The 'King of Music' Cho Yong-pil has postponed his Daejeon concert in memory of the Jeju Air passenger plane tragedy.
His agency YPC announced on the afternoon of the 30th, "We would like to inform you that the '20th Album Release Commemorative Cho Yong-pil & The Great Birth Concert' scheduled for January 4th in Daejeon has been postponed to participate in the national mourning period due to the Jeju Air plane accident."
According to the agency, the concert will be rescheduled after discussions with the venue. The agency stated, "We ask for the understanding of the audience who have been waiting," and expressed "deep condolences and sympathy to the victims of the Jeju Air accident and their families."
Cho Yong-pil began his nationwide tour in November, starting in Seoul. He has completed performances in Daegu and Busan and was scheduled to perform in Daejeon and Incheon Songdo.
Cho Yong-pil released his twentieth studio album '20' on October 22nd.
Meanwhile, according to the fire authorities, on the morning of the 29th at 9:03 AM, a Jeju Air passenger plane with 181 people on board, flying from Bangkok to Muan, encountered an accident during the landing process at Muan International Airport in Jeollanam-do. There were 175 passengers and 6 crew members on board, with 175 passengers and 4 crew members reported dead, and 2 survivors (crew members).
Flight 7C2216 of Jeju Air attempted to land on the runway of Muan Airport without its landing gear deployed, resulting in a collision with the outer wall, causing most of the aircraft to be engulfed in flames.
[Ji Seung-hoon, Star Today Reporter]
