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Posted by EunhaYi Monday, January 22, 2024

Inspire Arena addresses safety concerns amid Taemin's gravity-defying performance

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On January 23 KST, a press conference and media tour event was held at the Mohegan Inspire Entertainment Resort in Yeongjongdo, Incheon.

Previously, SHINee's Taemin's 'hanging' performance at his solo concert 'METAMORPH' held at the Inspire Arena attracted great attention. The huge structure measuring 6m wide and 6m tall was the first in Korea to rotate 360 ​​degrees, creating an upside-down effect, and garnered a lot of attention not only from the on-site audience but also online.

Taemin, who caught everyone's attention with his performance from the opening, performed on stage with both feet planted on the floor, rotating 180 degrees and hanging upside down. This performance surprised many people not only in the opening but also in the middle of the stage by singing while hanging upside down with both eyes covered.

Some people expressed concern and worry about the risk of safety accidents in the performance. Taemin also seemed to be aware of this, and at the end of the concert, he expressed his gratitude by saying, "I think safety is important. There are people who have personally experienced the (up/down inversion) stage before I went on."

In relation to this, Managing Director Jang revealed that he was aware of the fact that Taemin's performance had attracted a lot of attention and explained, "The production team carried out the performance because it was sufficient due to the design of the upper part of the performance hall."

Managing Director Jang said that the Inspire Arena's superstructure can support a load of up to 100 tons, adding, "Taemin's concert only weighed about 30 or 40 tons. KSPO DOME (former gymnastics stadium) was also recently renovated, so it can handle a load of up to 100 tons. This is a performance that can only be achieved at Inspire Arena,” he emphasized.

He added, "There are many concerts planned in the future and many performances possible because it is Inspire Arena. Since we can lift up to 100 tons at the same time, we will show our fantasy through various performances in the future."

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Scittle
Scittle1,579 pts Tuesday, January 23, 2024 1
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Well knowing Taemin, it was probably his idea 😂

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criminallalala497 pts Tuesday, January 23, 2024 0
Tuesday, January 23, 2024

He wanted to do it himself because it's his concert and he likes to do crazy stuff lmao

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