All your kpop idols are okay, but please continue to care about Japan

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A devastating tsunami has hit the coast of northeast Japan on March 11th after a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck the island nation about 80 miles offshore. News reports revealed that air and land transportation are severely disrupted and electricity is being cut off in various regions. The international community is deeply concerned for everyone’s safety in Japan, with aid already on the way to those affected by the natural disasters. Many fans are also worried about Korean idols that have been traveling to Japan for promotions and other activities.


Since 2NE1 came to Japan a few days ago to promote for their debut, worried fans have been sending numerous messages to YG Entertainment about their safety. An official from YG Entertainment reassured fans that the girls are safe, “We are not able to directly contact the members by phone probably due to the earthquake causing problems with transmission. Just now, we received news from another affiliated individual within Tokyo that the girls were safe.”

Although 2NE1 is due to appear on Asahi TV’s popular program “Music Station“ to promote for their upcoming debut, the devastating earthquake and its effect in Tokyo affected a lot of activities in the region and throughout Japan. Representatives stated, “There is no news of whether or not the schedule with ‘Music Station’ will continue.”

Meanwhile, KARA has also been confirmed to be safe. Should airports resume full operations, they will return to Korea on March 12th, as planned. JYJ’s Junsu also tweeted his response to the earthquake. "I have never felt anything like this before. The tremor, I felt it today" He is also worried about returning back to Korea for JYJ’s upcoming first official fanmeet on the 11th. "I have to go to the fanmeeting tomorrow more than anything... (I'm) not sure whether there are flights available.”

Please send out your condolences to everyone in Japan affected by the earthquake. The hashtag #prayforjapan is currently trending on Twitter.

Update: The BOSS has also been confirmed to be safe in Japan. On March 11th, management from the boss tweeted "Don’t worry, the members are safe, lots of things are occurring in Japan. Please pray for them. The members also began to tweet to let fans know that they were all right. Mika tweeted “I am alive!” and Injoon also said, “yes yes i didn’t get hurt”. In addition, after being mentioned by Gwangchul in a tweet to stay alive, Karam responded with “@skc_dj really? kekeke”.

Source: Koreaboo,E-Daily, @0101xiahtic and astromafia

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Due to the recent 8.9 earthquake in Japan, fans have raised concerns for the safety of the idols who had been in Japan.

C-Jes has reported that JYJ's Junsu, who arrived in Japan on the 8th, is safe and awaits a return flight to Korea at the Japan airport. Due to the closure of both Narita and Haneda airport, the two main international airports in Japan, it was unsure whether Junsu would make it back in time to Korea for JYJ's first official fan meeting.

However, despite an initial announcement that the fan meeting might be canceled, C-Jes has revealed that Junsu was able to book a flight and the fan meeting will proceed as planned without any delays or disruption.

To the fans who are participating in the fan meeting:

The JYJ fan meeting will take place on March 12th at 3PM without any disruptions.

Kim Junsu will board a plane tonight, will return to Korea, and take a rest. He will participate in the fan meeting tomorrow. We discussed this with Junsu and decided that the fan meeting will take place as planned.

With regards to the onsite ticket sales we announced at around 6 initially, because the cancellation of the tickets did not take place today, we have decided not to sell JYJ fan meeting tickets onsite tomorrow.

Thank you.

In other news, actor Kim Jung Hoon's fan meeting was scheduled for March 14th at the Saitama Super Arena. The fan meet had an expected attendance of 15,000 fans. But due to the recent natural disaster, the fan meet has been postponed. One of his representative in Japan commented, "Kim Jung Hoon was in a building at the time of the earthquake, and the building started to shake uncontrollably. Pots and such were breaking left to right, however, thankfully no one was injured."

2NE1 also arrived in Japan the other day and was set to perform their debut stage on Music Station. However, due to the earthquake, their stage has been canceled and their promotions postponed. A YG representative stated that the local staff was not able to call and had the company concerned due to the state of poor communication currently being experienced in Japan.

The group was set to return to Korea on the 12th, but due to the closure of the airports might not able to to do so. YG said that they will continue to monitor the situation. In regards to 2NE1's well-being, the representative stated, "2NE1 was staying in one of the well-designed buildings in Japan, but because of the strength of the earthquake, the walls cracked. Unfortunately, 2NE1 cannot showcase their debut performance, but they are safe and without harm, so it’s a relief.”

Are you glad to hear that they are all safe and sound despite of the disruption in some of their activities?

