K-Pop Groups And T.V. Shows Announce Cancellation Of Schedules In Light Of ASTRO Moonbin’s Passing
Following the tragic passing of ASTRO‘s Moonbin, T.V. shows and the agencies of various K-Pop groups have announced the cancellation of upcoming schedules.
Below are the artists and programs that have made public announcements.
Billlie
Billlie, the K-Pop girl group of Moonbin’s sister, Moon Sua, announced on their fan cafe that they will be temporarily halting all scheduled activities.
Hello, this is Mystic Story.
We would like to inform you that this week’s schedules have been canceled/postponed.
As for the fan sign, we’ll share additional details with you via future notices. We’ll also keep you posted regarding all other schedules—including broadcasts—and their cancelations. We ask for your kind understanding.
— Mystic Story
LE SSERAFIM
SOURCE MUSIC girl group LE SSERAFIM has cancelled their photo taking for JTBC variety show Knowing Bros.
IU
Mourning the passing of Moonbin, singer and actress IU has requested that her interview for upcoming film Dream be published at a later date.
GOT7’s Youngjae
On April 20, MBC announced the cancellation of the day’s airing of Youngjae’s radio program, Close Friend.
iKON
iKON’s agency, 143 Entertainment, announced that the group’s album preview and concept photos, which were scheduled to be released today, were postponed for April 21 2PM and 6PM KST, respectively.
Music Bank
Similar to LE SSERAFIM, KBS Music Bank has cancelled today’s “on the way to work” photoshoot of invited artists prior to the broadcast.
MMTG
This week’s broadcast of Lee Eun Jae‘s variety show, MMTG, was canceled. The episode, which features veteran actress Youn Yuh Jung, will instead be uploaded on April 24, Monday.
BTS’s Suga
Weverse Shop released a statement saying that the announcement of winners for BTS Suga’s Agust D solo album video call fansign will be postponed. The video call itself was also pushed back, and they will be providing more details at a later time.
Updates will be added as they are announced.