Korean Leisure Trade Delays Occasions Following Seoul Crowd Tragedy – Deadline

South Korea’s leisure business has postponed a number of occasions within the wake of the tragic crowd surge that killed greater than 150 individuals in Seoul’s Itaewon district on Saturday night time. The nation is in a week-long interval of mourning. 

Amongst these reported useless is 24-year-old actor Lee Ji-han who gained fame as a contestant on Mnet audition present, Produce 101. His company, 935 Leisure, wrote on Instagram that he has “turn into a star within the sky and left us,” although it didn’t expressly discuss with the occasions of Saturday night time. A consultant advised XsportsNews, “It’s true that Lee Ji-han died in an accident in Itaewon on the twenty ninth,” based on a translation by Korean popular culture web site Soompi. 

The actor was reportedly on account of seem in upcoming MBC collection Season of Kkokdu and had completed filming his scenes in September. His different credit embody internet collection At present Was One other Nam Hyeon Day. 

Total, the native business is in upheaval following the tragedy. In keeping with native stories, broadcasters are skipping this week’s episodes of their leisure packages. Per the Korea JoongAng Every day, schedules are more likely to stay tentative till the tip of the mourning interval. 

The Korea Occasions says the manufacturing staff of upcoming movie Males of Plastic, starring Ma Dong-seok (aka Don Lee), postponed its press convention, whereas actors from Confession, which launched this previous weekend, canceled a visitor go to occasion.

Huge Hit Music additionally introduced that scheduled promotions for BTS star Jin’s launch of debut single “The Astronaut” have been postponed. A lyric video was on account of drop at the moment and Huge Hit stated it would now set a later date. 

YG Leisure, which reps such artists as Blackpink, can be quickly suspending the promotion schedule and content material releases for its acts.