The Communication and Multimedia Ministry has blacklisted concert organisers TGM Events for organising a K-Pop concert which sparked controversy when a video clip of the South Korean boy band embracing several tudung-clad fans went viral in January.

“The organisers of the concert have been blacklisted for breaching the earlier set rules,” said minister Ahmad Shabery Cheek in a written reply to Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff (PAS-Rantau Panjang) yesterday.

She had asked the ministry if the presence of K-Pop artistes in Malaysia would destroy the moral value of teenagers.

Shabery added that better enforcement measures has also been taken by the ministry alongside other agencies to prevent such incidents in the future.

“Enforcement activities with other related agencies like the local authorities have also been improved to avoid incidents like this from repeating,” the Kemaman MP added.

A video of the South Korean group, B1A4 embracing the teenage girls was uploaded on YouTube, titled ‘Malay girls molested on stage by Kpop band B1A4'.

In the video, the boy band was seen interacting with four tudung-clad girls and its members subsequently hugged them during the fan meeting event held at the KL Live Centre.

A band member also kissed one of the girls on the forehead.

Religious authorities like the Islamic Development Department of Malaysia (Jakim) and other groups were angered by the video and urged that stern action be taken on the organisers and the girls in video.

The event management group however apologised for the uproar that broke out from the incident, and said it would take cultural factors into consideration for future events.