“It is best to have canceled the schedule to start with.”
The We Bridge Music Competition & Expo is underway in Las Vegas, Nevada. The three-day occasion options hi-touch occasions, interviews, and music from a formidable line-up of K-Pop artists, together with MONSTA X, Dreamcatcher, BamBam, ENHYPEN, VIVIZ, and extra.
The pageant is going down solely days after ASTRO Moonbin‘s tragic passing, a loss felt all through the trade and worldwide as his household, fellow members, associates, and followers mourn.
We Bridge Music Competition & Expo introduced they might be honoring Moonbin with a particular tribute on Friday, with a second of silence and a “Gentle Up Tribute.”
On the We Bridge Music Competition, we will probably be honoring Moonbin’s reminiscence with a particular tribute this Friday night, forward of our first live performance efficiency 🤍 https://t.co/19Rjoqq0cb pic.twitter.com/sdsb85fRHe
— We Bridge Music Competition & Expo (@WeBridgeExpo) April 21, 2023
Because the pageant proceeds as deliberate, netizens proceed to voice frustrations with the pageant and BPM Leisure (also called Massive Planet Made) for VIVIZ’s participation.
The VIVIZ members are identified to be near ASTRO’s Moonbin. SinB grew up with ASTRO’s Moonbin as a childhood good friend, and so they’re in a tight-knit good friend group with a few of K-Pop’s fellow ’98-liners, together with VIVIZ’s Umji.
VIVIZ was pictured en path to the pageant and broke followers’ hearts as they appeared solemn, wearing all black forward of their flight.
Netizens voiced their considerations for the members and outrage because it was found the VIVIZ members could be lacking Moonbin’s funeral as a consequence of their participation within the We Bridge Music Competition & Expo not being canceled.
We wish Viviz to cancel their schedule bot simply because it is Moonbin’s funeral, the primary motive is that they’re very weak and drained proper now particularly Sinb . They did not even gave little time to mourn and relaxation. Do you even suppose they’ve the power to face their followers?
— ʚïɞ (@bbbscenez) April 22, 2023
it’s not simply lacking the funeral. it’s placing viviz’s grief on public show for the world whereas they hv to fake to be okay& folks analyzing each transfer of theirs. it’s making them carry out after they can’t even smile and do hitouch & q&a the place anybody might say something unsuitable
— fra at wuju bakery (@goldeneunbi) April 21, 2023
Not solely did you not exchange Viviz and power them to overlook Moonbin’s funeral, you name him an “icon” in your mourning letter.
This firm must be boycotted. Kpop stans don’t endorse this remedy. https://t.co/jPr9bMja2e
— Eyal Oged 🚁 (@eyaloged) April 22, 2023
After netizens’ preliminary outrage, it was introduced that VIVIZ wouldn’t be taking part within the deliberate GRAMMY Museum interview and the purple carpet occasion because of the artists’ “present situations.”
Studying VIVIZ was capable of sit out of these occasions did little to fulfill netizens’ disappointment of their firm and the pageant and, as an alternative, continued to garner backlash.
Hours later, it was additionally introduced that members SinB and Umji wouldn’t take part in VIVIZ’s scheduled hi-touch occasion, leaving Eunha to take part within the occasion on her personal.
Netizens proceed to precise their outrage on the firm’s and pageant’s lack of consideration for the VIVIZ members of their time of mourning.
They should not have left Korea for a half-hour efficiency in such a situation and day, to start with however even now simply let all 3 of them to relaxation, no fan needs to see their efficiency or have a excessive contact proper now, we all of us need them to simply take a break.
— sinb supply. 신비 (@hebsource) April 22, 2023
“We perceive that a lot of you will have seemed ahead to assembly viviz for a very long time.”
Who? we’d have most popular viviz to have a while for themselves as an alternative of attending this occasion pic.twitter.com/xRJB2s7Hyo
— juaa0z🍪 (@mbiyaa3) April 22, 2023
“As a consequence of poor situation” why did you allow them to go in any respect figuring out what they’re going by?? You’re fortunate to have the ladies in your organization within the first place. Defend them higher
— amy (@_kimumji) April 22, 2023
It is best to have cancelled the schedule to start with. After all they’re not in good situation. You didn’t even give them an opportunity to grieve. Perhaps put your artists over revenue for as soon as. They need to have by no means been made to attend. It is best to have given them the time they wanted. https://t.co/AXByzcvN3y
— Gabby 🩵🪼 (@jcctarotea) April 22, 2023
Presently, VIVIZ continues to be scheduled to carry out on the We Bridge Music Competition & Expo live performance.
See preliminary protection under:
VIVIZ Followers Are Annoyed With BPM Leisure And “We Bridge Music Competition” For Not Canceling VIVIZ’s Upcoming Efficiency