Epic Events, the company behind Seo In-guk's recent fan meet, denied responsibility in singer-actress Kristel Fulgar being replaced at the last minute as host of the event.
In a post on Facebook, the company maintained, "We exhausted all efforts to have her part of the program; even to just have one song number/duet with Seo In-guk for the fans but as mentioned in the vlog, the decision to have her no longer host was not from our end."
They went on to thank Kristel for her "professionalism" and for "being a class act all throughout!"
The company also seemingly belied allegations about Kristel's supposed "lack of energy" as host as reason for her being dropped from the show.
They noted that Kristel arrived early at the venue exuding "positive energy."
"We again would like to thank Kristel and her family for being the nicest people and showing nothing but love and respect even on what transpired."
Prior, Kristel took to social media to admit she was "saddened"by the turn of events but that she "understands" the decision.
She also vlogged about it.
“I prepared for this for so long. I took the time and prepared myself for this. I never accepted any hosting gigs, just this one, for Seo In-guk,” she said. “I know I’m not an expert in hosting but I know I can connect with my co-fans and that’s what I really wanted to do.”
“Since it was just a rehearsal, I’m not used to giving out 100 percent of my energy. So if they found my energy lacking during the rehearsal, I told them I will do my best. I expected them to let me up the stage again to show them the 100 percent I was talking about but they didn’t allow me and they currently contacted another host,” she added.
“They keep telling me that they just want a good event. They didn’t even give me a second chance to prove myself. And I’m ashamed to the people that already expected to see me up there. I’m so sorry guys.”
Kristel was replaced by Karen Bordador.
Despite what happened, Kristel was able to meet Seo In-guk and spend time with him. They even had a selfie together.
She also attended the fan meet and sat with the audience.