Penyanyi Arogan Minta Maaf karena Telat 2 Jam Tampil di O2
`Arogant` Singer Apologises to Parent After 2 Hours Wait for O2 Gig
Editor : Heru S Winarno
Translator : Parulian Manalu
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London (B2B) - Penyanyi Kanada Justin Bieber minta maaf untuk keterlambatan konsernya di London's O2 Arena beberapa hari lalu, dan menuding kendala teknis sebagai penyebabnya lelet untuk tampil di panggung.
Penyanyi berusia 19 tahun ini seharusnya tampil pukul 20.30 waktu setempat tetapi diundur hingga 21.35, menurut pesan yang beredar di Twitter. Bieber pada akhirnya baru tampil pukul 22.20.
"Malam lalu saya dijadwalkan tampil pukul 21:35 setelah tiga penampilan pembuka, bukan 830 karena ada kesalahan teknis," kata Bieber melalui akun Twitternya, seperti yang diberitakan Reuters.
"Saya naik jam 10:10, jadi saya terlambat 40 menit. Tidak ada alasan dan saya minta maaf telah membuat kesal. Tetapi, konsernya bagus dan saya bangga."
Ia juga mengatakan akan tampil tepat waktu untuk konser hari Selasa. Tentang kekecewaan penggemar akibat keterlambatan konsernya, ia mengatakan konser Senin lalu "tidak selalu mudah tapi saya berusaha".
Bieber dijadwalkan tampil di tempat yang sama pada hari Selasa, Kamis, dan Jumat berikutnya.
Para penonton konser Justin Bieber itu menumpahkan kekesalannya di media sosial.
"Justin Bieber tokoh idola saya tapi terlambat 2 jam itu tidak lucu," tulis Jess, seorang penggemarnya di Twitter.
"Sebal sama @justinbieber sekarang! Memang dia telat tapi konsernya bagus! Luar biasa!"
Tidak semua berpikiran baik dengan keterlambatan remaja berusia 19 tahun itu.
London's Evening Standard menyebut Bieber mengubah "kemenangan jadi kekalahan".
"Dia akhir konser, O2 nyaris penuh ketika Bieber bilang 'Siapa yang pernah melihat konser saya?'. Mungkin dia merasa lebih baik beranggapan ada yang akan mau menghabiskan waktu, uang, dan pujian untuk melihatnya lagi." tulis kritikus John Aizlewood.
London - Canadian singer Justin Bieber apologised on Tuesday after fans booed him for turning up nearly two hours late to a London concert, blaming technical issues for his late performance.
The 19-year-old teen idol had been scheduled to take the stage at London's O2 Arena at 8.30 p.m. but said in a Twitter message that the time was pushed back to 9.35 p.m. due to "some technical issues".
"Last night I was scheduled after 3 opening acts to go on stage at 935 not 830 but because of some technical issues," Bieber wrote on Twitter, the micro-blogging site where he boasts the largest following of more than 35 million people.
"I got on at 10:10..so...I was 40 min late to stage. there is no excuse for that and I apologize for anyone we upset. However it was great show and I'm proud of that."
In the third of four tweets, he vowed to run on time on Tuesday, and in the final message said his relationship with the media, which picked up on fans' displeasure following Monday night's concert, was "not always easy but I'm trying".
Bieber is due to play the same venue on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Many people voiced their frustration at having to wait, while others reacted angrily to the headlines.
Justin Bieber is my fave person but 2 hours late on stage is a joke!" fan Jess wrote on Twitter. "Does he realise that he has fans under the age of 10?"
"Feel really bad for @justinbieber now! Yes he was late but he put on a flipping good show! It was amazing," said one.
Not all reviewers were quite so kind for the singer who was named by Forbes magazine in 2012 as the third most powerful celebrity in the world.
London's Evening Standard awarded the "Baby" singer two stars, saying he turned "victory into defeat".
"By the end, the O2 was barely half-full and when Bieber asked 'Who's seen me play before?', he might have been better wondering who would spend time, money and adoration on seeing him again," wrote critic John Aizlewood.
