[NEWS] BEAST denied entry due to paper problems"

South Korean idol group BEAST put into situation that they are denied entry into Japan "South Koreans being refused entry is not because of retaliation from the members of Liberal Democratic Party". There has been a rampant speculation among the Japanese government about this matter. "The political dimension is rather simple as it's just a matter on paper" as it was about to clarify.

On the 18th, from a Japanese government official who requested to be anonymous, through the media, said "The visa exemption arrangement between these two countries is not targeted to (Korea) but just a misunderstanding and it was not 'political revenge' or 'Hallyu stars have more enhanced entry process' thus it is not relevant".

When they are refused entry at Haneda Airport Branch, third party officials of Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau said "On June, also BEAST is without visa (when entering Japan) and they have problems in entering and so, 'next time they should just show the visa' and the promise has been made".

Then the inspector explained more "This time, they applied the visa in advance before the show but the agreement fell because it was not issued. But also because they tried to enter without a visa, they had to go back".
Regarding this, officials from Cube Entertainment said "As when going to receive the reward before going to Japan, the Japan's Sign Music Distribution of Universal Music Japan said 'I even go without a visa,' seeing the situation, he believed it was ok".

Officials from Universal Music Japan said "BEAST was not with their hosting company and so when we see their visa applications, there was a problem in resolving the issue. BEAST's hosting company said 'entertainer can enter without a visa' If this is the reason, they do not know well".

They added, "In the future, when we invite artists, even if you're not the one hosting the show, entertainers still need to have visa".

Officials from the Japanese Foreign Ministry explained, "For Koreans in Japan, if your visit is for sightseeing purposes, you can stay in the country for 90 days without a visa. Despite that, if you enter here with work relations, for example; entertainers, you need to have visa".

CREDITS: AsiaToday via Yahoo! Korea (SOURCE); zapsaple@B2ST RISING (TRANS)