Taeyeon Backed Out From ‘2016 MAMA’ Performance With Wiz Khalifa
Taeyeon was supposed to do a duet with American rapper, Wiz Khalifa, during the '2016 MAMA'. Unfortunately, Taeyeon backed out from the performance on the very last minute.
Taeyeon's decision to back out from their duet may have pissed the American rapper because he made the incident known to the public.
"The fact that Teyeon backed out of our performance caught me off guard too but never accept rejection as failure," Wiz Khalifa tweeted early Wednesday morning.
Taeyeon, on the other hand, aired her side on the incident through her Instagram post. According to the singer, she was looking forward to her performance with the American artist. However, a technical issue gave her no option but to back out. Her exact words were as follows:
"A lot of people have been wondering about the stage from yesterday so I'd like to explain (If it were me I'd be curious too). Yesterday, I was rather anticipating the performance myself after greeting Wiz Khalifa and rehearsing with him. But during the broadcast, I heard that the audio file we were supposed to use had a problem.
That's why we weren't able to properly do a sound check and ultimately did not perform together. I was very disappointed.
To sing on stage live, you need a background audio track, but instead of an MR, only an AR had been prepared. As someone who had to sing live, I was a little taken back, but it was the right thing to put more meaning in the performance and the collaboration... honestly there aren't many opportunities like this.
So I thought that if I just sing louder than the AR, I could cover it up, and the staff also hoped to create a grand stage by putting in all of their efforts. We had decided to go with it. But just a few hours before the performance, I came upon the unfortunate news, and in a lot of ways, because it's performing overseas, there must be unexpected occurrences.
The day before the show, I had been waiting for the rehearsal with Wiz Khalifa but they said that there was a problem with the stage equipment so I had to return to the hotel. Several problems probably occurred all at once. I myself am very disappointed and saddened that I wasn't able to perform a great stage like this.
I hope that no misunderstandings will come out of this between anyone. Also, there must have been many of you who'd heard about the stage beforehand and had anticipated it, so I'll do my best to greet you with an even better stage next time. Thank you for cheering me on and giving me energy til the end yesterday, everyone."
