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SS501′s Park Jung Min Manila show “October Music Festival” cancelled

Park Jung Min

, a member of popular Korean idol group SS501 was set to visit Manila to headline the "October Music Pop Festival" on October 29. Unfortunately, Greenlights Events and Productions, the show's producers, announced that the show has been cancelled. On October 22, 2011, Greenlights posted this message on their Facebook page:

This is Greenlights Events & Productions Phils., Inc.

We are extremely sorry to announce that due to unforeseen circumstances that are beyond our company's control, the event "October POP Music Festival" will be canceled and Hallyu star Park Jung Min's visit to Manila will be postponed to a later date.

To all the fans of Park Jung Min, especially those who are planning to go to Manila just to see him, we are very sorry to deliver this unfortunate news. We know that many of you have been greatly anticipating his arrival, and that many of you have been counting down to the day that you will finally get to see your KPOP idol in person.

Park Jung Min himself has expressed great excitement to come to the Philippines. Despite his very busy schedule, he's been diligently preparing for this concert and we feel sorry that we would have to postponed his Manila visit. We would like to clarify that the postponement of the event is not caused by any reason on his part or his management. Please be assured that a better and a more intimate event with Park Jung Min is being prepared, and details of which will be announced by end of November.

To all the fans of JM De Guzman and Julie Anne San Jose, we are very sorry as well that this Filipino-Korean POP event was canceled.

For all ticket buyers of the "October POP Music Festival", full refund will be made accordingly. A separate notice will be issued tomorrow for everyone's guidance. For questions and feedback, you may email us at inquiry@greenlightproductionsinc.com or you may call 4042971 or 5044729.

For this, and for the inconvenience the postponement will cause, we would like to reiterate our deepest apologies to everyone.

Management Team

Greenlights Events & Productions Phils., Inc.

This announcement is indeed a big disappointment to Park Jung Min fans. However, there is still some hope for a more intimate fan event with Park Jung Min. Here's hoping for the best.

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Catherine Deen blogs for Yahoo! Philippines OMG! She lives, eats and breathes Korean music, cuisine, telenovelas, and pop culture. Follow her on Twitter @cathsdeen.