The ‘rehearsal incident’ is happening again and again.Singer Heize was not even able to go on stage due to a problem that occurred during the rehearsal stage right before the performance, and Lee Moo-jin was kicked out due to the harsh words and actions of the on-site staff.The flower of the stage is the artist, but the recent series of cases have revealed the bare face of the scene where even the basics of rehearsal are not guaranteed.

● “I couldn’t even rehearse” … Heize eventually cancels the performance
Singer Heize expressed on her social media that she was “so sad and upset that I can’t express it in words” after her “2025 MyK Festa in Gyeongju” concert scheduled for June 8 was canceled.Heize arrived in Gyeongju the day before and prepared for rehearsal, but upon arriving at the venue at 4 p.m.on the day of the concert, she was unable to even rehearse due to problems with the sound system.As a result, she had to leave the stage without even being able to stand in front of the audience.

The agency, P NATION, also released an official statement, saying, “Due to a breakdown in the on-site sound system and equipment, rehearsal was impossible, and we judged that it would be difficult to proceed with the performance, so we had no choice but to cancel.” Equipment issues can be a variable on any stage, but the situation where the performance itself was canceled despite the artist arriving and preparing in advance remains a clear problem.

● “Okay, let’s stop” … Lee Moo-jin stops rehearsal at a staff member’s word
Around the same time, singer Lee Moo-jin also experienced a situation where she had to leave the stage during a rehearsal.During the opening ceremony rehearsal for the ‘2025 Cheonan K -Culture Expo’ held in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province in early June, a staff member forcibly ended the rehearsal while Lee Moo-jin was doing a sound check on stage, saying, “Okay, let’s stop.What are you doing now?”

He then added, “I’ll give you time to adjust the sound when we perform later.We’re waiting for the next team, so we’ll stop here,” making Lee Moo-jin flustered.

This scene spread online as a video, causing controversy.The staff’s informal and forceful speech, as well as the artist’s exit, led to criticism of ‘abuse of power’, and eventually the organizers issued an apology.The agency Big Planet Made Entertainment stated, “We will respond strongly to inappropriate words and actions,” and the event organizers apologized once again, announcing plans to fire and re-educate the staff.

Unlike Heize, Imoojin went up on stage for the actual performance, but the controversy during the rehearsal process still left a bitter taste.

For artists, rehearsal is not just a simple practice, but a starting point for completing the stage.If the starting point is shaky, the audience’s applause will be that much further away.Mistakes can happen, but there is no excuse for an unprepared scene.


Reporter Yang com -mo hmyang0307@donga

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