”LE SSERAFIM” Shanghai fans autographing session and photo event suddenly canceled

Due to the influence of China's "Limit Order" that excludes Japanese culture, artists including members with Japanese nationality have been banned from performing in China one after another.
On the 12th, Makestar, the event organizer, announced through their official SNS, "LE 2019, which was scheduled to be held on the 14th of this month, has been cancelled.
Due to force majeure, after careful discussions with the relevant departments, it has been decided that the fans autographing session and photo event for SSERAFIM's first single album "SPAGHETTI" will be canceled.
The event was scheduled to be held in Shanghai, China. Makestar said, "All orders paid for in relation to the event will be refunded separately.
The full amount will be automatically refunded through the system without any application process,” he added. Recently, there have been a lot of complaints in China, mainly about multinational “K-POP” groups that include members with Japanese nationality.
With Japan-China relations in a stalemate, there are speculations that Chinese authorities may have strengthened measures to restrict Japan-related activities, known as "restriction orders."
Starting last month, there have been fan meetings for the Japanese group JO1, as well as the Japanese anime "ONE PIECE."
Maki Otsuki, the singer who sang the theme song for "PIECE," and Ayumi Hamasaki, a representative Japanese singer, will be performing at the iNKODE concert.
As fan meetings for trainees under LE Entertainment have been canceled one after another, tension is building in the air.
SSERAFIM is a five-member multinational group that debuted on May 2, 2022, and members Sakura and Kazuha are Japanese nationals.