One Hundred’s full statement:
Hello. This is One Hundred.
We would like to inform you of an important matter regarding an artist from our label’s appearance on KBS.
Xiumin, who is from INB100, is scheduled to release his solo album, “Interview X,” on March 10th, after 2 years and 6 months.
As it has been a while since he released a solo album, our staff tried to meet with the broadcasting station several times so that Xiumin could show his fans a good stage through a music show, but KBS was silent and did not even respond to our calls.
In this situation, KBS recently unofficially told us that it would be impossible for Xiumin to appear on programs such as KBS2's 'Music Bank' where SM Entertainment singers appear at the same time.
It was a difficult position to accept, but we continued to KBS until today to convey the message that 'please think of the artist and the fans first.' However, even this was ignored.
I think that this is because the public broadcasting station blocked the meeting between the artist and the fans through the show due to a conflict of interest with a specific agency, not music or any other reason.
If the unfair situation surrounding our artists continues, our artists will inevitably be unable to appear on music shows during the weeks when SM Entertainment artists are promoting their albums.
We believe that it is extremely unfair for KBS, a public broadcasting company, to make this decision based solely on the position of a specific company, and we have done our best to resolve this situation until the end, but we are very sorry to have to deliver this unpleasant news to our fans.
Regarding KBS, which has made it difficult for other artists, including Xiumin, to appear on ‘Music Bank,’ we will continue to work hard to be fair, and we will do our best to prevent many artists from being harmed by such unfair practices in the future.
Although Xiumin’s appearance on KBS is impossible for now, we will never give up for the sake of our artists and fans. We also promise to come back soon to find other ways to create a much better event and create wonderful stages and memories.
Once again, we apologize for disappointing our artists and fans, and we will continue to work hard to correct unreasonable practices and become a company that truly cares for our artists.
Thank you.
@XIUMIN_INB100
@_xiumin_JP
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