She was very disappointed.
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Red Velvet‘S Wendy he apologized to fans but didn’t hold back in noticing SM Entertainmentafter announcing that she would be absent from the company’s next concert SMTOWN Live in Seoul.
On January 6, SM Entertainment announced that Wendy would not be participating in the “SM Family” concert on January 11 and 12 via a short statement after dropping off merchandise items for the event. The company cited “personal reasons” as the reason for Wendy’s unexpected absence.
Wendy from Red Velvet will not be attending for personal reasons.
We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the lineup change and ticket cancellations and refunds due thereto can be processed without cancellation fees through the ticketing platform’s customer service center.— SM Entertainment
Wendy will not attend smtown live 2025 in Seoul due to personal reasons pic.twitter.com/sbqeAQcmap
— 𝙨𝙨𝙬 (@mywanandtheonly) January 6, 2025
However, although SM’s notice and announcement to fans came just a few days before the concert, leaving little time for any refunds to be processed, Wendy took to Bubble to personally reveal when she made the decision.
The Red Velvet star said she spoke to the company about her failure to attend the concert more than a month ago. She made sure to express her disappointment in mentioning that the company only posted the notice today. Wendy also apologized for any inconvenience that may have been caused to fans who were looking forward to seeing a full performance from the group Red Velvet on stage.
You may or may not have seen the advert yet… I actually discussed this with the company over a month ago, but the advert only went live today…
I’m sure there were many ReVeluvs who couldn’t wait to see Red Velvet perform as a full five-person band, and that really saddens me. Since it is the 30th anniversary, there are several phases in preparation. I hope you have a great time. Thanks, as always, and I’m sorry.
— Wendy via Bubble
Wana..💦 pic.twitter.com/bPy2VJg7dw
— Day One (@DAY_One210) January 6, 2025
While fans initially wondered if Wendy’s absence was due to health issues, the singer clarified that she is fortunately healthy. Wendy also shared that she wants to perform on as many stages as possible in 2025.
I am not sick and I am healthy.
My goal for 2025 is to stay healthy, happy and perform on the stages I love as much as possible. I really want to sing.— Wendy via Bubble
WUBBLE! 🤧 pic.twitter.com/S2w684oKyu
— Fran 🌷 (@wanmandu) January 6, 2025
A similar situation happened a few weeks ago when Generation of girls‘S Taeyeon he also announced that he would not be attending the highly anticipated concert. The chart leader’s belatedly announced absence also caused upset among fans.
SM criticized for late announcing the absence of female generation Taeyeon
