Hi everyone, this is GoodEMG.
Firstly, many people and fans of Shin Hyesung have expressed their agreement and encouragement towards our standpoint towards MKMF, which was released in a public notice on the 19th. We sincerely thank everyone for their support.
Ever since we released the notice, some of our comments have been misreported in the news, and we would like to take this opportunity to make some clarifications.
Just as mentioned in the notice, MKMF did not send out an invitation to us, thus reports that say that we cancelled just 2 hours before the show seem to imply that we were sabotaging the event on purpose. This is upsetting us greatly. "To truly become a celebration for all musicians, all winners and non-winners alike should attend the event, isn't it?" Towards cruel comments such as these, we will humbly accept them as advice.
But, is this awards ceremony truly a "celebration for all musicians"?
On the afternoon of the 19th, we saw an SG Wannabe-related article with comments such as "making music not to receive awards", and that "awards are for show and are not important". This left us feeling very unhappy.
During the MKMF awards ceremony, MC Shin Dong Yup said that "MKMF is more than an awards ceremony, it's a celebration for all musicians." To the artistes who have put in their best to sing and dance for the audience and fans for the past year, we are sure they will agree and feel very happy to do so.
Thus awards ceremonies are happy occasions where artistes can obtain recognition for the work they have done for the past year, and where they are greeted with applause and well wishes. For the organizers and winners of these award ceremonies, as well as those nominees who give their best wishes and applause, to allow everyone's efforts to be recognized, the system has to be fair and transparent.
If the eventual winners are chosen based on criteria that everyone finds acceptable, all artistes would definitely be willing to join in the celebration.
A certain report pointed out that the moments before the winners were announced were not exciting enough, and scenes of all the nominees being nervous were non-existent. These would be sights that we expect to see at award ceremonies. This only goes to show that only the winners were present, and some nominees weren't even invited. How then can one call this a "celebration for all musicians that is more than just an awards ceremony"?
If this is really a "celebration for musicians", surely all artistes who have released albums and carried out promotional activities should be invited then? And the event would be a lively occasion where everyone is happy since all the artistes are present, shouldn't it be that way?
However, in this case, for nominees who didn't have to perform and didn't win, who actually went? Did the other nominees get official invitations? We feel that this is a case where the nominees who weren't performing and who didn't win were not invited.
This completely destroys the original intention of the "celebration for musicians".
In the news article, SG Wannabe commented that "we should work hard at making music for people to enjoy, and not to make music in order to win awards."
Is the whole point of the discussion about winning awards at all? Right from the beginning, it has been about the unacceptable judging criteria and standards. Just like what SG Wannabe has said, it's about giving a fair judgement to whether or not the standards are accepted by everyone.
The singers caught in the MKMF controversy are from our company, and when they didn't attend the event as they couldn't agree with the judging criteria, they are being accused of absenting themselves as they didn't win. Such accusations make us feel extremely upset. We really hope that these twisted versions of the truth do not become the focus of the whole problem. Just as we hope, for the sake of giving everyone an awards ceremony that everyone can agree with and respect, we request this of everyone once again.
For Shin Hyesung and the fans who love and support his music, they have been hurt by this whole incident. Although our voices of protest may not be very loud, but GoodEMG will carry on and persist in order to rectify the mistakes.
Once again, to everyone, including the fans, who have shown us concern and encouragement, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts, and we hope that you will continue to support us.
Thank you.
Source: GOODEMG
Chi trans: 打糕@shinhwachina
Eng trans: midnightgirl13 @shinhwa.biz
Firstly, many people and fans of Shin Hyesung have expressed their agreement and encouragement towards our standpoint towards MKMF, which was released in a public notice on the 19th. We sincerely thank everyone for their support.
Ever since we released the notice, some of our comments have been misreported in the news, and we would like to take this opportunity to make some clarifications.
Just as mentioned in the notice, MKMF did not send out an invitation to us, thus reports that say that we cancelled just 2 hours before the show seem to imply that we were sabotaging the event on purpose. This is upsetting us greatly. "To truly become a celebration for all musicians, all winners and non-winners alike should attend the event, isn't it?" Towards cruel comments such as these, we will humbly accept them as advice.
But, is this awards ceremony truly a "celebration for all musicians"?
On the afternoon of the 19th, we saw an SG Wannabe-related article with comments such as "making music not to receive awards", and that "awards are for show and are not important". This left us feeling very unhappy.
During the MKMF awards ceremony, MC Shin Dong Yup said that "MKMF is more than an awards ceremony, it's a celebration for all musicians." To the artistes who have put in their best to sing and dance for the audience and fans for the past year, we are sure they will agree and feel very happy to do so.
Thus awards ceremonies are happy occasions where artistes can obtain recognition for the work they have done for the past year, and where they are greeted with applause and well wishes. For the organizers and winners of these award ceremonies, as well as those nominees who give their best wishes and applause, to allow everyone's efforts to be recognized, the system has to be fair and transparent.
If the eventual winners are chosen based on criteria that everyone finds acceptable, all artistes would definitely be willing to join in the celebration.
A certain report pointed out that the moments before the winners were announced were not exciting enough, and scenes of all the nominees being nervous were non-existent. These would be sights that we expect to see at award ceremonies. This only goes to show that only the winners were present, and some nominees weren't even invited. How then can one call this a "celebration for all musicians that is more than just an awards ceremony"?
If this is really a "celebration for musicians", surely all artistes who have released albums and carried out promotional activities should be invited then? And the event would be a lively occasion where everyone is happy since all the artistes are present, shouldn't it be that way?
However, in this case, for nominees who didn't have to perform and didn't win, who actually went? Did the other nominees get official invitations? We feel that this is a case where the nominees who weren't performing and who didn't win were not invited.
This completely destroys the original intention of the "celebration for musicians".
In the news article, SG Wannabe commented that "we should work hard at making music for people to enjoy, and not to make music in order to win awards."
Is the whole point of the discussion about winning awards at all? Right from the beginning, it has been about the unacceptable judging criteria and standards. Just like what SG Wannabe has said, it's about giving a fair judgement to whether or not the standards are accepted by everyone.
The singers caught in the MKMF controversy are from our company, and when they didn't attend the event as they couldn't agree with the judging criteria, they are being accused of absenting themselves as they didn't win. Such accusations make us feel extremely upset. We really hope that these twisted versions of the truth do not become the focus of the whole problem. Just as we hope, for the sake of giving everyone an awards ceremony that everyone can agree with and respect, we request this of everyone once again.
For Shin Hyesung and the fans who love and support his music, they have been hurt by this whole incident. Although our voices of protest may not be very loud, but GoodEMG will carry on and persist in order to rectify the mistakes.
Once again, to everyone, including the fans, who have shown us concern and encouragement, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts, and we hope that you will continue to support us.
Thank you.
Source: GOODEMG
Chi trans: 打糕@shinhwachina
Eng trans: midnightgirl13 @shinhwa.biz
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