due to noise complaints from residents"The organizers have not made any official requests or prior discussions with us about the cancellation of the performance, which is very shocking and incomprehensible."
The disappointment and frustration of 33,000 K-pop fans from 87 countries and around the world who purchased tickets for the performance of 『Music Bank in Madrid" on October 12 are at their peak"Currently, fans' SNS is full of petitions asking Real Madrid and event organizers to explain the cancellation of the performance and resume the performance," he said, adding that more than 11,000 fans are signing on the world's largest Internet petition site.
Therefore, KBS is receiving a flurry of inquiries from K-pop artists and agencies who tried to participate in local performances. KBS asked the organizers for three things, saying, `If the Bernabeu performance is suspended, the disappointment of the eight K-pop artists who were preparing hard to meet Spanish fans at the travel time of nearly 20 hours from Korea to Madrid will be significant.'
First, he demanded an official explanation and apology for the arbitrary decision to cancel the performance, and asked for moral financial responsibility for the damage to K-pop artists, and nonetheless to work together to resume the performance of 'Music Bank in Madrid'.
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We would like to inform K-POP fans in Madrid and around the world who love KBS Music Bank.
On Friday, September 13, Real Madrid C.F. and Bernabeu made the announcement that 'We cancel all music performances scheduled for March 2025 at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium due to continuous noise from the surrounding residents.
Until these articles were published through local media, Real Madrid did not make any official requests or prior discussions with local organizers KANGOORU, S.L., KOREA POWER, A.I.E and Korean organizers KBS Music Bank about the cancellation of the Music Bank Bernabeu performance on October 12, 2024. This is a very shocking and incomprehensible event.
And 6 days after Real Madrid first announced its decision to cancel the music bank Bernabeu concert, Real Madrid has not given any official explanation or apology to KANGOORU, S.L., KBS Music Bank, and tens of thousands of K-pop fans who are waiting for the music bank Bernabeu concert. This is even more unfair.
Currently, not only local K-pop fan SNS in Madrid but also K-pop fan SNS around the world are rapidly spreading the contents related to Music Bank Bernabeu performance 'Unilateral Cancellation Measures'. The disappointment and frustration of 33,000 K-pop fans from 87 countries and around the world who bought tickets to the "Music Bank in Madrid" concert on October 12 are at their peak. Currently, fans' SNS is full of petitions asking Real Madrid and event organizers to explain the cancellation of the performance and resume the performance.
(On the world's largest Internet petition/publicization site, more than 11,000 fans have signed on to the petition titled 'Please allow me to hold the 2024 Music Bank Bernabeu performance again' as of Sept. 18.)
In addition, K-pop artists who were scheduled to appear in Bernabeu's performance continue to receive confirmation inquiries about the cancellation of the performance. If Bernabeu's performance is suspended, the disappointment of the eight K-pop artists, who took nearly 20 hours to travel from Korea to Madrid and were preparing hard to meet Spanish fans, will be significant.
As for the various situations so far, the Music Bank production team has made the following stern demands on Real Madrid and Bernabeu.
First, KBS Music Bank's production team, along with KANGOORU and S.L., deeply regret the unilateral cancellation of the performance by Real Madrid, and demand an official explanation and apology from Real Madrid, stating that they cannot accept the club's arbitrary decision made unfairly without any prior consultation. We also call on Real Madrid to give an official explanation and apology to tens of thousands of K-pop fans who are greatly frustrated by the current decision to cancel their performances and K-pop artists who have given up all other schedules to appear in Bernabeu's performances and promised to meet with Spanish fans.
Second, we strongly demand that K-pop fans and K-pop artists, who have invested considerable time and money to watch the Bernabeu perform, should fulfill their moral and financial responsibility for the cancellation of the performance.
Real Madrid should also take responsibility for the damage to the brand image of the 'Music Bank World Tour' created by the love and efforts of K-pop fans around the world over the past 15 years.
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Finally, I strongly ask you once again to work together on the resumption of the performance of
The Music Bank production team is willing to consult with the Madrid administration on any request from the Bernabeu venue and will work with local organizers and tens of thousands of K-POP fans to come up with measures to prevent complaints from residents around the venue.
We sincerely thank and comfort Madrid and Spain's local fans and K-pop fans from 87 countries for cheering and waiting for the performance of Music Bank in Madrid on October 12, and we hope that the last consultation with Real Madrid will be successful so that the dream stage of K-pop fans can be achieved.
2024. 9. 19
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