The university festival MC, who made inappropriate remarks toward the girl group TWICE, expressed his official apology.
TWICE took the stage as the first singer at the festival (Daedongje) held at the Sungkyunkwan University University Humanities and Social Campus in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 11th. Lee Jung-pyo, who was in charge of MC for the Event, made an inappropriate remark toward TWICE and caused controversy.
At the time, the milestone Announcer said after the final stage of TWICE, "You guys, TWICE do not come to encore, and when this happens, Service, Service." Officials who attended the Event later said that the remarks were "inappropriate" and mentioned the situation through SNS.
Sungkyunkwan University Station Insight Cam The 50th Total student body 'S:with' posted an apology from Lee Jung-pyo Announcer, who was in charge of the society at the time, and a Total student body statement on the official Facebook page on the 14th. The apology from this Announcer was reportedly written at the request of the Total student body.
Lee Jung-pyo Announcer said, "I am deeply sorry for the inconvenience to the students of Sungkyunkwan University Station School, and the Total student body who prepared the Daedongje with all their strength, TWICE and fans." I saw students who waited for a long time to see TWICE. I wanted to make good memories for my students as best I could. "
Lee Jung-pyo Announcer said, "I watched the students cheering on the TWICE stage and thought that I would like to sing another song by the invited singer. "I did not think it would be seen differently, unlike my intention," he said. "It was my immatureness and lack of my intention. I am truly sorry for everyone," he said.
In this regard, Total student body said, "After the TWICE stage, the audience shouted an encore that means an additional song request, and in the process of inducing the host, the audience stopped shouting and continued to use the word Service. This was not a common word when requesting additional songs, and by using words that did not fit the situation, it caused inconvenience not only for the artist but also for the members of the school. "
Total student body said, "We will continue to thoroughly check the career and pre-education we have considered in selecting existing hosts so that the above problems do not recur in the future, and we will not neglect to prEvent the problem situation in all Events organized by Total student body."
Meanwhile, TWICE released a mini album "What Is Love?" (What is Love?) on the 9th of last month. ) and will open a solo concert 'TWICE Land Zone 2: Fantasy Park' (TWICELAND ZONE 2: Fantasy Park) at Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the 20th. The Japanese performance will be held on the 26th, 27th at Saitama Super Arena, and on June 2nd ~ 3rd at Osaka Castle Hall.