Jung wrote on social media on the 22nd, “I had decided not to appear in this performance and hadn’t said anything separately, but I’m posting this because so many people have contacted me. I will not appear in this performance.”
She said she had verbally been asked to perform at a March 1 music concert and agreed, but learned about the poster only after an acquaintance sent it to her two days earlier. “I contacted them and decided not to appear,” she added.
Jung said she initially thought no explanation was needed because she had already decided not to participate, but chose to clarify after hearing from many supporters.
Earlier, Tae Jin-ah’s agency, Jina Entertainment, also issued a statement the same day saying he would not perform. The agency said it had only received an inquiry describing it as a general event, not a political one. It said an event official visited days earlier and asked whether Tae could appear at an event at 2 p.m. March 2 at KINTEX, and the agency replied that his schedule was available. The agency said it asked whether it was related to politics given the upcoming local elections, but was told it was “just a general event at KINTEX.”
The agency added, “Tae Jin-ah has never accepted countless invitations from the political world, and he has absolutely no intention of appearing at political events in the future.”
* This article has been translated by AI.
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