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Singer Karencici emerges from giant trash can at album launch event
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Singer Karencici emerges from giant trash can at album launch event

From Chosun Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Singer Karencici launched her new album "Loser." with a unique fan event at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park.
  • She made a surprise entrance from a giant trash can, symbolizing shedding negative impressions associated with the album's title.
  • The event included a ritual where fans discarded worries and announced the rescheduled concert date after a typhoon delay.

Singer Karencici surprised fans at her album launch event by emerging from a giant trash can, a bold statement to redefine the "Loser" image.

I think I need to explain what we are doing, why we are doing this in a trash can? Because everyone has a generally negative impression of 'Loser,' and we hope everyone can discard this impression and interpret it in their own way.

โ€” KarenciciExplaining the unconventional stage prop during the album launch event.

The "Loser." album's theme centers on discarding negative perceptions, a concept Karencici brought to life with a theatrical entrance. As the familiar "girl's prayer" garbage truck music played, four dancers wheeled a massive yellow trash can onto the stage. The lid sprang open, revealing Karencici, instantly igniting the atmosphere.

She performed hits like "Ignore" and "Hate," explaining the unconventional stage prop. "We want people to discard the negative impression of 'Loser' and interpret it in their own way," she said. The event featured a "Discard Loser" ritual, where fans wrote down regrets or things they wanted to let go of and tossed them into the trash can on stage.

I also wish you rottenๆกƒ่Šฑ rolls away, I'll help you discard it.

โ€” KarenciciResponding humorously to a fan's wish to get rid of "rottenๆกƒ่Šฑ" (bad romantic prospects).

Karencici personally accepted these symbolic "trash" items. When a fan's note read, "I hope badๆกƒ่Šฑ (rottenๆกƒ่Šฑ) rolls away," she humorously responded, "I wish you rottenๆกƒ่Šฑ rolls away too, I'll help you discard it." This interactive confession ritual became a highlight of the signing event.

The concert has been postponed to November 27 due to the typhoon. I look forward to seeing you!

โ€” KarenciciAnnouncing the rescheduled concert date to fans.

The concert, originally scheduled for last week, was postponed due to Typhoon Barway. At the signing event, Karencici revealed a poster from inside the trash can, announcing the rescheduled concert for November 27. "We will reopen ticket sales on July 25," she urged, encouraging fans who missed out to try their luck online. She noted that the signing event served as a way to compensate for the disappointment of the typhoon-induced postponement.

We will reopen ticket sales on July 25. I hope those who didn't get tickets last time can seize the opportunity to try their luck online.

โ€” KarenciciEncouraging fans to purchase tickets for the rescheduled concert.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.