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Busan is drawing fresh attention—inside and outside South Korea’s K-pop industry—after controversy erupted over staffing support for a major BTS-related event. According to Chosun Ilbo, the debate centers on whether city officials should be pulled from municipal roles to help with event logistics, with criticism directed at the local government’s allocation of personnel and project […]
South Korea’s southern port city of Busan is facing fresh controversy after complaints emerged that municipal staff were reassigned to support BTS-related performances—prompting accusations that “the city is acting like a Hive recruitment office.” The dispute, reported in South Korean media on Tuesday, has sparked a wider debate over how local governments allocate public personnel […]
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