An anonymous work officer revealed that on February 28, the representatives of MS, including Lee Sung-Soo, visited KBS to meet Hwang Kyung-Cheon, the head of the Entertainment Division. Initially, SM had minimized Lee’s visit, saying that he had no reason to go, but later he explained that he was to support the debut of the new group of SM Hearts2hearts.
The times of the visit, following complaints from the XIUMIN INB100 agency on its aspect restrictions, raised suspicions. SM denied the statement that their representatives went to the sixth floor, claiming to have greeted only Hearts2hearts in the waiting room of “Music Bank”.
In a conversation with daily culture, Hwang Kyung-Cheon, head of Kbs Entertainment, replied, saying: “This is not true. In the morning, I was receiving medical care in the hospital for the removal of the post-surggy point and I had lunch with a former colleague. In the afternoon, I was shooting with the cast of “2 days and 1 night”. You will be able to confirm it on the transmission of next week. I know the name Lee Sung-See, but I have never met him. I don’t know where this information comes from, but among the 20 odd programs in our Entertainment division, I would not have time to focus on “Music Bank”, which is one of the K-pop programs with the lowest score. “
Although the broadcasters have the discretion of deciding the apparitions of the guests, the accusation that the influence of SM has played a role is arousing the debate. SM has a history of blockers, in particular with Jyj, which brought the “Jyj Law” in 2015 to prevent these practices. The same controversy is now resuming with Xiumin, who has left SM but is still tackled restrictions.
Sma initially promised an official declaration by March 6, but on March 7 they remained silent.
In addition, Xiumin is also facing difficulties in the apartment on music programs, following its absence by KBS, and it has been confirmed that it is unlikely that it also appears on other main music programs.
According to the Star News investigation on March 7, Xiumin should not appear in the SBS music program “Inkigayo” and “MNET” MNET “MNET”. Among the current conflict with the KBS Entertainment Division as regards his appearance in “Music Bank”, his participation in music programs on other networks remains uncertain.
The inability of XIUMIN to appear on MBC, MNET and KBS in the second week of March has perplexed many, especially because Hearts2hearts should perform. The experts in the sector question the reasons behind the coordinated position taken by the broadcasters.
