Xiumin‘s rumored inability to appear on “Music Bank” → Lee Moo-jin’s boycott incident... Will KBS reveal its position on the controversy over unfairness? [Comprehensive]

The controversy over KBS‘s unfairness, which began with EXO’s Xiumin‘s rumored inability to appear on KBS’s “Music Bank,” is expanding into a large-scale boycott of The Hundred. This is because Lee Moo-jin, another singer under the Hundred group, did not attend the recording of the KBS music talk show YouTube content “Limousine Service.”

On the 6th, Joy News 24 reported that Lee Moo-jin did not attend the recording of “Limousine Service” scheduled for the previous day. Lee Moo-jin is under Big Planet Made Entertainment, the parent company of The Hundred group.

Regarding Lee Moo-jin‘s boycott, an official from The Hundred group explained to Donga.com on that day, “We have not been able to contact the KBS Entertainment Center director, who is ultimately responsible for the appearances of our artists, for the past two weeks.” He added, “I’ve relayed this to the PDs on the front lines several times, but I haven‘t received any response and I haven’t even been able to meet with them.”

He continued, “Since the center director, who decides the artists‘ appearances, is not responding, we had no choice but to accept the refusal of all of our artists to appear, and that’s how we got to this point.” He went on to say, “If our artists appear while being mindful of the conditions set by KBS, this situation will solidify and the unfair situation will inevitably continue.”

The starting point of the conflict was the failure to appear on ‘Music Bank’ by singer Xiumin, who is affiliated with INB100, another label of 100. On the 4th, One Hundred‘s side claimed through an official statement that they had attempted to meet with Xiumin ahead of his comeback to discuss his appearance on a music show, but KBS did not accept their contact and remained silent.

They stated, “Recently, KBS unofficially told us that it is impossible for Xiumin to appear on KBS2’s ‘Music Bank’ and other programs that feature SM Entertainment singers. It was a position that was difficult to accept, but we continued to contact KBS up until today to convey the message, ‘Please think of the artist and the fans first,’ but even this was ignored.”

They added, “We believe that this is because the public broadcasting company blocked the meeting between the artist and fans through broadcasting due to a conflict of interest with a specific agency, not because of music or any other reason. If this unfair situation surrounding our artists continues, our artists will inevitably be unable to perform on music shows during the weeks that SM Entertainment artists are promoting their albums,” they declared, adding that they will correct the unfair acts and unreasonable practices.


KBS has told multiple media outlets that One Hundred‘s claims are groundless. Nevertheless, with Lee Moo-jin not attending the recording of ‘Limousine Service’, the possibility of One Hundred’s large-scale boycott has increased. Currently, the representative artists affiliated with One Hundred and the label include Xiumin, Lee Moojin, Taemin, Ha Sungwoon, Lee Seunggi, Baekhyun, Chen, The Boyz, Kim Daeho, Lee Soogeun, and MC Mong.

Meanwhile, KBS Entertainment Center Director Han Kyung-cheon, who was mentioned in One Hundred‘s position on the 6th, is scheduled to attend the KBS spring new entertainment program briefing on the morning of the 7th. In addition, CPs from each entertainment center will also be in attendance to meet with reporters, introduce KBS’s new entertainment programs, and have a Q&A session. After the briefing, a luncheon with the reporters is also scheduled. Attention is focused on whether the conflict with One Hundred will be mentioned at the event, and whether KBS officials will reveal an official position or future response measures.

Jeong Hee-yeon, Donga.com reporter shine2562@donga.com

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