fans critize ariana grande after concert in korea

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

The organizer of Ariana Grande’s “Dangerous Woman Tour” stop in Seoul on August 15 has responded to criticism following the show.

It has been reported that Ariana Grande entered the country only three hours before the scheduled concert time at Gocheok Sky Dome, and didn’t do a rehearsal before the show. There has been a lot of criticism coming from those who purchased the “VIP Ticket,” as one of the privileges included in this ticket was to attend the rehearsal for the show.

The organizer of the event, Hyundai Card, has issued an official apology through Facebook in order to address fans’ criticism and complaints.

On August 17, Hyundai Card said, “We would like to formally apologize to those who felt discomfort at the concert due to bad weather, the artist’s situation, and unforeseen circumstances that followed.”

They continued, “We take criticism from the audience very seriously, and we will take precise measures to make sure that the same situation does not occur again.”

Hyundai Card also commented in regards to the controversy specifically about the VIP tickets. They said, “The VIP Package was sold through the fan page within Ariana Grande’s official website, a world tour product organized by the artist’s side for fans. Hyundai Card did not participate in this particular product’s sales. However, we feel much regret that fans were not able to receive all of the benefits that the package included. We are currently working with the product’s sellers to ensure that full refunds will be possible, after issuing a notice to the fans who purchased the product.”

Meanwhile, Hyundai Card Vice President Jung Tae Young also took to Facebook in order address the issue.

He said, “The concert and the situation that followed is disappointing. The fact that Ariana Grande entered Korea right before the concert, left immediately after, and avoided the press can definitely be a source of disappointment for fans.”

He continued, “If in the case that she didn’t like the situation in Korea, I think maybe showing the courage she showed during the Manchester incident, or even just saying so honestly and canceling the concert would have been better.” He added, “We will take this as valuable experience, and will put in our best effort in order to bring the best concerts in the future.”

sources: soompi, naver

Comments

[katheli.livejournal.com]

oh come on, the fans got what they paid for as far as I know. VIP included a meet and greet (which happened) and no rehearsal watching.

they were salty that she barely spent time in Korea but stayed in Japan for a few days.

It's normal for artists on world tours to fly in and out of countries just for concerts, Korean artists do that too. Ariana just loves Japan that's why she was there for longer and that's why the Koreans were pissed.

[mjspice.livejournal.com]

Yeah I won't be surprised if that was the reason for their bitterness.

[donutism.livejournal.com]

dont normal artists do that anyway? Like korean artists fly in and out all the time. people paid to see her perform and she did so..

why so salty

[dynamite-state.livejournal.com]

Ok?

[tungatunga.livejournal.com]

Honesty, I don't get what this controversy is about, lack of rehearsal? When there was no issue with quality of Grande performance? And even if rehearsal supposed to be one of the perks, there was meet and greet, which I would think is more valuable experience for fans as it's more personal.
And this Facebook post is sooo extra, like whole concert was ruined by I have no idea what.

[mjspice.livejournal.com]

I swear some of these stans are ridic. I remember a couple of years ago when GACKT & his YFC band were touring in Europe & some of the reviews were like "Well we went to the concert but then we saw he was singing with a white man so we decided to skip it & went to a local pub & had a better time there."

So wait, you spend a couple of hundred thousand euros & went to a concert that a lot of people would've given an eye & teeth for & this is the result? Sad really.

[tungatunga.livejournal.com]

Some people are offended that they are not "the first explorers" or similar shit, when dealing with culture outside of their country, smh.

[meyouthisthat.livejournal.com]

Huh? What's all the fuss about? She came for her concert, performed and left...so?

Or are K-fans just pissed they didnt get to ruin her stay by stalking her at the airport and stuff? The sense of entitlement some of these people have is truly amazing

[mjspice.livejournal.com]

Lmao How dare she not give us preference as she did with victims of terrorism! The audacity!

[redgreendress.livejournal.com]

seriously, that raised my eyebrows so high they disappeared. how did someone actually think to make that comparison jfc. even if they had a real complaint (which it doesn't seem like they do regardless) this would've invalidated it.

[mjspice.livejournal.com]

Lmao I thought there some legitimate criticism against this donut licker but turns out it's just stans being salty about something artists normally do. Pathetic really.

[mattemate.livejournal.com]

same i was like "wow thats kinda shitty she didnt go through" but once i actually read more about it i just laughed and moved on.

[staaan.livejournal.com]

lmao over here international artists literally always arrive on the day of their concert... and the meet&greet happened so?? pretty much all the comments i saw just seemed salty bc how dare she spend several days in japan and not do the same in korea!! like... ok

[welljustguess.livejournal.com]

The Vice President statement seems unnecessary?
Like it is not really related to the cause of no rehearsal. Only pouring more oil to the burning fire.
I feel bad for the Hyundai side if they really dont know anything about the VIP ticket

[lulufairybubble.livejournal.com]

I agree that they just seem upset that she didnt stay in SK like she did Japan. SK and Japan still have major beef.

[sayuridoll.livejournal.com]

She like takes the time to learn Japanese and they absolutely adore her and fawn over her so of course she's gonna stay they longer, lol. Artists come and leave cities/countries all the time.

[nekobot.livejournal.com]

Lol the irony of them getting upset when she did her job and gave them exactly what was promised when most K-pop artists barely even deliver on the absolute minimum of what was agreed upon when they have concerts abroad (which people have paid an absolute fortune for) and will happily turn their backs on fans getting scammed. I guess then it would be "(artist) flow in on the same day and did their concert almost straight off the plane! So hardworking!"

This really reeks of Japan-envy and it's super shitty to her (especially after the year she's had so far) that they're making her feel bad for spending a few days in a place she loves and makes her happy instead of coming over for no good reason aside from catering to their egos.

[sayuridoll.livejournal.com]

OP did you see that Clevver TV article that dragged Taeyeon for no reason bc they mistranslated Taeyeon's comment on Ari's IG. She actually commented on her photo and told her to enjoy Korean food lmao.

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

nope, link?

but clevver tv rme they're as bad as buzzfeed

[annhh.livejournal.com]

butthurt country. yeah i said it

[paige-nevaeh.livejournal.com]

idk what to say.

[digitalqueen.livejournal.com]

"We are currently working with the product’s sellers to ensure that full refunds will be possible, after issuing a notice to the fans who purchased the product.”

they are expecting full refunds for a rehearsal that wasnt part of the vip package? it seems they are just upset she didnt spend as much time in korea as she did in japan. and korean artists do the same all the time anyway?

the vice president statement bringing up manchester is absolute trash

[captainjunmoney.livejournal.com]

It's fucked up that they would even bring up Manchester in this situation, that has absolutely nothing to do with any of this.