K-pop star Rain stopped a New Year’s Eve performance to tell attendees: “If you’re this quiet, we can’t have fun” – prompting one netizen to argue that Singapore “doesn’t owe performers noise”.
The 43-year-old singer, whose real name is Jung Ji-hoon, made the comment at a performance for the Singland Festival at Marina Bay Sands – a three-day music festival, featuring global artists, to ring in the new year.
TikToker @jeremytan5187 posted a snippet of the concert a day later, garnering over 182,700 views. In the 34-second clip, Rain can be heard asking attendees: “Why are you doing this?”
“If you’re this quiet, we can’t have fun,” he adds. “Are you really going to party like this?” The crowd cheers in response, growing louder with each prompt.
In the caption, jeremytan5187 called out the singer’s behaviour, saying that Rain sounded “sarcastic” and “pissed”.
“Audience was pissed too and many left early before it ends [sic]! No encore. Most boring concert,” the attendee wrote.
