South Korean entertainment industry artists have postponed their releases and activities in honor of the Jeju Air plane crash that killed 179 passengers.
Television networks canceled December 29 broadcasts, including KBS Countdown to 2025, SBS Inkigayo, Running ManMBC entertainment shows, KBS variety shows and The King of the Masked Singer.
Idols and soloists have also suspended their activities and scheduled releases, including BTS content (V’s birthday, Run Jin episodes), (G) I-DLE (signing and release of content postponed), IVE (third promotional program postponed), and LE SSERAFIM (release of Yunjin’s self-composed song “Jellyfish” postponed).
On December 29, the Jeju Air crash occurred, one of South Korea’s deadliest crashes in decades.
The plane, a Boeing 737-800, had departed from Thailand and attempted to land at Muan International Airport in southern South Korea.
After an initial failed landing attempt, the aircraft received a bird strike warning, with the pilot issuing a distress signal before the aircraft crashed with its nose landing gear closed, overshooting the runway and catching fire as crashed into a concrete fence.
South Korea has announced a period of national mourning to honor the victims, which will begin on December 29 and end on January 4.
“Starting today, the government designates a seven-day national mourning period until midnight on January 4,” Acting President Choi Sang-mok announced Sunday evening during a Disaster and Security Countermeasures Headquarters meeting held on Sunday evening. in Seoul.
“As the acting head of a government responsible for the safety and lives of its citizens, I am overwhelmed with indescribable grief and regret.”
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