'I-LAND 2' Girl Group izna Cancels Attendance In Upcoming 'KCON LA 2024' For THIS Reason — What Happened?

"I-LAND 2" K-pop girl group izna's attendance at the upcoming "KCON LA 2024" has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. KCON has released an official statement about the matter, which also led to the reactions of fans online.

KCON uploaded a post on its official SNS, which announced izna's attendance at the upcoming "KCON LA 2024." According to the post, izna, the girl group formed under Mnet's survival show "I-LAND 2," will be unable to perform at the much-awaited event.

KCON revealed that it was due to "unexpected visa issues," and shared that izna members have expressed disappointment. KCON also asked for the kind understanding of fans. Apart from the English translation, KCON also accompanied the post with an announcement in Korean.

"We would like to inform you that the debut group of 'Island 2', who were scheduled to appear at 'KCON LA 2024', will not be able to participate in the schedule due to an unexpected delay in obtaining a visa for the performance.

We are sorry to share the unfortunate news with our fans who have been looking forward to it. 'KCON LA 2024' will do its best until the end to present the best stage and spectacle.

Thank you."

Fans reacted to the cancellation and expressed sadness over the girl group's hurdle with the visas. Some were frustrated by the sudden news, while others simply requested KCON to fill the vacant space with another K-pop girl group. Read their comments below:

• "That's so sad. It shouldn't be so difficult to get US visas. Moist Critical has talked about his visa issues with his sports team. It's so expensive to even apply for a visa too."
• "Literally the whole reason I got tickets was to see them."
• "This is completely unacceptable. The whole reason I purchased this ticket was to see this group and now they are being removed?"
• "This is absolutely unacceptable and utterly ridiculous. I am so upset right now."
• "WTF I bought a ticket just for izna."
• "Bruh, they're the only reason why I was excited for KCON."
• "Well, that's a bummer. Please fill their spot with another girl group."
• "That's too bad. I was looking forward to seeing izna."
• "This is worse than a breakup."
• "Hope y'all replace it with another girl group then to be fair."
• "This is so disappointing as they were the reason I bought tickets. So will another group replace them?"

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Written by Israel Monte