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EPEX postpones Fuzhou concert due to local issues

AKP STAFF
Posted by hjang Sunday, May 11, 2025 4,554

The Chinese mainland concert of EPEX has been officially postponed.

EPEX had announced that the '2025 EPEX CONCERT Youth Deficiency', originally scheduled for May 31 at MAAQUU x CH8 LIVEHOUSE in Fuzhou, would be postponed due to local circumstances.

According to an industry insider, after EPEX received approval for the concert, a surge of scams involving Korean artists' performances emerged in both China and South Korea. This reportedly led Chinese authorities to request a postponement.

Some reports noted that certain companies in China falsely claimed to have secured approval for large-scale concerts by impersonating senior executives from CCTV, China’s state-run broadcaster.

EPEX’s concert had drawn attention as the first commercial K-pop performance approved in mainland China in nine years, since the deployment of THAAD in South Korea in 2016. The news had raised expectations that the so-called “K-pop ban” might be easing.

The agency stated that they are coordinating with Chinese authorities and will release an update with the rescheduled date and venue as soon as possible.


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