Artists and music labels from the K-pop industry have postponed a number of planned releases out of respect for the late Moonbin, from boyband ASTRO.
Girl group ITZY have postponed the release of its IT’z TOUR BOOK and Buddy Date videos, which were set to come out on April 21 and 22, respectively. The videos will now be released on April 27 and 28 instead.
ITZY 컨텐츠 공개 일정 관련
금일과 익일 공개 예정이었던 아래 컨텐츠 공개 일정이 연기되었음을 안내드립니다.
1) ITZY IT’z TOUR BOOK EP 17
: 4.27 (목) 18:00 (KST)
2) ITZY <둘씩의 데이트> | 추억의아이템 #공일즈
: 4.28 (금) 18:00 (KST)
팬 여러분의 너른 양해 부탁드립니다.…
— ITZY (@ITZYofficial) April 20, 2023
Boyband iKON were originally set to release a preview, a concept photo and open the pre-order for their upcoming album ‘Take Off’ today. Those have been delayed until tomorrow (April 21).
[#NOTICE]
iKON 3RD FULL ALBUM [TAKE OFF] 일정 변경 안내
안녕하세요 143엔터테인먼트입니다.
금일 공개 예정이었던
ALBUM PREVIEW & PRE-ORDER,
CONCEPT PHOTO U #3
일정이 아래와 같이 연기되었음을 알려드립니다.
4.21 FRI 2PM(KST)
ALBUM PREVIEW
4.21 FRI 6PM(KST)
CONCEPT PHOTO U #3…
— iKON GLOBAL iKONIC (@iKONIC_143) April 20, 2023
BuzzFeed has delayed the release of an upcoming video featuring K-pop girl group TWICE until further notice. “In light of Moonbin’s tragic passing, we are postponing the release of our Styling Video featuring TWICE. We will let you know when we have a new release date. We send our deep condolences to Moonbin’s family and friends,” the media company said in a statement.
Hi Once fam. In light of Moonbin’s tragic passing, we are postponing the release of our Styling Video featuring TWICE. We will let you know when we have a new release date.
We send our deep condolences to Moonbin’s family and friends.
— BuzzFeed Celeb (@BuzzFeedCeleb) April 19, 2023
Media company DIVE Studios, co-founded by K-pop idol Eric Nam, has announced the delay of all content scheduled for release this week. “We send our deepest condolences and appreciate everyone’s understanding,” the company said in a statement.
In light of Moonbin’s passing, we are postponing the release of all DIVE Studios and Mindset content for this week.
We send our deepest condolences and appreciate everyone’s understanding. pic.twitter.com/9SMvwcmzwz
— DIVE Studios (@thedivestudios) April 19, 2023
KQ Entertainment, home to K-pop boybands ATEEZ and xikers, has “temporarily suspended” all content releases across its platforms. The label also extended its condolences to the bereaved.
안녕하세요, KQ엔터테인먼트입니다.
금일 진행 예정이었던 앨범 프로모션을 포함한 콘텐츠 업로드와 SNS는 잠시 중단됩니다. 일정을 재정비하여 다시 재개할 예정이니 팬분들의 너른 양해 부탁드립니다.
안타깝고 슬픈 소식에 깊은 애도를 표하며,
삼가 고인의 명복을 빕니다.
— KQ 엔터테인먼트 (@kqent) April 20, 2023
JYP Entertainment has announced the delay of content releases for the band Xdinary Heroes. The release of a music video teaser planned for today has been delayed until tomorrow (April 21), while a highlight film sampler scheduled to drop on April 21 will now come out on April 23 instead.
In a follow-up tweet, the boyband also expressed their condolences over the passing of Moonbin.
기다려주신 팬 여러분의 너그러운 양해 부탁드리며, 안타까운 비보에 깊은 애도를 표합니다.
삼가 고인의 명복을 빕니다.
— Xdinary Heroes (@XH_official) April 20, 2023
South Korean singer Yoon Ji-sung has cancelled a livestream on the fan community platform Weverse, which had been planned for 7pm today (April 20), his label DG Entertainment has announced. The agency also expressed its condolences.
안녕하세요. DG 엔터테인먼트입니다.
4월 20일 (목) 오후 7시로 예정되어 있던 위버스 라이브 일정이 취소되었음을 안내드립니다.
안타까운 비보에 깊은 애도를 표하며, 삼가 고인의 명복을 빕니다.
팬 여러분들의 양해 부탁드립니다.
— 윤지성 (Yoon Jisung) Official (@Official_YJS_) April 20, 2023
Moonbin was reportedly found dead at his home in Seoul yesterday (April 19), as reported by Yonhap News. His passing was later confirmed by his label Fantagio Music.
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