SINGAPORE: A local nightclub which had planned to host the performance of a controversial South Korean DJ has cancelled the act.
Speaking to Mediacorp's Channel 8, the owner of Club Rich said the entertainer, known as DJ NewJeansNim, had insisted on playing two songs involving Buddhist scriptures.
The entertainer, who is not affiliated with the popular K-pop group NewJeans, is known for performing in a monk's robe and incorporating Buddhist mantras into his set.
He was scheduled to perform at the club, located along Middle Road, on Jun 19 and Jun 20.
The Singapore Police Force (SPF) said last week that it was aware of the planned performance, and had engaged the licensee and stakeholder of the club.
The club owner said then that it would make sure religious elements - the monk's robe, use of a monk's instrument and music related to Buddhist mantras - would not be part of the show.
According to Public Entertainment Licence conditions, the licensee must ensure that the public entertainment provided at their premise is not likely to be offensive to any race, religion, ethnicity or nationality or potentially cause disharmony amongst different groups.
"Given the nature of the planned performance, the act may be in violation of this condition,” the police said earlier.
The police added that the club had acknowledged its advisory and said that it will ensure that the performance adheres to the licensing conditions.
This includes ensuring that the performance will not involve any elements associated with religion, be it in the attire, hand gestures, artefacts, songs and lyrics, said SPF.
Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam and Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong last week also voiced out on the planned performance.
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Speaking to Mediacorp's Channel 8, the owner of Club Rich said the entertainer, known as DJ NewJeansNim, had insisted on playing two songs involving Buddhist scriptures.
The entertainer, who is not affiliated with the popular K-pop group NewJeans, is known for performing in a monk's robe and incorporating Buddhist mantras into his set.
He was scheduled to perform at the club, located along Middle Road, on Jun 19 and Jun 20.
POLICE WAS AWARE OF PLANNED PERFORMANCE
The Singapore Police Force (SPF) said last week that it was aware of the planned performance, and had engaged the licensee and stakeholder of the club.
The club owner said then that it would make sure religious elements - the monk's robe, use of a monk's instrument and music related to Buddhist mantras - would not be part of the show.
According to Public Entertainment Licence conditions, the licensee must ensure that the public entertainment provided at their premise is not likely to be offensive to any race, religion, ethnicity or nationality or potentially cause disharmony amongst different groups.
"Given the nature of the planned performance, the act may be in violation of this condition,” the police said earlier.
The police added that the club had acknowledged its advisory and said that it will ensure that the performance adheres to the licensing conditions.
This includes ensuring that the performance will not involve any elements associated with religion, be it in the attire, hand gestures, artefacts, songs and lyrics, said SPF.
Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam and Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong last week also voiced out on the planned performance.
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