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A sequence of live shows by Hong Kong boy band Mirror have been canceled after a severe accident on Thursday night time by which two performers have been injured after being hit by a large LED video display screen that fell from the ceiling.
The stunning incident (under) was caught on digicam and the footage has gone viral.
The 2 injured performers have been dancers from the 12-piece band Mirror, who have been performing in a live performance sequence known as “MIRROR.WEARE” on the Coliseum, a frequent live performance venue that has turn into the town’s canto-pop mecca. trade. The live performance sequence, which began on July 25, was imagined to have a complete of 12 reveals till August 5. It was the debut of the canto-pop sensation on the Coliseum.
The accident occurred throughout a band efficiency, when a large LED video display screen suspended above the stage fell and struck two dancers standing straight under. They have been knocked to the bottom and appeared unconscious, whereas the remainder of the crew was dazed. Each artists have been taken to hospital. One reportedly suffered a head damage, however was in steady situation; the opposite was injured within the neck and is alleged to be in severe situation.
#BREAKING: A horrific accident broke out as a gaggle of singers and dancers from Hong Kong staged their first live performance, injuring not less than two dancers. Each have been reportedly aware after they have been despatched to hospital. pic.twitter.com/y3c7MVyUmn
— Ezra Cheung (@ezracheungtoto) July 28, 2022
The live performance was instantly halted and the general public was requested to depart the venue, however advised they might maintain on to their tickets till additional discover. Many who witnessed the crash stay on the live performance or watched the video circulating on social media mentioned they have been emotionally disturbed by the incident.
“I’ve by no means felt so unhealthy going to a live performance. Strolling out of the Colosseum felt like strolling out of a funeral parlour. It was darkish, nobody was speaking,” mentioned a spectator who witnessed the incident. Selection. “Different women within the viewers have been crying. One other buddy, who’s a mom, requested why such a horrible and unacceptable incident might occur in Hong Kong, on the Coliseum.
The crash brought on a public outcry, with followers and trade insiders condemning the live performance organizers for not permitting sufficient time for a website verify and rehearsal, and for ignoring performer security.
The Hong Kong authorities has suspended additional live shows on the venue till its stage design and mechanical buildings are confirmed secure.
Live performance organizers Music Nation and MakerVille, two subsidiaries of Hong Kong telecommunications big PCCW, later introduced at 2 a.m. Friday morning native time that the remaining eight reveals within the live performance sequence had been canceled. They mentioned in an announcement that they regretted the accident and expressed concern for the 2 injured artists, saying they would supply help to the victims. The businesses have additionally pledged to analyze the reason for the incident.
Mirror, fashioned in 2018 and made up of 12 male vocalists, originated from “King Maker”, a actuality TV present staged by PCCW’s ViuTV. The group has turn into super-celebrity in Hong Kong in the course of the COVID pandemic. Among the group’s members, together with Keung To, Anson Lo, and Edan Lui, have turn into among the metropolis’s quickest rising stars in music, tv, and movie, and the group has additionally turn into a favourite with advertisers as a result of of his enormous fan base.
Nevertheless, criticism of the group of the live performance sequence has not ceased since its launch.
Simply earlier than the beginning of the present sequence, a dancer was injured throughout a rehearsal. On the second night time, Mirror member Frankie Chan fell off stage whereas performing. Many spectators who attended the primary two performances questioned the safety measures of the stage.
It was later revealed that the artists solely had two days to rehearse earlier than the live performance sequence started. Business heavyweight Aaron Kwok, an actor and canto-pop star greatest identified for his on-stage dance performances, has spoken out and mentioned two days is not sufficient time to organize for a gig. Kwok mentioned he wanted not less than three to 4 days to rehearse on location, and earlier than that he practiced at a unique venue with a reproduction stage.
The protection line rumbled all through the week, with greater than 13,000 folks signing a petition on Change.org demanding that live performance organizers dismantle unsafe mechanical stage designs and guarantee a secure stage for performers to sing. and dance.
“It’s extremely unhealthy [that] even earlier than this accident, the general public [was pleading] with the organizers to place security on the high of the checklist and [requesting that they] cancel some stage preparations so the boys can carry out safely,” mentioned Mirror fan Shirley Chan, who had purchased two tickets for a weekend present.
Involved followers requested if two of the manufacturing corporations, Hip Hing Loong Stage Engineering Firm Ltd and Artwork Design & Manufacturing Ltd, ought to take duty for the intense accident. However an leisure trade insider conversant in live performance manufacturing mentioned Selection that these corporations use native trade veterans, and the accident was uncommon. The issue, they counsel, is an absence of essential rehearsal time which can have uncovered the technical shortcomings.
“Organizers did not give the crew and artists sufficient time to settle in and rehearse,” mentioned the insider, who declined to be named. “Any issues on stage are found and resolved throughout rehearsal. However it appears that evidently there was not sufficient time for that.
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