KBS's "Music Bank" production team officially complained to Spanish club Real Madrid about the cancellation of the planned performance in Madrid, Spain.
KBS said in a statement on the 20th, "On the 13th, Real Madrid C.F. (Real Madrid) and Bernabeu (Santiago Bernabeu, home of Real Madrid) announced that "all music performances scheduled to be held at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium until March next year will be canceled due to the continuous raising of sound-taking issues by neighboring residents," adding, "Until such an article was published by local media, Real Madrid did not make any official request or prior discussion with KBS about the cancellation of the performance. This is a very shocking and incomprehensible incident."
"As of September 19, six days after Real Madrid first announced its decision to cancel the music bank Bernabeu performance, Real Madrid has not given any official explanation or apology to the tens of thousands of K-pop fans waiting to see the performance," he said. "This is even more unfair."
"We continue to receive confirmation inquiries from K-pop artists about the cancellation of the performance," he said. "If the performance is suspended, the disappointment of the nine K-pop artists who took nearly 20 hours to travel from Korea to Madrid and worked hard to meet Spanish fans will be significant."
At the same time, KBS urged the club to make another effort to resume the performance ▲ to explain and apologize for the unilateral cancellation of the Real Madrid club ▲ moral financial responsibility for the cancellation of the performance ▲.
KBS said, "The 'Music Bank' production team is willing to consult with the Madrid administration on any request from the concert hall and will work with local organizers and tens of thousands of K-pop fans to come up with measures to prevent complaints from residents around the concert hall."
KBS was scheduled to hold a performance of "Music Bank in Madrid" on Oct. 12 at the Santiago Bernabeu, the home stadium of the Spanish giant Real Madrid.
However, KBS protested against the unilateral cancellation of Real Madrid and the stadium.
On Friday, September 13, Real Madrid C.F. and Bernabeu announced that "all music performances scheduled to be held at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium through March 2025 due to continuous noise issues from surrounding residents."
Until these articles were published through local media, Real Madrid had not made any official requests or prior discussions with local organizers KANGOORU, S.L., KOREA POWER, A.I.E. and Korean organizers KBS Music Bank regarding the cancellation of Music Bank's performance on Oct. 12, 2024. This is a shocking and incomprehensible incident.
On September 19, six days after Real Madrid first announced its decision to cancel the music bank Bernabeu concert, Real Madrid has not given any official explanation or apology to KANGOORU, S.L., KBS Music Bank, and tens of thousands of K-pop fans who are waiting for the music bank Bernabeu concert. This is even more unfair.
Currently, not only local K-pop fan SNS in Madrid, but also K-pop fan SNS around the world are rapidly spreading related to the Music Bank Bernabeu performance "One Day Cancellation Measures." The disappointment and frustration of 33,000 K-pop fans from 87 countries and around the world who purchased tickets for the <Music Bank in Madrid> performance on October 12 are at their peak. Currently, fans' SNSs are full of petitions asking Real Madrid and the event organizers to explain the cancellation of the performance and resume the performance.
(The world's largest Internet petition/publicization site g has more than 11,000 fans signing the petition titled 'Please allow me to hold the 2024 Music Bank Bernabeu performance again' as of Sept. 18.)
In addition, K-pop artists who were scheduled to appear in Bernabeu's performance continue to receive confirmation inquiries about the cancellation of the performance. If Bernabeu's performance is suspended, the disappointment of the eight K-pop artists, who were preparing hard to meet Spanish fans at the travel time of nearly 20 hours from Korea to Madrid, will be considerable.
As for the various situations so far, the Music Bank production team has made the following stern demands on Real Madrid and Bernabeu.
First, KBS Music Bank's production team, along with KANGOORU and S.L., deeply regret the unilateral cancellation of the performance by Real Madrid, and demand an official explanation and apology from Real Madrid, stating that they cannot accept the club's arbitrary decision, which was made unfairly without prior consultation at all. It also calls on Real Madrid to give an official explanation and apology to the tens of thousands of K-pop fans who are greatly frustrated by the current decision to cancel the performance, and to K-pop artists who promised to meet with Spanish fans, who have given up all other schedules to appear at the Bernabeu performance.
Second, we strongly demand that K-pop fans and K-pop artists, who have invested considerable time and money to watch the Bernabeu perform, should fulfill their moral and financial responsibility for the cancellation of the performance. 먹튀검증
And Real Madrid should also take responsibility for damaging the brand image of the "Music Bank World Tour" created by the love and efforts of K-pop fans around the world over the past 15 years.
Finally, I strongly ask you once again to work together on the resumption of the performance of <Music Bank in Madrid> on October 12, 2024.