The viewer rating level for singer Park Jin-young’s (37) concert was recently elevated to 18 years and older. Park Jin-young’s concert was held at the Olympic Hall located in Seoul Olympic Park, and ran from December 23 to 26. It was entitled “2009 Park, Jin-young Concert - Bad Party.” Initially, the concert rating was set at 6 years and older, but was changed last month to a minimum age of 18 years.

On December 23, JYP Entertainment staff explained, “Park, Jin-young voluntarily changed the rating level when he found out that “Kiss” and “Delicious,” tracks from his 7th album, would be included in the concert while making preparations last month. JYP staff said, "The decision was made because at the end of December last year, these 2 songs had been designated as a harmful medium to teens due to lascivious expressions in the songs.”

JYP Entertainment staff also added, “Park decided against changing the words of the songs when it was designated as a harmful medium to teens to prevent compromising the integrity of the song’s emotions and true meaning, as well as having to rearrange the accompanying dances’ taste and style.”

There has been significant attention focused on the rating level for the concert since criticism was leveled at a concert held in December 16 by G-Dragon. The Department of Health and Family referred the situation to prosecutors to investigate this case and determine whether the song “She’s Gone” violates the Juveniles Protection Law. Prosecutors will investigate whether provocative dancing that is associated with a sexual act (which was performed while singing “Breathe”) falls into the category of criminally obscene conduct for a public performance.

JYP staff stated, “The decision to change the viewer rating level was not made because of criticism of G-Dragon’s concert. Instead, the decision was made on our own last month, independent of recent circumstances.”


Source:KBS Global