SEOUL, June 10 \u2014 A post circulating on a South Korean online forum has triggered debate after alleging that around 1,000 civil servants were being deployed to support BTS\u2019 upcoming concert in Busan.<\/p>\n
According to kbizoom.com, the post published on June 8 under the title \u201c1,000 Civil Servants Being Mobilized for BTS Concert for Free\u201d criticised the reported arrangement, questioning why public officials were being assigned to a commercial event organised by a private company.<\/p>\n
The author argued that the concert, allegedly linked to HYBE\u2019s operations, should not rely on government personnel, claiming that hundreds of Busan City Hall staff were being assigned to venue operations and safety duties.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The post also mocked the situation, suggesting civil servants were being \u201csent for free during work hours\u201d to support the event.<\/p>\n
On the same day, KBS reportedly aired an interview with a Busan City Hall official who also questioned the arrangement, saying some public officials were uncomfortable with the scale of civil servant involvement in a profit-driven concert and arguing that taxpayer resources should not be used for private event costs.<\/p>\n
However, it remains unclear whether BTS\u2019 agency BigHit Music, under HYBE, formally requested support from the Busan Metropolitan Government or whether the city independently decided to assign staff to the event.<\/p>\n
BTS \u2014 comprising RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook \u2014 are scheduled to hold their \u201cBTS World Tour \u2018Arirang\u2019 in Busan\u201d concerts at Busan Asiad Main Stadium on June 12 and 13.<\/p>\n
The shows mark the group\u2019s first full-group performance in Busan in nearly four years, following their 2022 \u201cYet to Come in Busan\u201d concert held in support of the city\u2019s bid for the 2030 World Expo.<\/p>\n
June 13 also carries added significance as it marks BTS\u2019 debut anniversary, further heightening anticipation among fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SEOUL, June 10 \u2014 A post circulating on a South Korean online forum has triggered debate after alleging…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":727640,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[262447,262451,262450,262448,49,48,262449,75,4482,341],"class_list":["post-727639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-bts-busan-concert","tag-bts-world-tour-arirang","tag-busan-asiad-main-stadium","tag-busan-city-hall","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-civil-servant-mobilisation","tag-entertainment","tag-hybe","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/727639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=727639"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/727639\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/727640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=727639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=727639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=727639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}