South Korea's largest circulation Chosun Ilbo daily quoted a high-ranking South Korean government official as saying that the all-girl Moranbong band, formed by leader Kim Jong-Un, decided to return home rather than yield to pressure from Chinese authorities to stop projecting the scene of long-range missiles being launched on a large background screen on stage.
Chinese authorities who spotted the scene during a rehearsal urged the band to drop it because of the concert's high-profile audience including President Xi Jinping, the daily said.
In the face of strong objections from the band, China decided that Xi and other top-ranking officials would not attend the performance .... http://news.yahoo.com
