The controversy continues despite the clarifications.
BIG BANG Taeyang’S the next concert in Jakarta was cancelled.
On January 10, KST, LIVE NATION, and Taeyang’s agency, THE BLACK LABELreleased a joint statement informing ticket holders that Taeyang’s “Tour 2025.” [The Light Year] In Jakarta” the concert, scheduled for January 25, had been cancelled”due to unforeseen circumstances.”
The announcement reassured fans that all tickets will be refunded. However, no further indication was given about rescheduling the concert to a later date.
TAEYANG TOUR 2025 [THE LIGHT YEAR] IN JAKARTA – Important announcement! pic.twitter.com/PCk3nqwwSv
— iMe ID (@ime_indonesia) January 10, 2025
While this announcement greatly disappointed fansit also brought an unexpected amount of hate and ridicule. Most of the hate comments were related to Taeyang’s comments in a recent CNN interview, in which he stated that his group contributed to the recognition of K-Pop in the global market.
Luckily, we were able to open doors to global markets for many K-Pop bands who came after us. And they can perform on world stages. I wouldn’t say we presented it, but it’s great that our efforts played a role in that.
— Taeyang
Many took this comment out of context and began flooding the singer’s Instagram posts with “BTS he paved the way” he comments. The announcement of the concert’s cancellation also garnered similar comments X (former Twitter), and many made derogatory comments about the popularity of BIGBANG and Taeyang.
Must be all those open doors https://t.co/mrw39YxyIy pic.twitter.com/bqrd8qB3WO
— Chapter 2 by 𝕊υм𝕀Ř𝒆⁷ (@hoppepanpinch) January 10, 2025
He opened the door and his fans closed it https://t.co/8eSEOs7ZKM pic.twitter.com/fir0mWKIdf
— 🦂 (@lovethve) January 10, 2025
But he said that he and his group have opened doors for other K-pop groups so what’s happening now?! https://t.co/AyVBnnr56S pic.twitter.com/WTNEMCCWgk
— ٌ (@timefortannies) January 10, 2025
His fans spend all their money buying likes for hateful tweets about X, they’re too broke to fill his concert. https://t.co/a4nYMWxB8a
— Shaʳᵖʷᵖ (@myglossugagust) January 10, 2025
The vitriol against Taeyang was so bad that it prompted CNN to release the full clip of him making that comment. His full response offered more context to what he was actually trying to convey. You can read more about it here.
