Several artists will not be able to attend the 'SMTOWN Live 2019 in Tokyo.'
On June 3, the official Japanese SMTOWN website announced EXO's D.O. is unable to attend due to military enlistment, Lay due to promotions in China, and Super Junior's Heechul, f(x)'s Victoria and Girls' Generation's Yuridue to scheduling conflicts.
SMTOWN stated, "We are deeply apologetic to the fans but please give understanding."
'SMTOWN Live 2019 in Tokyo' is scheduled to take place at Tokyo Dome on August 3 to August 5.
Both Victoria and Lay were appointed as Chinese Youth Ambassadors a couple of
years ago. It was a government appointment hence they cannot explicitly
promote under a foreign label. This is why f(x)'s Victoria and EXO's
Lay are put on "hiatus" and also the reason why SM allowed them to set
up their own management team in China so they can do activities there.
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