They appeared at the same event abroad.
New Jeans AND TXT paid tribute to the victims of the deadly Muan plane crash during their last public appearance.
On December 30, KST, the groups’ respective labels posted condolence messages on social media while also informing fans that they would proceed with their overseas plans.”with a heavy heart.” A common program between the two groups was the Brilliant 66th! Japanese recording awards.
On December 30, both groups showed up at the awards ceremony to perform their latest hits, but they made sure the tragic event wasn’t ignored. All members of TXT and NewJeans appeared live wearing black ribbons on their clothes as a symbol of remembrance and mourning.
they all wear black ribbons as a symbol of mourning and remembrance for the lives lost in the accident https://t.co/wQvpDkSIKu pic.twitter.com/K3tmbom9xe
— TranslatingTXT 💬 (@translatingTXT) December 30, 2024
#TXT AND #JEANS wearing a black ribbon for the Jeju air flight tragedy pic.twitter.com/UOAd7yq9Tj
—txtjeanz (@txt_newjeans) December 30, 2024
NewJeans also posted a message of condolence on their social media platform, including their black ribbons in the post.
In particular, in addition to NewJeans, there is more MOVES groups of girls like it THE SERAPHINS AND YOU they are also carrying out their plans abroad, while most of the South Korean entertainment industry is interrupting numerous events to join the nation in mourning.
HI,
this is Source Music and LE SSERAFIM.First and foremost, we would like to express our deepest condolences and solidarity with the victims of the plane crash and their bereaved families.
SSERAFIM will participate in the program abroad as planned, but our thoughts…
— LE SSERAFIM (@le_sserafim) December 30, 2024
BELIFT LAB and ILLIT would like to express our deepest condolences to the victims of the tragic plane crash and their loved ones at this difficult time. Even though we will be attending the Japan Record Awards and NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen as planned, our thoughts remain…
— ILLIT official (@ILLIT_official) December 30, 2024
While some fans have defended these HYBE labels by pointing out that canceling plans abroad can become much more complicated, many were still disappointed by the companies’ decision to proceed with their plans.
You can read more about the deadly December 29 plane crash here.