Sulli Still Missing From f(x)'s SMTOWN Live Performance

Sulli's absence from SMTOWN proved to be more controversial than expected. F(x) performed at the SMTOWN Live World Tour IV at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on August 15.

Aug 17, 2014 10:00 AM BST

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F(x) performed at the SMTOWN Live World Tour IV at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on August 15. However, the sad news is that member Sulli is still M.I.A from the group.

Krystal, Amber, Victoria, and Luna took the stage minus Sulli. It was previously announced that Sulli would be taking a temporary leave from her activities with f(x) citing health serious. Prior to the concert, a representative from SM Entertainment said, "Sulli won't be attending the SMTOWN concert. Only 4 members of f(x) will be on stage. We're respecting her wishes, and we plan to protect our artist by minimizing her activities and giving her time to rest."

Last month, f(x) surprised everyone with the sudden wrap-up of their promotional activities for "Red Light". Despite the song's and the album's success, f(x) only briefly promoted the song with a surprising final stage on "Inkigayo" on July 20th. Shortly after, it was announced that Sulli would be taking a temporary break from the group.

SM Entertainment said, "As we say thank you to the fans who love f(x), we have an announcement to make. [f(x)] member Sulli became mentally and physically exhausted from the continuous, malicious comments and false rumors, and has expressed her wish to take a break from her celebrity activities for the time being.

After careful deliberation and taking her wish into consideration, we will reduce her activities and let her take a break for the time being."

There is still no word about Sulli's whereabouts, nor has there been any update about her status on the group and her attendance in future SMTOWN Live shows this year. Furthermore, Sulli's absence has caused worry among fans particularly regarding what could be a possible group breakup, considering that Sulli's contract with SM Entertainment is about to expire.

Sulli has had a rocky time since late last year when her dating scandal with Dynamic Duo's Choiza exploded.

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