SNSD Taeyeon falls on stage & other tragic accidents

Taeyeon

The sub-group of Girls Generation, TaeTiSeo, or in short, TTS, made an appearance at the 24th Seoul Music Awards on the 22nd of January 2015 (Well, that's today actually). Well, that is hardly surprising. However, as they were leaving the stage after their performance, let's just say things went a bit shaky...

From the video, taken by a fan, you can see that one of the members (that is Seohyun we're talking about here) trips or stumbles but manages to get her balance back but, the unlucky one is indeed Taeyeon who falls next and seems to have suffered an injury as that part of the stage seems to have collapsed.

I really hope it's nothing serious, especially when Yuri revealed that they were working on a new album comeback this year.

What I am really concerned about is that stage falls are unfortunately common in the world of Kpop. Sure, it's funny and amusing to see your idols fall or trip sometimes on stage, but stage falls are sometimes definitely not a laughing matter.

'The 1st Pangyo Techno Valley Festival' took place on the 17th of October 2014 ,where 4Minute, T-ara, JungGiGo, and Cherry Filter were invited to perform. During 4Minute's performance, a ventilation grate where fans have somehow got onto to get a better look at the performance, collapsed. The unfortunate fans fell about 10 feet. 4Minute had no idea that the accident occurred until they left the venue. 

The BBC News reported that 12 died at the scene of the accident and 4 more passed away afterwards. In total, it was reported that 16 had died and 11 were injured. 

It was really a tragic accident...(I feel kind of sad just writing about this). 

BBC also said at the time of the incident:

'After the Sewol ferry sank six months ago, with the loss of more than 300 lives, many alleged that the country's regulations had not kept pace with its rapid economic development.'

To be perfectly honest, to relate this with the infamous ferry incident is a bit far-fetched and seems exaggerated. It's not really logical to state that just because of these two incidents Korea is unable to catch up with its own developments. Come on, one was a Kpop concert, the other was a ferry - there isn't really much of a relation. 

Kpop Highlights #5 (Hyuna and Ladies' Code)

Starting from this Highlight, I will be including the links to the recommended videos on YouTube because, I found that the screen that appears is a bit awkwardly small, unless you choose to watch it full screen.

Hyuna - Red

OMG! to be very honest, I have not actually watched the whole of the music video and I don't think I plan on doing so either. The very start of the video showed a monkey's bum and I was completely put off! I'm sorry, I am very judgemental. But, this isn't surprising. After all, she is Hyuna, if you know what I mean. I should have expected this much. However, on the more comfortable note, the chorus of the song is actually very addictive and fun (and rather seductive)! If you search on the lyrics, you will come to find that she says,

'A monkey’s butt is red, what.
Red is Hyuna, Hyuna is yeah.' 

Okay, at first glance, I thought like wtf? Sorry! But then I found out that what she did was actually very clever- she had incorporated a nursery rhyme into the song and that the rhyme actually goes something like 'A monkey's butt is red' and so on. Plus, in the middle of the song, the beat slows down almost dramatically and the music really seems to have an air of something Indian- if you get what I'm trying to say. Yeah that was really interesting...

If you don't want to watch the music video, why not just search for an audio version on YouTube, because I really recommend that you listen to this song to the end before you decide whether you like it or hate it.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTXCgR93zC8

Ladies' Code - Crazily Hooked

I think you would recognise Ladies' Code, if you have read my previous post. Once again, I can't express how sorry I am for what happened to them. On a more lighter note, I really wanted to include this song when it appeared in the drama Flower Grandpa Investigative Team, because it is a real feel-good song. I initially thought Girl's Day sang it to be honest. However, now listening to this again and knowing that the two of the members who sang it are no more, it's really heart-breaking...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQM6wOUQImg

I think this is it for now. I guess this is the shortest Kpop Highlight I have ever done.

Kpop Group Ladies' Code and road accidents in South Korea

RiSe and EunB

Some of you may probably be aware of this incident already, when the tragic car accident happened on the 3rd of September 2014, where two members from Ladies' Code, namely EunB and RiSe, lost their lives, and the other members seriously injured. So, why bring up the past?

Well, it's solely because of my guilt over the fact that even though I have heard about the crash, I didn't really pay attention to it. The incident somehow got into my head again and I now feel so much grief over the loss of the lives of EunB and RiSe.

Ladies' Code - Kiss Kiss (released in August 2014)

EunB, died at the scene at the age of 21

RiSe died at the age of 23, 4 days after the accident due to a severe head injury.

Polaris Entertainment, the group's label made a statement after the accident:

‘After a schedule in Daegu on September 2, Ladies’ Code was headed back to Seoul. Around 1:30 AM in Suwon, an issue occured with the car′s back wheel coming off. With the rainy road and wheel coming off, the vehicle spun several times, hitting a guardrail.'

Ladies’ Code members Ashley and Zuny were released from hospital and attended the funeral of EunB on September 5 2014, with much grief. The remaining member was sadly unable to attend she was still hospitalized and needed an operation for a facial fracture. 

Ashley and Zuny

However, there were no witnesses and no CCTV recordings present at the scene of the inicident and the blackbox could not be uncovered, resulting in a rather dim perspective of who was to blame for the tragedy. 

It was also revealed that the van’s air bags did not work at the time of the accident. Another report then came out claiming that they hit the guard rail when it tried to avoid a collision with another vehicle. 

Later on the year, reports have come in saying that Manager Park, who was driving, was travelling at a speed of more than 80 mph when the speed limit was reduced to 55 mph because of bad road conditions. He was arrested on the 12th of November 2014 and was trialled on January the 15th. 

There is a seriously important life lesson to learn from here. Dangerous driving is indeed fatal. No matter how quickly you need to travel to a place in order to keep up with schedules or no matter how experienced you are as a driver, or are in the belief of the 'tattle tale' that people sitting in the back seats do not need to wear seatbelts (which many people in Asia believe and which is actually very alarming), you must follow the regulations of the road that have been put in place. Speed limits are not there for meer decoration!

To finish off, why not have a look at what EatYourKimchi have to say...

Ladies' Code 'I'm fine, thank you.' have been released in tribute to the deceased members. 

Just what will be the future of Ladies' Code, if there is any...?

Also, check out this URL: 

I personally think that what they have written there is a lot of utter nonsense in relation to the tragedy. 

http://vigilantcitizen.com/musicbusiness/k-pop-stars-eunb-rise-die-car-crash-death-foreshadowed-last-video/