Lee Seung-hwan's concert in Gumi was eventually canceled...City "safety concerns"

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The 35th anniversary of singer Lee Seung-hwan's debut concert scheduled for the 25th was eventually canceled.

According to the Gumi City Government on the 23rd, Gumi Mayor Kim Jang-ho will announce an "emergency statement" in the conference room of Gumi City Hall at 11 a.m. on the same day to cancel Lee Seung-hwan's concert, which was scheduled to be held at the Gumi Culture and Arts Center on the 25th.An official from

said, "It seems that we have decided to cancel the concert for safety reasons in a situation where there is concern about physical conflict between the audience and conservative right-wing organizations," adding, "The first priority is civil safety."

Gumi City announced last week that it had inform Lee Seung-hwan of the possibility of canceling the concert unofficially by discussing safety issues. It is reported that the issue of refund, such as concert refund, will be through legal representatives in the future.

Earlier, Lee Seung-hwan publicly supported the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol's president and received a protest from a conservative right-wing group to cancel the Gumi concert.

On the 20th, he expressed his willingness to perform, saying that the concert to be held at the Gumi Culture and Arts Center was virtually sold out. On the previous day, he posted a message through the law firm, "Fans who will attend the concert should not respond to any of the rally protests scheduled nearby."

Reporter Lee Yu Na from Digital News Team.