AleXa mourns Itaewon crowd crush victims at Los Angeles live performance
Korean-American singer AleXa lately held a live performance in Los Angeles, the place she took a second to mourn the victims of final weekend’s crowd crush in Itaewon.
On October 30, the 25-year-old singer held the ultimate live performance of her US tour at Los Angeles’ Avalon Hollywood, which marked her first solo gig within the metropolis. On the present, the idol took a second to handle the tragedy. The demise toll has risen to 156, based on a Korea Times report at this time (November 1).
“As you guys most likely know, like hundreds of thousands of others world wide, I’m saddened and fairly devastated to listen to what occurred in Itaewon lately in Korea,” she informed the viewers, per Billboard.
“Many vibrant, younger stars, many younger lives had been misplaced on this tragedy that can without end go down in historical past as one of many worst issues to occur in trendy occasions in Korea. It’s without end going to vary the lives of individuals they knew, associates, household, and family members,” she continued.
The singer then added: “I kindly ask that we altogether observe a minute of silence right here collectively out of respect for all of the victims and all of the lives misplaced within the tragedy.” Throughout this time, the venue turned off its stage lights to show a video display with the phrase “pray for Itaewon” as AleXa and her followers noticed one minute of silence.
The South Korean music trade has joined the remainder of the nation in a interval of mourning, accordingly cancelling or suspending most non-essential occasions and releases out of respect for the deceased.
In concert events staged on October 30, Okay-pop acts ATEEZ and Dreamcatcher additionally paid their respects to the Itaewon victims by observing moments of silence. Members of the previous group had been additionally seen donning black armbands, whereas the latter group eliminated the phrase “Halloween” from the identify of their live performance.
Following the conclusion of her US tour, AleXa is ready to launch her third mini-album ‘Women Gone Vogue’ on November 11. Whereas her company ZB Label has briefly postponed the file’s promotional rollout in gentle of the current tragedy, it’s not but clear if the mission’s launch date – which comes after South Korea’s interval of nationwide mourning – will likely be modified.