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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”.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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?”<\/p>\n
“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.<\/p>\n
In the caption, jeremytan5187 called out the singer’s behaviour, saying that Rain sounded “sarcastic” and “pissed”.<\/p>\n
“Audience was pissed too and many left early before it ends [sic]! No encore. Most boring concert,” the attendee wrote.<\/p>\n
In another clip, Rain repeatedly asks the audience: “Are you ready?” and shaking his head when the crowd cheers. “I think you don’t have responsibility,” he says, which jeremytan5187 called “so awkward”.<\/p>\n
Some netizens agreed with Rain, with one likening concerts in Singapore to a “company annual dinner”.<\/p>\n
“Each country citizen [sic] has their distinct culture and personality. Let’s respect that,” another netizen chimed in.<\/p>\n
While some fans commented that they enjoyed the concert, others took issue with the Korean’s “condescending” tone, arguing that fans were “insulted” or “lectured”.<\/p>\n
“You are the entertainer, so you must lift the mood. You are paid to do it,” one netizen wrote.<\/p>\n
When the clip went viral, TikTok user @rain2peace, who often posts commentary on social issues, said in a Jan 2 post that “Singapore doesn’t owe performers noise”.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n The assumption that “Singaporean audiences are somehow inferior because they don’t shout on command” is misguided, he wrote, noting that local fans value listening over cheering.<\/p>\n He noted that Singapore culture emphasises restraint, and many concerts are held indoors, making nonstop chanting “unrealistic, and frankly inconsiderate”.<\/p>\n “Artists are entitled to prefer louder crowds. They are not entitled to redefine respect as noise,” the TikToker said.<\/p>\n Join the conversation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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