Korean hip-hop festival Whoop postponed, sparks backlash

A Korean hip-hop festival was abruptly postponed just two weeks before it was supposed to take place, inviting backlash from both local and overseas fans.

Organizers of the Whoop Festival announced via their socials over the weekend that the Korean hip-hop event is no longer happening and that a new date would be announced at an unspecified date and location. No reason was given for the abrupt postponement.

“Both the location and the performance date had to be changed. A new date will be announced by the firm once it has been established,” the announcement read.

The organizers, The Dream and Destiny Co., Ltd., said they would be issuing refunds until this Sunday at 6pm via The Concert ticketing platform account on the messaging app LINE.

The cancellation comes in the same month the Whoop Festival would have taken place, just two weeks from its intended date…