K-pop’s NCT sorry for performing their song Earthquake after hearing a quake alert in South Korea
- NCT were heavily criticised for singing their new song and dancing to it after they heard an alert for a 4.9-magnitude quake off South Korea’s Jeju island
- Band members Doyoung, Mark and Johnny offered apologies for their actions on Instagram and promised to think and act more carefully in the future
By Dong Sun-hwa
The members of K-pop boy group NCT apologised for singing their new song, Earthquake and dancing to it after getting an alert for a 4.9-magnitude quake that struck off Korea’s southern island of Jeju.
Their apologies came a few hours after they took flak for “acting insensitively to a natural disaster”.
“I want to offer my sincere apology to those who were hurt by my careless remarks,” Doyoung said on Instagram. “I made a mistake without realising the gravity of the situation … I was completely wrong and I have no excuse at all. I will make sure not to make the same mistake twice.”
Mark and Johnny also took to Instagram to apologise, promising that they would think and act more carefully in the future.
When the alarm rang, the SM Entertainment stars were holding a live broadcast titled, “NCT Universe Countdown Live” in celebration of the release of their third full-length album, Universe. After hearing the alarm sound, Doyoung suddenly shouted out the title of NCT’s new track, Earthquake, and Mark began humming a line from the song. Johnny stood up and danced to it, but was soon stopped by Sungchan.
After watching them, many criticised the singers online for “having fun with a natural disaster that could have threatened people’s lives.” The quake was the biggest to hit the island since 1978. No casualties or serious damage have been reported so far.
