The public is angry at the vague answer.
Source: KBS
[The Fact｜Reporter Park Ji-yoon] KBS gives a vague stance on holding 'Gayo Daechukje' in Japan.
On the 19th, KBS released an official response to the petition against Japan for the Gayo Festival, which was posted on the viewer center petition notice board.
Entertainment Center Production Division 2, the planning and production unit of 'KBS Gayo Daechukje', said, "KBS is doing its best to contribute to the spread of K-POP Hallyu and introduce new artists. new Hallyu star through 'Music Bank' and 'Music Bank World Tour' He said, “Now, K-POP has gone beyond Korea's popular music and has become the music that fans love all over the world. loved by the whole world.
"This year, when K-POP concerts abroad, which have been blocked due to the pandemic for the past few years, became possible, requests from global fans wanted to meet Korean singers in person. Nation is growing explosively," he said. continuously planning the 'Music Bank World Tour' in Mexico and Japan".
"We are also considering expanding the current 'KBS Song Festival' into a 'Music Bank World Tour-Global Festival' (tentative title) aimed at people worldwide and held in both Korea and overseas, " he say. can promote our excellence and pervasive power to the world and provide richer K-POP programs to domestic fans."
Previously, when knowing that KBS was preparing to hold this year's Gayo Festival at Veruna Dome, Saitama, Japan, netizens were angry and said, "I don't understand why KBS mass broadcaster has been preparing for a whole year. -the end of the period in Japan." In response, KBS claimed to be "considering a concert in Japan", but was not immune to criticism.
Since then, KBS has only given a vague answer: "We are considering holding events both at home and abroad. We can let the world know about the excellence and pervasiveness of the platform. its culture".
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