KBS apologizes to A Pink for cutting their stage off at the '2019 KBS Gayo Festival'

Article: 'Gayo Festival' reps, "We have apologized to A Pink first... we are currently preparing an official apology statement" [official statement]

Source: SpoTV News via Nate

1. [+395, -8] Korean media companies don't apologize until the problem gets out of hand....

2. [+325, -12] I hope that this was an opportunity for them to learn that a festival is only a festival if everyone gets to enjoy it together. A Pink and Red Velvet aren't rookies and even have concert experiences under their belts, I'm sure they prepared a lot for their fans so it's a shame they didn't get to see it.

3. [+255, -8] So that's it? "We apologized" and they think that's that? Imagine if you were fired and your boss was just like, "sorry about that", would you all just be like, "okay, sure"?? I think a lot of people are understanding where A Pink is coming from so I hope the group is able to let this go and rise above it.

4. [+25, -2] Public broadcasts aren't anything much anymore. The camera work was a mess, all these nonstop accidents...

5. [+21, -10] Is an apology supposed to end everything? Whoever was responsible for this should be taking responsibility.

6. [+18, -4] Should've just turned the whole thing into a BTS concert, yeah? I'm not trying to put BTS down but didn't their fans complain a lot when BTS was shafted for bigger agency idols when they weren't that big yet? I know so well that this was BTS' year but if other artists were invited to this event, they should be given fair treatment too ㅋㅋ How does it make sense that A Pink wasn't even given the full allotted time they were promised? They weren't even given advanced notice to cut their stage short due to time restraints, they were just cut off ㅋㅋㅋ Broadcast companies need to wake up and realize that treating people like this doesn't fly anymore;;

7. [+12, -2] For a so-called festival, it sure is screwing a lot of people over

8. [+12, -8] I bet the most KBS will do is fire some lowly staff member. What a shame that they overextended their casting list and couldn't even plan the timing of it right.

9. [+10, -2] Each agency should just have their own year-end concert. These broadcast channel festivals are just one big ploy for themselves to make money!!!!

10. [+9, -1] There's no point in apologizing after the fact, it doesn't solve anything

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