{"id":154116,"date":"2025-12-14T16:30:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T00:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=154116"},"modified":"2025-12-14T16:30:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T00:30:57","slug":"lay-announces-he-wont-participate-in-exos-upcoming-fan-meeting-exoverse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/lay-announces-he-wont-participate-in-exos-upcoming-fan-meeting-exoverse\/","title":{"rendered":"LAY announces he won&#8217;t participate in EXO&#8217;s upcoming fan meeting &#8216;EXO&#8217;verse&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Through recent statements, <strong>LAY<\/strong> announced he won&#8217;t participate in <strong>EXO<\/strong>&#8216;s upcoming fan meeting, &#8216;<strong>EXO&#8217;verse<\/strong>&#8216;, due to &#8216;unavoidable circumstances&#8217;, saddening many fans who have been waiting for the boy group reunion.<\/p>\n<p>SM Entertainment shared a new statement announcing that <em><strong>&#8220;due to unavoidable circumstances, member Lay will unfortunately be unable to participate in the fan meeting&#8221;<\/strong><\/em>, asking fans for their understanding and continued support for all the members.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kchartsmaster\/status\/1999993888149295431\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SM Entertainment announces LAY won\u2019t participate in EXO\u2019s upcoming fanmeeting \u2018EXO\u2019verse\u2019:<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u201cDue to unavoidable circumstances, member Lay will unfortunately be unable to participate in the fan meeting.<\/p>\n<p>We ask for your understanding regarding this sudden change in participating\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6H93SoIEmd\">pic.twitter.com\/6H93SoIEmd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kpop Charts (@kchartsmaster) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kchartsmaster\/status\/1999993888149295431?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>For his part, LAY shared a post on Weibo to calm fans who had been worried about the first statement: <em><strong>&#8220;I rushed back to Beijing this morning to attend an important event at the National Theatre of China&#8221;<\/strong><\/em>, explained the idol.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-154122\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LAY-reveals-the-reason-of-his-absence-at-the-EXOverse-fan-meeting.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LAY-reveals-the-reason-of-his-absence-at-the-EXOverse-fan-meeting.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LAY-reveals-the-reason-of-his-absence-at-the-EXOverse-fan-meeting-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LAY-reveals-the-reason-of-his-absence-at-the-EXOverse-fan-meeting-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LAY-reveals-the-reason-of-his-absence-at-the-EXOverse-fan-meeting-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LAY-reveals-the-reason-of-his-absence-at-the-EXOverse-fan-meeting-1100x733.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LAY-reveals-the-reason-of-his-absence-at-the-EXOverse-fan-meeting-680x453.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LAY-reveals-the-reason-of-his-absence-at-the-EXOverse-fan-meeting-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8220;I have arrived safely in Beijing, so please don&#8217;t worry. I sincerely apologize to my fans, teammates, company, and everyone affected by my absence&#8221;<\/strong><\/em>, he concluded, generating mixed reactions on social networks:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;This last minute ass notice FUCK the National theatre of China!!!! ghetto institution&#8221;, &#8220;As long as you&#8217;re healthy &amp; safe! \ud83e\udd7a&#8221;, &#8220;The national theatre sabotaging him omgg&#8221;, &#8220;I\u2019m just glad you are okay. \ud83e\ude75&#8221;, &#8220;Oh thank God he&#8217;s okay i was worried it was a health issue&#8221;, &#8220;So it was political again&#8230;&#8221;.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Through recent statements, LAY announced he won&#8217;t participate in EXO&#8216;s upcoming fan meeting, &#8216;EXO&#8217;verse&#8216;, due to &#8216;unavoidable circumstances&#8217;, saddening many fans who have been waiting for the boy group reunion. 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