In response to a recent online post criticizing his and his manager's ill-mannered behavior, rapper San E recently posted a lengthy apology letter via Facebook in hope of defusing the rumors.
In the response, San E continued to apologize for all the misunderstandings that arose at the festival and for making his fans wait for his performance. However, the rapper also refuted the claims that the music director had written regarding his manners.
The rapper wrote, "This is the first time something like this happened and I'm not very good with my words.... The things I write below are the truth that I remember and I will only speak the truth. If you read until the end, thank you."
San E continued, "I want to start off by apologizing to the audience who were waiting out in the cold. According to my agency (Brand New Music), they had already informed the reps of Owl Festival that because of a performance before, I would be able to arrive by 12 AM. I was told [by my agency] that this would be okay. And to confirm, my agency reminded them again two days prior [to the festival date] that I would be arriving by 12 AM and asked if there were any issues with it. After calculating the distance and the speed limit, we told the festival reps beforehand that it would be impossible to arrive before 12 AM. The festival reps confirmed and said they will run the event so that there would be no gap until [my] performance."
"In their second written post, it said that Brand New Music had told [the festival reps] on the day of the festival that we would be able to arrive by 11:05 PM. But even when I thought about it, 11:05 PM seemed impossible. It wasn't even 11:10 or 11:15. To think that the agency had irrationally cut down one hour [of traveling time]......ㅠㅠ I called my agency multiple times to see if there had been any miscommunication. My agency told me that they had informed the festival that it would be impossible to arrive at that time."
In addition to refuting the claims that stated that the rapper had been late without notice, San E revealed that he was unaware that there were fans waiting just for his performance and that the festival had come to a temporary halt.
He said, "I deeply regret that I wasn't able to perform my whole set for those who just wanted to enjoy the performance regardless of the situation and had to wait. If I had known that there were so many people waiting just for me, I would have canceled the DJ set and would have gone on stage with MR. No matter how many times I think about it, if I knew [how people were waiting], with my personality, I would have just gone up."
As a professional rapper and a performer, San E stated that he takes his performances very seriously and had he known about the situation, he would have abandoned his planned DJ set. He continued, "I'm sure everyone would be the same, but I also take the stage seriously every time I perform. There was not one performance I did half-heartedly, so I'm very sensitive before my performances and only want the best from the team that I perform with."
In addition, San E wrote regretfully, "I remember very clearly, I was in a very good mood because of the responsive crowd in Gumi. And when I arrived [at the festival], I signed autographs and took pictures with the people inside just like any other time. I read [on the post] that I was screaming and cursing... but from what I remember exactly, other than the normal greeting words, I did not communicate with any of the staff members. I also read that I had my earphones in and was ignoring the staff... The performance and the crowd are the most important so once I arrive and have done my initial greeting, I listen to my music and focus on warming up. And when everything is done, I finish up giving autographs and take pictures with the people. So how can you say I was ignoring..."
San E continued and revealed that he was only informed about the situation by his manager before he went up on stage and because he felt so bad for the audience who were waiting, he performed his best and even threw the jacket he was wearing into the crowd.
He continued, "In the midst of my performance someone sent in a report and the police came and stopped the performance. I was also bewildered [when this happened] and when I was getting into the car, I asked, 'What is going on?' This was the first time something like this has ever happened. I was angry and firmly told the agency that if they were going to have the performance end like this, then they might as well not have scheduled it."
The rapper then addressed the writer personally and said, "When I read the post, it seemed like rather than communicating with me, the person had gotten mad after having friction with my manager and the DJ. First and foremost, there was a problem and if you had gotten angry because of what happened, I apologize. The things that you have mentioned, I will be more wary of the actions of my team as well as mine. I bow my head once again and apologize for the situation."
The rapper continued stating that he was disappointed because his side of the story was disregarded and the music director had written the post as if he knew of San E personally.
San E also denied the rumors of the festival staff members being cautious around the rapper, locking himself in the room because he didn't want to perform, putting on an annoyed expression when he was stopped from bringing beer on stage, saying that it is okay to be late to an event in a very rural area, and finally the rumors of the rapper treating smaller events as a joke. He pleaded that the rumors were groundless because he does not believe he is scary enough for other people to act cautiously around him, and takes all performances, big or small, seriously.
However, because of this incident, San E revealed that he was able to look back at all the other times that his actions might have been seen as arrogant.
He continued, "...If there was something to apologize, I wanted to apologize and talk through the miscommunication and end it with a smile so I was just waiting quietly.... If everything that was written was true, then I would have asked the agency to officially apologize. If I was late and if I knew better, it is something to apologize for. Because it's something that I had done wrong."
The rapper revealed that he had confirmed with his agency multiple times if what he believed were true and if there were anything that they were lying about. San E then added that he genuinely wants to communicate personally with the person who had written the post criticizing him and his manager to apologize if there were things that he had done wrong and would take responsibility for everything.
San E addressed the music director yet again and stated, "I know when you bravely wrote the post, rather than to make me into a bad person, you had a bigger meaning to it. I was also awaken by it.... If we can talk personally about it and hash out the miscommunication, then I think it would also be a good opportunity for both of us."
Meanwhile, the writer of the first post regarding Brand New Music, San E, and his manager's behavior, recently wrote another post with more details of the situation, validating the statements that he had made.
