MANILA, Philippines - Bad news for fans of boy band SS501 in the Philippines.
SS501 member Park Jung Min’s Valentine fan meet in Manila, dubbed as “Intimately Yours, Be Min’s Valentines,” scheduled on Feb. 18 has been canceled, the organizer announced.
Greenlights Events & Productions Philippines, which was bringing the K-pop star to the Philippines, apologized to fans for the unfortunate event.
“We deeply regret to bring everyone this very unfortunate news but due to unforeseen circumstances that are beyond our control, we would need to cancel all of Park Jung Min's events here in Manila,” the company said in a statement posted on Facebook.
Greenlights said it was Park Jung Min’s agency that failed to commit Park Jung Min’s presence for the show.
“Park Jung Min's management failed to give us a confirmation that they can bring Park Jung Min to Manila as their artist. We have tried our best to reach out and coordinate with them to fix the problem at their end but we did not get any confirmation,” the company said.
Park Jung Min was originally scheduled to go to the Philippines last year for the October Pop Music Festival but the event was postponed.
The company also announced, “Park Jung Min, through his representative, expressed his willingness to attend his events in Manila BUT because the situation is too complicated, we decided not to bring Park Jung Min to avoid any legal conflicts.”
Greenlights reiterated its apology to the fans in the Philippines and overseas who bought tickets to the event.
“To all the fans of Park Jung Min, we know that a lot of you have anticipated his arrival next week and we can't thank you enough for the support you have given our company and Park Jung Min. We have prepared a lot for this too so it pains us to bring this sad news to everyone,” it said.
The company added, “We feel so sorry to all those who have prepared for Park Jung Min's event, particularly his local fan club and all the Overseas fans who have bought tickets to this fan meet. We completely understand your disappointment; however, we ask that you continue to support Park Jung Min in all his other activities.”
Greenlights said it would refund tickets on March 11.