EXO’s Xiumin’s company has claimed that he’s presently being prevented from showing on KBS’s music program “Music Financial institution” as a result of broadcasting firm’s dealings with SM Leisure. In response, KBS has denied the allegation.
On March 4, ONE HUNDRED Label, the mum or dad firm of Xiumin’s company INB100, launched the next official assertion concerning the singer’s music present promotions:
Howdy, that is ONE HUNDRED.
We wish to inform you of an vital matter concerning our label’s artist’s appearances on KBS packages.
Xiumin, an artist underneath INB100, is ready to launch his solo album “Interview X” on March 10, marking his first solo comeback in two years and 6 months.
As it is a long-awaited solo comeback, our workforce made steady efforts to rearrange conferences with varied broadcasting stations in order that Xiumin might showcase an amazing efficiency to his followers. Nonetheless, KBS remained unresponsive and didn’t return our makes an attempt to make contact.
Not too long ago, we have been unofficially knowledgeable by KBS that it will be unattainable for Xiumin to look on [KBS] packages that characteristic SM Leisure artists, together with KBS2’s “Music Financial institution.”
This reasoning was obscure, however even till immediately, we’ve repeatedly tried to speak with KBS to induce them to prioritize the artist and their followers. Sadly, our makes an attempt have been ignored.
We imagine this case displays a case the place a public broadcasting station is obstructing an artist’s assembly with followers—not as a consequence of musical or some other [reasonable] components, however primarily based on its dealings with a particular leisure firm.
If this sort of unfair remedy continues, our artists can be positioned in a scenario the place they can not promote on music reveals at any time when SM Leisure artists have ongoing album promotions.
We discover it deeply unjust that KBS, a public broadcasting firm, has made this determination primarily based solely on one firm’s stance. Regardless of our utmost efforts to resolve this matter, we remorse having to ship such disappointing information to the followers.
Relating to KBS, which has not solely hindered Xiumin’s look however has additionally made it tough for different artists to look on “Music Financial institution,” our firm will proceed striving for equity and can do our greatest to forestall artists from being deprived by such unfair practices.
Though Xiumin’s KBS look is presently unattainable, we is not going to hand over for the sake of our artists and followers. Moreover, we promise to create even higher alternatives for Xiumin to showcase his performances and make significant reminiscences with followers via various occasions.
As soon as once more, we sincerely apologize for disappointing each our artist and followers. We are going to proceed striving to rectify unjust trade practices and stay an organization that really prioritizes its artists.
Thanks.
In the meantime, KBS has denied the claims, stating, “The allegations are fully unfounded,” and added, “The ‘Music Financial institution’ manufacturing workforce has been in steady communication with Xiumin’s company.”