The controversy continues regardless of clarifications.
BIGBANG Taeyang’s upcoming live performance in Jakarta has been referred to as off.
On January 10, KST, LIVE NATION, and Taeyang’s company, THE BLACK LABEL, put out a joint assertion informing ticket holders that Taeyang’s “2025 Tour [The Light Year] In Jakarta” live performance, which was scheduled to happen on January 25, had been canceled “as a consequence of unexpected circumstances.”
The announcement reassured followers that every one tickets will likely be refunded. Nonetheless, there was no additional indication of whether or not the live performance will likely be rescheduled to a later date.
TAEYANG 2025 TOUR [THE LIGHT YEAR] IN JAKARTA – Essential announcement! pic.twitter.com/PCk3nqwwSv
— iMe ID (@ime_indonesia) January 10, 2025
Whereas this announcement has tremendously disillusioned followers, it has additionally introduced an surprising quantity of hate and mock. Nearly all of the hate feedback have been associated to Taeyang’s feedback in a current CNN interview, through which he said that his group contributed to Ok-Pop’s recognition within the international market.
Fortunately, we have been in a position to open doorways to international markets for a lot of Ok-Pop bands that got here after us. And so they can carry out on world phases. I wouldn’t say we offered that, but it surely feels nice that our efforts have performed a component in that.
— Taeyang
Many took this remark out of context and began flooding the singer’s Instagram posts with “BTS paved the best way” feedback. The live performance cancellation announcement has additionally garnered related feedback on X (former Twitter), with many making snide remarks about BIGBANG and Taeyang’s recognition.
Have to be all these opened doorways https://t.co/mrw39YxyIy pic.twitter.com/bqrd8qB3WO
— 𝕊υм𝕀Ř𝒆⁷’s Chapter 2 (@hoppepanpinch) January 10, 2025
He opened the door and his followers closed it https://t.co/8eSEOs7ZKM pic.twitter.com/fir0mWKIdf
— 🦂 (@lovethve) January 10, 2025
However he mentioned that he along with his group they opened doorways for different Ok-pop teams so what’s occurring now?! https://t.co/AyVBnnr56S pic.twitter.com/WTNEMCCWgk
— ٌ (@timefortannies) January 10, 2025
His followers spend all their cash to purchase likes for hate tweets on X, they’re too broke to refill his live performance. https://t.co/a4nYMWxB8a
— Shaʳᵖʷᵖ (@myglossugagust) January 10, 2025
The vitriol towards Taeyang has been so extreme that it prompted CNN to launch the total clip the place he made that remark. His full response supplied extra context to what he was really attempting to convey. You may learn extra about it right here.
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