Breaking: THE BOYZ's Concert Delayed Due To Bomb Threat; Venue Temporarily Evacuated
Updated August 10 KST:
THE BOYZ’s agency has announced a new start time for today’s concert following the completion of the safety inspection by the police and fire department.
The agency’s full announcement is as follows:
Hello.
This is ONE HUNDRED.The start time of today’s “THE BOYZ <THE BLAZE> WORLD TOUR in SEOUL” concert has been postponed to 6 p.m.
After receiving a report that an explosive device had been placed inside the KSPO Dome on August 10, the police and fire department conducted a safety inspection of the facility.
We apologize for the delay in making a statement due to the safety inspection, and as the safety inspection has now been completed, the house doors will open at 4:45 p.m.
We apologize once again for making you wait in this hot weather, and please note that we are distributing cold water around the concert venue.
We ask for the understanding of the concertgoers.
Original Article:
THE BOYZ’s agency has postponed the start time of today’s concert due to a bomb threat.
On the afternoon of August 10, a fax was sent to the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation (KSPO) claiming that an explosive device had been placed at the KSPO Dome, where THE BOYZ was scheduled to hold the third night of their “THE BLAZE” concert in Seoul that same day.
The venue was immediately evacuated, and the police arrived at the KSPO Dome together with the fire department to search for the explosive device.
Shortly afterwards, THE BOYZ’s agency officially announced that the start time of the concert, which was originally scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. KST, would inevitably be delayed.
The agency’s full statement is as follows:
Hello.
This is ONE HUNDRED.We are making an announcement regarding THE BOYZ’s “<THE BLAZE> WORLD TOUR in SEOUL” concert scheduled for today, August 10.
Due to an internal inspection of the KSPO Dome, the house opening time and the start time of the concert will inevitably be delayed.
As soon as an exact opening time and concert start time are set, we will make another announcement.We ask for the concertgoers’ generous understanding.
Thank you.
