Maroon 5 Adam Levine Cancels Tour In South Korea; Posts Neckbrace Selfie On Instagram

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Maroon 5's Adam Levine had to cancel two tour stops in South Korea because of a neck injury. "The Voice" coach apologized to the disappointing fans for cancelling two hours just before the show.

"Hey guys. Sorry we had to reschedule," Levine captioned a photo a selfie photo showing his neckbrace on Instagram.

"I posted this photo of sad neck brace Adam purely for your sympathy. See you Thursday."

Local concert organizer Live Nation Korea also assured fans that the concert slated on Thursday will push through.

"The artists and staff tried very hard to prepare for [the concert this past Saturday] until the day before on Friday, but it seemed problematic to proceed with the show given vocalist Adam Levine's neck muscle issues," a representative from the organizer told Billboard.

"We are very sorry to postpone tonight's show in Daegu until THURSDAY 10 SEPTEMBER. All tickets will be honored."

Maroon 5 was only set to perform in one concert in Daegu and one in Seoul. The group, however, decided to add a second performance in the capital city. It was said that tickets for the shows were sold out in the first five minutes when advance online sales began.

"Maroon 5 has always had a strong fan base in Korea, and the film 'Begin Again,' starring Levine in a lead role was hugely successful, with local box-office sales surpassing those in the U.S. and breaking several domestic records," said The Hollywood Reporter.

This is not the first time that Maroon 5 had to cancel or postpone the shows. The band also had to cancel some Chinese tour dates this summer because of a controversial tweet regarding Dalai Lama.

"Happy Birthday America (and The Dalai Lama too) sang happy birthday to his holiness today," keyboard player Jesse Carmichael tweeted.

Oasis, Bjork, James Blake and Linkin Park were also some of the musicians who had to pull out of shows in China for political reasons.

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