It's been raining all over the country... 'The weather was perfect' Psy's carelessness and quick recovery

While the whole country is suffering from record-breaking heavy rain, Psy's remarks are being hit hard. In the midst of the heavy rain that resulted in a number of casualties, it was pointed out that his remarks were not timely.

Psy's 'Drenched Show' is a representative concert of Psy and has established itself as a representative summer festival. 1 in ticket sales for every performance, and is steadily receiving love. It is a performance of high social interest.

On the 16th, Psy posted a review of the performance of 'Psy Soaking Show SUMMER SWAG 2023' held at Jinnam Sports Complex in Yeosu, Jeollanam-do the previous day through his Instagram. He said, "On July 15, I was a Korean singer Psy in Yeosu, where everything was perfect, including the audience, staff, guests, and weather. Thank you."

However, with heavy rains across the country causing casualties as well as damage to facilities one after another, among netizens, "It was careless to say that the weather was perfect in a nationwide disaster situation" and "It was flooding, but it was a water play concert", etc. It is not timely. was pointed out and controversy arose. Afterwards, as the voice of criticism grew louder, Psy also deleted the post.

Psy's Drenched Show was controversial last year as well. This is because it was pointed out that it is right to hold a concert in which 300 tons of water is sprayed per concert in a severe drought situation.

Of course, canceling the concert is a pity for the fans who have been waiting for the concert through fierce ticketing for several months. There are many counterarguments that a festival is just a festival regardless of natural disasters. The existing seat ticket price for Psy's Drenched Show was between 150,000 and 160,000 won, but it was sold at between 300,000 and 400,000 won, more than twice the original price, on various second-hand sales sites. I also understand Psy's position that he has no choice but to hold a performance for the fans who have been waiting for him.

The performance ended successfully, but the external finish was disappointing. The remark that 'the weather was perfect' is close to a mistake. In other words, considering Psy's influence, it was necessary to carefully review the writing in advance before completing it.

Later, through Hope Bridge, Psy said, "I want to convey my deepest condolences to everyone who has been affected by the current torrential rain. I decided to donate with the hope that it will be a little help so that they can return to their daily lives as soon as possible." revealed

Psy received a lot of criticism for making a rather untimely remark when he said, "The weather was perfect," but he quickly made up for his mistake afterwards. 'Drenched Show' is a performance that many people look forward to. You can't stop holding a concert just because there's a flood, but when you're getting the most attention, you have to pay attention to every word you say.

Reporter Kim Se-ah, Ten Asia haesmik@tenasia.co.kr