SM True And Pledis Denies Artists Participating In The World Tour FEST

NCT Dream (SM Entertainment)

JAKARTA - K-pop fans were shocked by the appearance of the FEST World Tour, a K-pop music festival that will be held in several countries. However, not a few fans suspect this festival is a hoax.

Through the circulating posters, FEST World Tour plans to bring ENHYPEN, MIRAE, WayV, NCT Dream, and SEVENTEEN to several countries, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. This concert is planned for 2023.

SM Entertainment and Pledis Entertainment then released a statement that this news was not true. SM through a Thai sub company, SM True said the information submitted was wrong.

"We saw an organization calling our artists NCT Dream and WayV and said they participated in concerts in Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia and Thailand," said SM True on Friday, February 3.

We announce to the public that this information is wrong and incorrect. We would like to emphasize that our artists, NCT Dream and WayV will not participate in this event," he continued.

"We hope that the public will not respond to fraud like this," added the agency.

[ประกาศ] เรื่อง การเข้าร่วมงานของศิลปิน NCT DREAM และ WayV ในงานที่ประเทศอินโดนีเซีย, เกาหลี, มาเลเซีย และไทยhttps://t.co/8ThRw9pF3X#SMTrue pic.twitter.com/erl6EEgEjG

— SM True (@SMTrueThailand) February 3, 2023

Pledis Entertainment, the agency that oversees SEVENTEEN also made a similar statement. They ask fans to be more vigilant in seeing the concert information.

"We would like to inform you that SEVENTEEN's name was used without the company's permission. SEVENTEEN did not participate in this event. We ask CarAT (SEVENTEEN fans) to be careful," Pledis said today, Saturday, February 4.

They also said that the event in question was a FEST World Tour. The festival, which is planned to be held in South Korea, is also considered untrue.

"Please ask the organizers for a refund if you have purchased a ticket. Our company is not responsible for the losses this event has suffered," they continued.

The FEST World Tour, which was held by Hwang Entertainment, is claimed to be holding a festival in two cities in Indonesia, namely Bandung and Surabaya. On the other hand, Hwang Entertainment's official account has disappeared from social media since the agency's statement was released.