Snob award goes to Kim Hyun Joong?? We don't agree >_< It wasn't his choice to not appear there!
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It's just that they had a bit of a hiccup with the traffic, and the cars couldn't get out of the carpark and loop back quickly enough to take the artistes to the red carpet. The show was running late. So, he was unable to walk the red carpet because they had to cut this short and start the show inside on time....
The carpark had only ONE entrance and exit access, so, as VIPs like the invited guests and the Korean Ambassador to Singapore started arriving, the cars used for ferrying the stars to the red carpet couldn't get out... there was also a massive jam outside the car park, which means the ferrying of the stars from one side of the stadium to the red carpet was backed up - so I guess that's why they ran out of time, and had to cut down the number of stars walking the red carpet.
On tv, one would think the stars come from somewhere else - to "arrive" at the red carpet.
Sorry to burst your bubble.
They actually "arrive" at the venue - from backstage."