K-pop Label And Artist Delay Activities, A Form Of Respect To Moonbin ASTRO

Moonbin ASTRO. (Instagram/@moon_ko_ng)

JAKARTA - The death of Moonbin ASTRO is sad news in the entertainment industry, especially K-pop. As a result, various labels and K-pop artists chose to postpone a number of releases in honor of the deceased. ITZY postponed the release of ITz TOUR BOOK and Buddy Date video content which was supposed to be released on April 21 and 22. They scheduled the release to April 27 and 28. iKON, which plans to release an order link for the Take Off album, postponed all activities and will do so on April 21. APink changed the schedule of fansigning which was supposed to be held today, Thursday, April 20. Eric Nam's DIVE Studios has also postponed the release of content for this week. “ We send our condolences and ask for public understanding, "” wrote the DIVE. The KQ Entertainment agency that oversees the ATEEZ and xikers groups has postponed all release content and offered condolences. Likewise with JYP Entertainment which postponed the release of Xdinary Heroes band content. The teaser video for their latest song will be postponed until April 21. The band also expressed its condolences to Moonbin ASTRO. "We ask for the understanding of the fans who have been waiting for us, and we offer our condolences for this sad news," Xdinary Heroes tweeted on the same day.

Singer Yoon Ji Sung, who plans to greet fans through a live broadcast on Weverse, also canceled the event. LE SSERAFIM, who shot the Knowing Bros. show, did not do a photo shoot with the press as usual. IU postponed the interview session for its latest film, Dream to April 24. BTOB, which originally uploaded content and promotions for their latest album, was also postponed as a form of respect for Moonbin. Suga BTS also canceled a fanigning event with fans in the context of the D-DAY album. Moonbin ASTRO was found dead on April 19, 2023 at 20.10 South Korean time by his manager. Seoul Police Gangnam is planning to conduct an autopsy to determine the cause of his death. Moonbin ASTRO died at the age of 25.