Taeyang's Upcoming Malaysian Concert Draws Criticism From Islamic Groups

[happydirections.livejournal.com]

Several Islamic officials in Malaysia have cited concerns for Taeyang's upcoming concert, in light of a recent incident involving B1A4.

According to a report by The Malaysian Insider, 75% of tickets have been sold for the February 7 concert which will feature Big Bang's Taeyang. This is in spite of growing concerns by Islamic officials regarding K-pop concerts in Malaysia. The concert will be one of the first major K-pop events since B1A4's controversial concert in January.

The group Ikatan Muslim in Malaysia has requested cancellation of Taeyang's concert or postponement, until the incidents which happened at the B1A4 concert are fully addressed. Another group, the Malaysian Islamic Youth Association, has also spoken out against the way in which the previous K-pop concert was handled by officials.

The upcoming Taeyang concert will occur with some modifications, following B1A4's Malaysian concert. Female fans have been encouraged to look at their favorite idol but are urged not to touch him during the performance.

An event organizer spoke to The Malaysian Insider about the upcoming concert, under the condition of anonymity. “We have discussed with Taeyang and the dance crew on wearing the proper attire," according to the unnamed source. "There will also be no interactive sessions between fans and Taeyang.”

Like many male idols, the Big Bang vocalist is known for his shirtless performances and suggestive dance moves.

Several authorities expressed their optimism that event organizers will be mindful of Islamic law while performing concerts in Malaysia. According to The Malaysian Insider, there will not be any specific actions taken to monitor the upcoming Taeyang concert.

In January 2015, B1A4 performed before audiences in Malaysia. During their concert, the group interacted with several young Muslim women who were wearing their religious headdress. This interaction involved fan engagement activities where the young women hugged and touched the members of B1A4. B1A4's management group, WM Entertainment, as well as the event organizers, categorically stated that the young women who were on stage were counseled about the activity prior to the event.

The scandal began when a video featuring the girls and B1A4 was uploaded to the Internet with a title which translated to “Malay girls molested on stage by K-pop artists, last night.”

The incident was investigated under Shariah Criminal Offenses, allegedly leading Paimuzi Yahya to call for the arrest of the girls involved. He later repealed this request, in favor of counseling of the young women, who have yet to come forth.

Source: kpopstarz

hopefully everything gets resolved without any problems

Comments

[torontok.livejournal.com]

This shit again? I'm sure there's better things for these self proclaimed morality warriors to be doing

[mjspice.livejournal.com]

mte op. Let's hope everything goes well.

[audiograms.livejournal.com]

this is ridiculous, ugh tho is b1a4's name just going to be attached to this?

[yoongjay91.livejournal.com]

huh this....i too hope everything is going to be resolved okay and i hope this wont make any other idols wary to come over. im starting to get a bit angry with the attention kpop idols get when there are a lot of other questionable things the local artists done and no one bats an eye

[kyokomurasaki.livejournal.com]

I saw this a while ago; apparently the event organizer said that they hadn't been contacted by any religious authorities about the concert but I guess they made the changes anyway. I do think it's good that they're taking recent events into consideration and trying to be a little more sensitive about what's considered appropriate, even though the whole B1A4 incident was ridiculously blown out of proportion for what it was.

[caramelorchoco.livejournal.com]

just ridiculous how much stuff like this gets attention from these groups
like your local artists arent up to side eye worthy stuff

PLEASE LAH

focus more attention into things that matter more please. so many of these groups are funded by groups of privileged middle class folks who have such petty issues with stuff and rarely give attention to actual problems in malaysia that doesnt concern them

[ohcrepe.livejournal.com]

ISTG nobody voted for those idiots in the government. Their BS came out from the wrong end, now everybody had to deal with the stench and the mess. Their holier-than-thou attitude is pissing me off because for damn sure these fucktards are faaaaaar from ideal. The nerve to worry about a non-issue when there are other problems to be dealt with smh.

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

"wearing the proper attire"
Can Tae perform without taking his shirt off though?





Hopefully things will go well

[forgedeternally.livejournal.com]

My first thought too HAHA.

[angela-derp-otp.livejournal.com]

Well this is pretty complicated. I don't want to make any comments because I'm not Muslim, all I can say is this is why I think religion has no place in State affairs.

[atopworld.livejournal.com]

Just cancel the concert and return the money to those fans.

[mya13.livejournal.com]

am i the only person who couldn't care less what happens to this idols because of the whole "Scandal" with b1a4? like boohoo now your oppas can't go and perform shirtless, how upsetting. all i care about are the girl's who were getting all that backlash.

[agoongprincess.livejournal.com]

mte, like it won't kill taeyang to wear a shirt and b1a4 didn't to suffer any consequences. it's the girls that these people are after and want to make an example out of. im really worried for them, no one should have their lives ruined over one fun night.

[leighbee333.livejournal.com]

Female fans have been encouraged to look at their favorite idol but are urged not to touch him during the performance.

I agree that idols shouldn't be touched during their performances...but from a "they're not your playthings and are entitled to their space unless they expressly reach out to you" standpoint, not the religious ideology that really underpins that directive - and stems from the whole creepy, conservative drive to control female sexuality - which is sickening.

The incident was investigated under Shariah Criminal Offenses, allegedly leading Paimuzi Yahya to call for the arrest of the girls involved. He later repealed this request, in favor of counseling of the young women, who have yet to come forth.

Oh, how lenient~
Fuck you.

[syimato.livejournal.com]

This is ridiculous.
Even fans here still have interactive sessions with local artists.

[trifarashi.livejournal.com]

predicted...
this gonna be back to old times during TVXQ and super junior just started to do concert here. I remember we need to to petition before super junior can enter malaysia and do concert here. hopefully tthis matters solved soon.