Korean Fan Blasts “Violent” Security Guards At THE BOYZ’s Fan Concert In Japan With Shocking Pictures
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On January 21 (JST), THE BOYZ wrapped up a successful first night of their two-night fan concert, “THE BOYZ FAN CON：THE B-ROAD IN JAPAN” in Japan.
Following the much-awaited concert, however, one Korean fan @mmmtakita took to Twitter and blasted the local security guards at the venue for getting extremely violent with them.
The fan photographed strands of their hair, commenting that the security guards had “ripped them out” while dragging them away.
미친놈들이 사람 머리채 잡고 질질질 끌고 가서 머리 다 뽑힘 ㅠㅠㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ pic.twitter.com/zCYUuKDeRH
— 몽 .. ☃︎ (@mmmtakita) January 21, 2023
Those lunatics grabbed me by my hair and dragged me with them. Look at all the hair I lost. HA.
— @mmmtakita/Twitter
The fan also posted photos of their cellphone with the screen smashed and their arms bruised in multiple spots.
우와~ 사진찍지도 않았는데 그냥 냅다 폰 뺏더니 사람 폰 막 밟아도 되는건가요?? 액정 다 깨졌는데 이거 누가 책임질껀가요 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ? pic.twitter.com/BpQMTsgsTn
— 몽 .. ☃︎ (@mmmtakita) January 21, 2023
Wow… I wasn’t taking any pictures. Yet the guards still took my phone and proceeded to step all over it. Is that acceptable? My phone screen’s all cracked. Who’s going to compensate for this? LOL?
— @mmmtakita/Twittter
Accusing the guards of being “borderline thugs,” the fan complained that there was no real reason behind the actions taken…
남자 둘이서 여자애 하나 어떻게 해보겠다고 팔 다 쥐어 뜯어놓고 .. 진짜 이게 씨큐냐 조폭이냐ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ pic.twitter.com/B67cH3g4nH
— 몽 .. ☃︎ (@mmmtakita) January 21, 2023
Two men ganging up on a girl for what? My arms feel shattered… What kind of security guards were they? They were borderline thugs.
— @mmmtakita/Twitter
…though a different tweet could suggest that some photos might have been taken against the rules.
개인면담 타임 찐하게 가지고 오는 중
근데 씨큐쌤아 제 옆 일본 언니들도 사진 찍구잇는데 왜 저한테만 지랄이죠— 몽 .. ☃︎ (@mmmtakita) January 21, 2023
I had to have a long talk with the guards. But, dear guards, how come I got treated like sh*t when there were other Japanese fans taking pictures, too?
— @mmmtakita/Twitter
Online communities, like theqoo, soon trended the string of tweets coming from THE BOYZ fan; And while K-Pop fans in general acknowledged that photography rule breakers can and do get removed from venues all the time, most agreed that the level of violence this particular fan received is unacceptable. Some even believe it to be a form of hate crime, considering the fan was a Korean person in Japan.
- “This is over the line.”
- “[The Japanese guards] tend to be like that toward Korean fans. Losers.”
- “Isn’t this physical assault, basically?”
- “Sue them. What the f*ck?”
- “This could probably be reported as assault.”
- “Sue them! I can’t believe the guards got this violent.”
- “OMFG? Look at the hair and the bruises… Who do they think they are? Or are they actually thugs?”
- “This is insane. This is actual physical assault. And who’s going to pay for that cellphone?”
- “Hate crime against Korea, again?”
- “WTF?”
While there is a bit of demand for THE BOYZ’s management to apologize and stop outsourcing guards from the same business, neither IST Entertainment nor Sony Music (THE BOYZ’s distributor in Japan) has made comments on the matter.
