BIGBANGWORLD: [NEWS] 7,500 VIPs sign petition protesting Big Bang's Japan Tour! (110428)

Previously, they reported that Big Bang will be holding their Japan tour named "Love & Hope 2011" in May. The group was scheduled to perform 7 concerts, beginning on May 10th and 11th at Osaka, continuing on May 13th thru 15th at Makuhari Messe, and concluding the tour on May 17th and 18th at Nagoya.

Originally, the tour was titled "Love & Pain 2011," but was renamed to respect and pay tribute to the massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake that shook Japan in March.

Since the earthquake, fans have been pleading for YG Entertainment to postpone the tour, as Japan was and is still rattled by strong aftershocks and was faced with a potential nuclear disaster. Despite the opposition, YG Entertainment did not take action and caused fans to start a petition in order to protect Big Bang.

YG fans launched www.foresafebb.com on April 10th to facilitate a petition to display their strong opposition to Big Bang's Japan concert. The petition closed on April 17th and over the 7-day period 4319 Korean VIPs, 1585 Japanese VIPs, and 1601 Universal Music fans signed the petition. The completed petition was sent YG Korea, YG Japan, and Universal Music Japan with a message calling for the tour to be postponed.

Fans are also in the process of creating an official video for the petition. With the strong opposition from fans, the spotlight is on YG Entertainment as to how they will deal with the situation.