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On September 25, the Seoul International Drama Awards faced criticism for its alleged mistreatment of ZEROBASEONE and N.Flying's Hwesung. The annual award ceremony kicked off its first day on September 25, inviting several K-pop artists for congratulatory performances for the winners.
Both ZEROBASEONE and N.Flying were part of the artist lineup. However, fans were not happy with the treatment ZEROBASEONE received. The K-pop boy group has been busy with an ongoing world tour, yet they managed to fit their appearance at the Seoul International Drama Awards.
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Fans soon noticed that ZEROBASEONE's performance was cut short by a huge bracket. Additionally, member Ricky's part of the GOOD SO BAD performance was completely overshadowed by a commercial advertisement. Moreover, attendees reportedly confessed that the group's entire performance felt rushed.
The members reportedly entered the stage, performed without any formal greetings to the audience, and swiftly left the stage after their performance. Meanwhile, N.Flying's Hwesung's stage time was canceled at the last minute. His agency later issued a now-deleted statement explaining that the cancellation was due to delays in the venue and program.
Given that both ZEROBASEONE and N.Flying are reputed K-pop artists, fans were naturally upset about the alleged mistreatment that they faced at the Seoul International Drama Awards. One netizen on X wrote:
"This is outrageous"
Fans and netizens expressed their opinions on the recent incident.
"cutting the perf in the middle after you invite them when they are so busy is so f*cking stupid. wasting their time fr," said a fan on X.
"The most ridiculous cut mid performance. Like damn you couldn’t wait a minute before commercials," added another netizen.
"all of ricky’s parts got cut by an ad.. what kind of an award show invite an artist but dont even give them the airtime they deserve?" stated a fan.
Others called for an apology for the alleged disrespect shown to N.Flying's Hwesung at the Seoul International Drama Awards.
"They need to apologize especially to Hwesung," stated a netizen.
"What the......oh this is really unprofessional. No artist should be disrespected like this....," commented an X user.
"so they decided to cancel Hweseung and rushed another artist's stage. Power abuse," added a netizen.
"the fanclub of N.Flying was sitting next to us in disbelief because they spent hours waiting just for their group to be cancelled last minute…," stated a netizen.
Hwesung's agency responds to the artist's stage cancellation at Seoul International Drama Awards 2024
Following the cancellation of N.Flying's Hwesung's stage at the Seoul International Drama Awards 2024, the idol's agency released a statement in response. In their now-deleted statement, they apologized to fans who may have been disappointed by the last-minute changes in the performance schedule.
They explained that the idol's congratulatory performance was canceled due to delays faced by the event. Therefore, the award ceremony decided to cancel Hwesung's stage and carry forward with another artist's performance. The statement read:
"We regret to inform you that the congratulatory performance for the 2024 SBS Seoul Drama Awards, scheduled for today, has been canceled due to delays at the venue. We sincerely apologize to all the fans who have been waiting, and we kindly ask for your understanding once again."
Although this statement was deleted, the idol himself addressed the issue through a Bubble message. He stated:
“I don’t know all the details either. I was just backstage because it was my turn, but then I suddenly heard that the stage was canceled and that my turn was skipped. So, I hurriedly went home… I don’t really have much I can say about it. More than that, I feel bad for the friends who came to see me from the morning and had to keep waiting… I couldn’t properly take care of them, and I’m sorry.”
In light of these events, fans have been demanding an apology from the Seoul International Drama Awards for their alleged disrespect and mistreatment towards the artists.
