The popular South Korean summer music festival is slated to hit Singapore’s shores for the first time in late August. SINGAPORE - The upcoming Waterbomb Singapore music festival will go on as planned despite the ongoing Commercial Affairs Department probe for fraud involving the chief executive of one of its organisers. In response to queries, co-organiser Viu Scream Dates on Aug 4 said the show will go on.
It said: “We remain focused on creating an unforgettable experience at Waterbomb Singapore on the Aug 24 and Aug 25 and would like to assure that the event will proceed as planned.” The popular South Korean summer music festival is slated to hit Singapore’s shores for the first time as a result of a tie-up between Viu Scream Dates and Evergreen Group Holdings. Evergreen Group chief executive David Yong, who featured in Netflix series Super Rich in Korea , and another member of the company’s management linked to the investigation, were arrested on Aug 1.
Yong was charged on Aug 3 with the falsification of accounts in relation to a promissory note arrangement involving Evergreen Group Holdings, the police said. The 37-year-old was expected to show up at the festival in Sentosa on the first day at about 5.30pm, according to an event schedule on Waterbomb Singapore’s Instagram page.
Viu Scream Dates did not say whether Yong will show up as planned, but the event’s programme online remained unchanged at 5.50pm on Aug 4. The festival line-up features over 30 artist.