A truly devastating and horrible event has held the attention of everyone in Korea, including K-Pop.
The ‘Sewol’ ship, which had been carrying 459 people on board, with 358 of them being Ansan’s Danwon High School students on a camping trip to Jeju Island, hit a coral reef in the middle of the ocean, causing the ship to completely capsize within just 2 hours.
Currently, the death toll is at 5, in which 3 have been confirmed to be students on the camping trip. Approximately 280 people are still missing and only around 175 people have been saved.
Due to this deeply saddening event, almost every television program and film release event in Korea had been cancelled or delayed, as well as the schedules and special events of several K-Pop artists, as everyone is grieving and mourning for all the losses.
A Pink were to have a 3-year anniversary fan meeting on the 19th of April at Kwangun University, however they have cancelled this fan meeting, as it was just impossible for the members to be singing a bright and happy song in front of their fans amidst all this. Their agency announced that another date for the fan meeting will be discussed and revealed upon agreement.
Furthermore, EXO were to have an interview and official event for their comeback on the 17th of April, however they have also postponed these schedules to mourn for the victims of the sinking.
Block B were also due to release their new song “Jackpot” on the 17th of April, however they also announced on their official fan cafe and SNS accounts that they have decided to postpone the release due to this incident, and also due to the fact that the members were not ready to release this song under these circumstances. They also expressed that they were deeply sorry to their fans who waited for a long time, and that they expressed their deepest condolences for the victims of the Sewol sinking, and that all of the missing persons return home safe to their families.
Many other artists expressed their condolences and wished for the safe return of all the missing people, including Kim Changryeol, Super Junior’s Ryeowook, Jay Park and KARA’s Kyuri.
Currently, the Korean Navy’s Underwater Demolition Team and America’s USS Bonhomme Richard are carrying out night searches, looking for more survivors of the ship.
Our deepest condolences go to those families who have lost loved ones, and pray that all missing persons are returned to their family soon.
Source: Koreaboo
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