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LA K-Pop concert runs into slew of visa issues with promised line-up

Sunday, October 16, 2022

Article: LA K-Pop concert disrupted by 'no shows'... 6 idol teams don't get visas in time

Source: SBS via Naver

1. [+621, -4] Wouldn't a better use of the media's time be figuring out why they weren't able tog et their visas in time?

2. [+421, -3] It's funny to me that their visas weren't accepted ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

3. [+208, -3] Visas are basically a war with paperwork. They got rejected either because the idol teams submitted underprepared paperwork or paperwork that did not make sense. I'm just wondering how something like this even happened with such a bitg agency.

4. [+144, -6] Don't blame the US for this. It's the idol managers for not preparing adequate paperwork in time. You can't just stick your face at the border and bel ike "can I get in????" Who will be responsible for you?...

5. [+70, -16] Why didn't Taeyeon and Kai get their visas? 

6. [+36, -0] These agencies have sent several artists to the US all the time, it's kind of weird that an entire lot of them got rejected together

7. [+15, -0] SM has so much experience sending artists overseas, it's weird that Taeyeon's visa got rejected...

8. [+12, -0] I'm more curious as to why they didn't get visas?

9. [+12, -0] Isn't Jun Somi's father American? Why didn't she get a visa?

10. [+11, -0] So what's the deal? Why couldn't they get their visas?

11. [+9, -1] This is entirely the fault of their agencies, not the fault of the US. I'm sure their visas were rejected because they applied as a vaction when a concert is a business visa. 

12. [+8, -0] I wouldn't really call them "no shows" since the visa issue isn't really their fault. "No shows" are more for people who promised to be there and didn't show up.

13. [+8, -1] A lack of preparation

14. [+5, -0] Sounds like the concert managers messed up with the paperwork. It makes no sense that they would get rejected right before flying out for the concert ㅡㅡ and shouldn't the audience be refunded if 6 out of the 15 promised teams aren't going to show up??

15. [+4, -0] Huh???? Jun Somi is Canadian and got rejected?????? And SM has tons of experience getting their artists in and out of the US, how were they rejected???????

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