Numerous award exhibits and music festivals in South Korea have been cancelled following the Jeju Air airplane crash at Muan International Airport.
On December 29, a Jeju Air airplane carrying 181 individuals on board crashed on touchdown on the Muan International Airport, leaving solely two surviving crew members. The airplane was first warned of a chicken strike by the management tower throughout its first try to land, officers mentioned.
The pilot later issued a “mayday” warning minutes later and made a second try at a stomach touchdown, with its touchdown gear nonetheless retracted. The airplane skidded alongside the runway with smoke trailing behind, earlier than colliding right into a wall on the finish and bursting into flames.
South Korea’s appearing president Choi Sang-mok declared a seven-day nationwide mourning interval following the tragedy, set to be noticed till January 5 midnight KST. In observance of the mourning interval, quite a few award ceremonies, festivals and reside exhibits have been cancelled.
MBC cancels 2024 Gayo Daejejeon and Drama Awards reside broadcasts
The extremely anticipated 2024 Gayo Daejejeon, an annual end-of-year award ceremony, has been postponed, as introduced by MBC. Initially scheduled for December 31, a spokesperson instructed press that the occasion’s reside broadcast will likely be changed with a recorded broadcast at a later date, though the precise date and time has but to be shared.
Despite the cancellation of its reside broadcast, pre-recording for the present is ongoing and can proceed as scheduled. “We pray for the souls of the victims and once again offer our deepest condolences to the bereaved families,” MBC mentioned in its assertion.
SBS Entertainment Awards cancelled
On December 30, the tv community introduced the cancellation of each the reside broadcast and pre-recording of the SBS Entertainment Awards, beforehand set to happen on December 31.
“The live broadcast and recording scheduled for December 31 will not take place. It has not yet been decided whether the event will be rescheduled as a recorded broadcast or presented in another format,” it mentioned, per translations by Soompi.
KBS Drama Awards cancelled, to be pre-recorded
KBS introduced the ceremony’s cancellation on December 30 “to mourn the victims of the Jeju Air disaster”, beforehand deliberate as a reside occasion to happen on December 31.
It has since introduced that this yr’s KBS Drama Awards will transition right into a pre-recorded format, in response to translations by Soompi. Details a couple of revised schedule and winner bulletins will likely be shared at a later stage.