Lee Mujin Faces Staff Disrespect at K-Culture Fair Rehearsal, Sparks Public Outrage
Jun 06, 2025
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Lee Moo-jin was invited to a performance to celebrate the opening ceremony of the '2025 Cheonan K-Culture Fair' held at the Independence Hall in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do on the 4th. However, during rehearsals prior to the main performance, the on-site staff told Lee Moo-jin "Stop it. I'll give you time to set the sound when you perform with the informal speech, "What are you doing?" The next team is waiting now"We forced the rehearsal to stop.
The on-site video containing this scene spread through social media, drawing public outrage. Even among the audience, there was criticism that "disrespectful", and Lee Moo-jin also seems to be a behavior that does not seem to be " to fans," he said.
As the incident spread, the event organizers posted on their official SNS on the 5th that "an unsavory incident occurred due to communication problems between field staff."I sincerely apologize to the audience and the fans."
The staff also apologized to artists and officials, and provided strong warnings and training to prevent similar events from happening in the future", he explained.
However, Lee Moo-jin's agency, Big Planet Made, said in a statement on the same day, `We are very sorry for the inappropriate words and actions of the on-site staff and for their rude response"In order to protect the artists they belong to, we will respond strongly to the organizers and agencies."
In response, organizers issued a 2nd apology, promptly dismissed the staff from the event's operations division and instructed the agency to provide strong warnings and self-training to prevent a recurrence" he said. At the same time, he repeatedly apologized, `I sincerely apologize to Lee Moo-jin, the fans, and all the visitors who visited the site.'
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