Lee Seung Ki Mi’s tour was accused of ignoring the expats! “Not in good condition” refused to visit the sponsored restaurant, local fans waited for a show, and then the show was canceled due to “unable to sell tickets”

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Lee Seung Gi visited Atlanta, USA for a performance on the 30th of last month, and immediately caused dissatisfaction among local Koreans due to “lack of sincerity in fan service”.

According to a report by the Atlanta Korea Daily on the 1st of this month, Lee Seung Gi arrived in Atlanta on August 28th. He originally planned to visit the local Korean restaurant that sponsored the event, but he suddenly canceled the visit on the same day because he was in poor condition and needed to adjust. The restaurant and the fans looking forward to meeting him were greatly disappointed, and some restaurant owners even questioned Lee Seung Gi’s “belittlement of overseas Chinese”.

HUGH Entertainment and Corus Entertainment, the local companies in charge of Lee Seung Gi’s US tour, revealed that because Lee Seung Gi unilaterally changed the itinerary, the sponsor was protested by the sponsored restaurant, which was very embarrassing, and “the singer did not see any special health reasons.”In addition, Lee Seung Gi did not get off the car after arriving at the Hilton Hotel he had booked, and went directly to another hotel with the representatives and directors of his agency without explaining this.

According to local netizens, there are not many Korean companies in Atlanta that can sponsor Korean singers, so this time the restaurants run by local Koreans are the top performers. Lee Seung Gi’s sudden cancellation of the visit will inevitably embarrass the restaurants.

After the above situation was reported by the Korean media today, Lee Seung Gi’s agency responded, saying that originally they only planned to take pictures with the restaurant staff and only had a verbal agreement, but unexpectedly it was promoted as a public event on SNS. After the LA performance, Lee Seung Gi encountered turbulence on his way to Atlanta on his way to Atlanta, and his arrival was delayed due to the shaking of the train. He was in poor condition, and he had issued an announcement in advance stating that he could not visit.

Not only that, but the performance in New Jersey that was scheduled to be held on the 2nd of this month was also suddenly cancelled. Lee Seung Gi’s agency said it was “the reason for the local performance venue”, but someone on the Internet revealed that the real reason was the sluggish ticket sales: “There are a lot of public relations tickets”and “the performance venue has a lot of empty seats, which is surprising”. According to reports, the Atlanta performance venue has 3 floors of seats and can accommodate 2,700 people, but only 1,000 people were filled that day.