K-Entertainment halts as nation grieves Halloween disaster


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The Korean entertainment industry and K-pop came to a halt after the tragedy left over 156 dead and over a hundred more injured.

Actor ‘Lee Ji-han’ was among the 156 victims who died during the Itaewon disaster on Saturday night. He was 24 years old.

Most recently, Lee had been cast in the new MBC drama series “Season of Kkok-du”.
 
As the government announced a national mourning period for a week until Saturday, entertainment firms have announced they will cancel or indefinitely postpone events and releases scheduled for this week.
 
The Korea Music Content Association announced that it will be postponing its MWM (Moving the World with Music) Festival.

Events were also canceled, such as SM Entertainment’s Halloween party “SMTown Wonderland 2022,” electronic dance music festival “Strike Music Festival” and concerts “Busan One Asia Festival K-pop Concert” and “Peakbox 22-03.
 
K-pop acts ‘Ateez’ and ‘Dreamcatcher’ were unable to reschedule, but the group members and audience had a moment of silence for the victims prior to starting the performance.
 
Multiple K-pop groups set to release new music this week have announced they will postpone their releases. Press conferences, interviews and showcases for the scheduled releases have also been canceled.
 
‘Chen of Exo’ and ‘Yong Jun-hyung’, set to release solo EPs on Monday, announced postponements on Sunday. More K-pop artists followed with the similar announcements: groups ‘Drippin’, ‘Nature’, ‘Craxy’, ‘Irris’, ‘Trendz’, ‘IChillin’ and singer ‘Jeong Eun-ji’.
 
Korean television has also come to a stop during the period of mourning. TV channels will also skip most of this week’s entertainment shows.

Broadcasting schedules are likely to remain tentative until the end of the national mourning period.
 
Press conference for the movie also was canceled.
 
KBS’s new drama series “Curtain Call” canceled press conference but will air its first episode the same day as planned.

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