[News Summary] ‘Halloween’ became a taboo word…After the Itaewon Crushing Accident, it disappears from the broadcast performance world

SM Wonderland, Strike Music Festival. Photo ㅣSM, BEPC Tangent

Source: Article From MK in Naver

[News Summary]

K-pop agencies that held large-scale events on Halloween Day also canceled or omitted the event this year. SM Entertainment did not proceed with 'SMTOWN WONDERLAND 2022', which was scheduled to be broadcast live for free for annual paid members (ACE) of the Wilderness Club on Beyond Live for about an hour from 6:15 pm on the 30th. .

The 'Fantasy Halloween' concept, which has been held since the 28th, was promoted, and the 'Strike Music Festival', which had been held since the 28th, was also canceled entirely on the 30th. The 'Strike Music Festival', which was held for the first time in about three years since the COVID-19 pandemic, celebrated the Halloween season and held a festival that combined the EDM festival and conceptual style. The performance on the 30th was completely canceled.

A broadcast official predicted, "It seems that Halloween-related programs, events, and events will not be produced or held in the broadcasting and performance industry in Korea as well as this year."

Gildong Hong, Shudol. Photo ㅣKBS 2TV

In the broadcast, ‘Halloween’ is expected to become an eternal taboo. Broadcasters have met viewers with special features related to Halloween every year, but this year they are trying to erase traces by discarding or deleting broadcasts decorated with Halloween-related content.

Season 4 of KBS 2TV's entertainment program '2 Days & 1 Night' also decided to edit some Halloween-related content. 'The Return of Superman' also stopped replays of episodes containing Halloween concept scenes.

Previously, '2 Days & 1 Night' was also decided to air by editing the amount of filming under the Halloween concept.

OTT and radio are no exception. TVing brought down a Halloween-related content section decorated with Halloween-related emoticons such as pumpkins and lanterns on the main screen. Watcha immediately deleted the special section titled 'You are the main character of Halloween'.

Radio also discarded the pre-prepared recordings as a Halloween special, and announcers are running a special commemorative broadcast.

Reporter Jin Hyang-hee (happy@mk.co.kr)