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Supermodel Kate Upton may have called off her appearance on Korea's Saturday Night Live (SNL) at the last minute, but she still gave her fans here plenty of eye candy during her stay here.
Upton took to Instagram and posted photos of her visit to Korea, which was to promote the mobile game "Game of War: Fire Age."
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Upton arrived at Incheon International Airport on Friday to participate in the G-Star 2014 games convention at the Bexo Center in Busan.
Upton had posted an Instagram picture of herself getting off the plane.
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"We have landed! Hello Korea! Thanks for the warm welcome Busan!" she wrote, adding that she would be "wearing an awesome Athena costume from the Game of War."
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SNL announced during its Saturday show that Upton would not be appearing.
"We know that people were interested in seeing Kate Upton on SNL Korea, and that's how it was reported through the Internet," host Shing Dong-yup said towards the end of the program.
"But it was cancelled last minute, when her agency told us she could not appear due to personal reasons."
Shin apologized on behalf of the show.
Korean Language
케이트 업튼 SNL 불발 '신동엽 직접해명'
'SNL 코리아' 신동엽이 케이트 업튼 출연 취소에 대해 입을 열었다.
11월22일 방송된 tvN 'SNL 코리아'에서는 호스트 이상민이 등장해 코믹 콩트부터 셀프디스 뮤직비디오까지 다양한 모습을 선보였다.
앞서 이날 'SNL 코리아'에는 케이트 업튼이 출연해 함께 콩트를 선보인다고 알려져 관심을 받았다. 그러나 출연을 코앞에 두고 갑자기 취소됐다.
방송 말미 신동엽은 '인터넷에 케이트 업튼이 출연해 콩트를 찍는다는 소식이 알려졌다. 그런데 오늘 갑자기 연락이 와서 사정으로 인해 참석을 못한다고 하더라'고 밝혔다.
신동엽은 이어 '다시 한번 죄송하다'고 시청자와 관객들에게 사과했다.