Upcoming performances by a controversial South Korean DJ at a local club have been cancelled due to the performer’s insistence on playing two soundtracks with religious elements, the club said. When contacted, Club Rich Singapore owner Jackie He told The Straits Times on...
DJ NewJeansNim, who infuses Buddhist elements into his performances, was scheduled to perform at Club Rich Singapore on June 19 and 20.Upcoming performances by a controversial South Korean DJ at a local club have been cancelled due to the performer’s insistence on playing two soundtracks with religious elements, the club said.
The federation said in a Facebook post on May 19 that the DJ is not a monk and should not put on a monk’s robe to perform, adding that it is against the Vinaya – a disciplinary code for monks. He also thanked the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong and Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam, both of whom had spoken out about the issue on Facebook.
According to a police statement on May 21, Club Rich had said that it will keep to Singapore’s licensing conditions and that the DJ’s performance
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