BTS Busan Concert 'Civil Servant Mobilization' Controversy [Star Issue]

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A controversy has erupted over the mobilization of civil servants for the boy group BTS's Busan performance.

On the 8th, a post titled "1,000 civil servants will be mobilized for the BTS concert for free" was published on an online community.

The poster stated, "This isn't a street performance like the Seoul concert, nor is it a free show. HYBE is running a commercial concert to make money, yet they are not using their own staff to organize the service. Instead, they are using 910 personnel from their own main venue, and 915 Busan city officials are being mobilized. Is this right?"

They further added, "Hello, this is the HYBE Busan branch personnel agency. How many people shall we send? For free, during working hours. Mobilized on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday," expressing anger.

In response, KBS released an interview with a Busan city official on the same day. The official said, "This is not an event organized by the city, but a commercial performance where the private company reports 100% of the profits. Why are so many civil servants being mobilized for safety management? Many are dissatisfied internally. I don't understand why we should pay with tax money for what HYBE should cover."

However, it has not yet been clarified whether Big Hit Music(HYBE), BTS's agency, first requested cooperation from Busan City, or whether Busan City voluntarily mobilized civil servants.

BTS (RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, Jungkook) will hold 'BTS WORLD TOUR 'ARIRANG' IN BUSAN' at the Busan Asiad Main Stadium on the 12th and 13th.

This marks their first full-group appearance in Busan after approximately three years and eight months. BTS previously held the '2030 Busan World Expo Bid Prayer Concert 'Yet to Come' in BUSAN' at the same venue in October 2022. Notably, June 13 is BTS's debut anniversary, drawing intense interest from fans worldwide.

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