K-pop idols offer condolences, postpone activities following Jeju Air crash

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according to officials. Minutes after, the pilot issued a “mayday” warning before making a second attempt with a belly landing, with its landing gear still retracted.

The plane skidded along the runway before colliding into a wall at the end and bursting into flames.South Korea’s acting president Choi Sang-mok has since declared a seven-day-long national mourning period following the tragedy, set to be observed until January 5 midnight KST.

In observance of the mourning period, the country’s entertainment industry has called off events and releases out of respect for the victims.Several South Korean musicians and celebrities have taken to social media to offer their condolences to the families and loved ones of the disaster’s victims. “We express our deepest condolences to the victims and their families affected by the accident.

May their souls rest in peace,” wrote SEVENTEEN leader S.Coups on Instagram on the night of December 29.BLACKPINK member and soloist Lisa also announced a postponement of a live broadcast and offered her condolences. “I will have to delay this month’s live to a later date.