On December 30, ADOR published an official statement on the SNS X platform regarding the status of the NewJeans program.
The full statement is as follows:
“HI.
IT’S LOVED.
We express our deepest condolences to those who lost their lives in the recent plane crash and offer our deepest condolences to the bereaved families in this time of deep sorrow.
NewJeans will participate in “The 66th Shining! Japan Record Awards and “COUNTDOWN JAPAN 24/25” stages as scheduled.
This decision was made after careful consideration of the impact on event organizers and other factors. However, we carry heavy hearts as we continue with these activities under the current circumstances.
We kindly ask for your understanding.
Thank you.”
This means that despite the entire entertainment industry being brought to a halt by program cancellations and content release delays, NewJeans will carry on with its plans in Japan as usual, eliciting mixed responses.
However, most netizens seem to disagree with ADOR more than with NewJeans, even speculating that ADOR is intentionally publishing such a statement to attract criticism towards the girl group, especially since ADOR and NewJeans are still involved in a conflict .
all the other groups have canceled their plans but you are throwing them to the wolves to make it look like they are having a lot of fun performing in Japan while SK is mourning to make them hate. Shameless. No declaration for the awards won at the AAA among others. https://t.co/ct9Sf2Fa3t
— elia 🥩 🐰 (@marumimerumi) December 30, 2024
It was highlighted that NewJeans members shared updates and expressed their condolences for the recent situation, while ADOR released a statement about continuing operations despite this being unnecessary.
“Trying to exploit a major national disaster to manipulate public opinion for attacks is the most inhumane act. Does the person who wrote this statement really feel pain for the victims? All I see is exploitation. Whoever wrote this announcement has the obligation to apologize.”one netizen wrote.
“They just want girls to ride through another hate train through their made up media game. No doubt there will be articles about it soon, even if a few other artists are also performing.”another complained.
Meanwhile, on the morning of December 29, a plane carrying 181 passengers crashed while attempting an emergency belly landing due to landing gear failure. Jeju Air Flight 2216 from Bangkok veered off the runway and collided with a wall.
Only 2 people on board the plane were rescued, while the rest were presumed dead, most of them families and children returning to Korea after a Christmas trip to Bangkok, Thailand.