Source: Koreaboo, C-Jes,DBSK-Knights, YG Ladies and Star News

Comments

[daesung-fanatic.livejournal.com]

*continues to pray for Japan while waiting for BB to perform on Music Core*

who are these people? Seriously

[jeit91.livejournal.com]

which people?

[piemin.livejournal.com]

;_; the photos taken after the quake & tsunami are so terrfying i just can't... to my beloved japanese people please keep safe.

[onichick.livejournal.com]

Things are going to get harder before it gets better, so I am taking my good news where I can.

Still waiting on word from a few friends in Japan, but all we can do is wait, and pray.

Im just glad to know that people are ok.

[inuvampy.livejournal.com]

I've been crying for a few hours straight now worrying about my friend. everything I could do I have and I still havnt gotten in touch with her I dont knwo what to do and im cryign again

i really dont knwo what to do she isnt picking up her phone

[akaich0u.livejournal.com]

News outlets are saying mobile lines are jammed up in many parts of Japan as of right now. Data transfer overload via flood of calls/texts/etc.

[onewhomust.livejournal.com]

Where is she? What part of Japan? Cell phone service is disrupted in most parts of the north east of Honshu.

[after-an.livejournal.com]

Aww I hope you manage to contact her soon! Stay strong!

[xfactorglory.livejournal.com]

;________; there was just an explosion in one of Fukushima's nuclear power plants

[jeit91.livejournal.com]

oh god...so im guessing the rumor of "24 hours til nuclear explosion" going around on tumblr is forealls?? :(

[mistyx.livejournal.com]

I was watching this on the news yesterday, it was so terrifying, like something from a disaster movie rather than real life. I'm glad all those mentioned are ok but still...all those people who died...I can't imagine what they must have felt in the moments before.

[dorkiilove.livejournal.com]

I have to admit though, the Japanese government is doing a very very very good job.
they're on top of the nuclear plant meltdown, boosting morale in its citizens by asking people to help each other/asking the emperor to give a speech, and it's nice to see that all those strict building codes were put to good use

[lydzi.livejournal.com]

They are truly impressive. I'm so glad they are acting as they are rn.

[lasthenia.livejournal.com]

I'm so scared right now, for Japan and the rest of the world and myself, and my family is asleep... omg T_T I'm so scared T_T

[fuckyesjunhyunf.livejournal.com]

If Japan weren't such an eartquake-prepared country, it would have been much worse. Props to the government, they're really handling the situation pretty well.

Also, my regards go out to those who have been affected, stay strong ;_;

[orenji13.livejournal.com]

I send all my prayer to the people in Japan..
They all had amazing jobs on handling this disaster... :(

[ababobaby.livejournal.com]

I'm praying for Japan right now and I'm glad their safe. I actually had goosebumps all over my body when I saw the tsunami on the news. I got teary-eyed seeing the cars run away from it.

[chiamharkem.livejournal.com]

really props to the govt. Thank goodness they were prepared structure wise... my prayer to everyone there =( earthquakes are scary..

[sundrunk.livejournal.com]

props to the Japanese building engineers, they've just saved millions of lives

[love-keiko.livejournal.com]

SERIOUSLY!!!!!

it sounds crazy but i'm thanking god that the earthquake was offshore. because this tsunami would be NOTHING compared to an earthquake of that magnitude on land T__T

been in ONTD and Arama shaking and crying, there THOUSANDS missing!

[gremsk.livejournal.com]

and SMASH, Supernova?

[abcangels.livejournal.com]

Supernova are alright. This is the first thing my sister checked last night. :)

[sweetemerald513.livejournal.com]

*sending well wishes to everyone in Japan*

[hannahsmeep.livejournal.com]

in the bigger scheme of things, the earthquake has already killed hundreds.

[lightframes.livejournal.com]

Still so worried about Japan.

[daisukihae.livejournal.com]

To think I was there around this time last year is..idek what our band and I would do. Thank goodness our friends in Yamanashi aren't hurt. Hoping everything recovers somewhat quickly. I wish to donate more when money comes in~

[brownie-bunch.livejournal.com]

Not to sound like a creeper but in what part of Yamanashi were you last year? I was there last year too

[couturegirlxox.livejournal.com]

please everyone, help pray for the people of Japan & the victims of the tsunami/earthquake~!!! donate $10 to the American Red Cross's disaster relief efforts by texting "redcross" to 90999 #PRAYFORJAPAN

[yvonne-b.livejournal.com]

text redcross to 90999 guys!