K-Pop band Aespa was targeted and threatened on a popular social media app. Police and security had to meet them at the airport.
Aespa just wants to work
Instagram/Winter
The girl group is busy working remotely, touring and being a top K-pop group but their moments are interrupted by haunting messages that keep popping up on DC Inside a popular online community.
In particular, members of the Winter group were selected. Over the weekend of August 4 to 6, there were over 16 threats posted in online communities including DC Inside. The threat claimed that there would be attacks on people using knives.
The threat was so overwhelming that people in the community were disturbed, and it quickly put a negative spin on the social media app. Community members feel the app is too “anonymous” and this shows that it’s too easy for people to get away with things like this.
Aespa Attends Music Festival
Instagram/Winter
Group members Karina, Winter, Giselle, and Ningning continued to move forward but had to increase security during the trip yesterday due to a new threat that appeared on the board on August 7.
Another stabbing threat appeared on the “Female Celebrities” board. The girls landed safe and sound today in the United States but it’s hard not to miss the heightened security. They are here to attend the 2023 Outside Lands music festival.
Once more attention was paid to the post, it disappeared from the board but this did not prevent security from being more careful. The post was reported to police after DC Inside didn’t take action fast enough for fans.
Fans Want To Catch ‘This Crazy’
Instagram/Winter
With 10 extra cops and security guiding Winter and the girls, fans turned their attention to pleading with DC Inside to reveal the name of the person behind the gift. Some chats in the forum have been translated.
“Ah f**k, are they crazy? We have to arrest and kill this madman,” wrote one user. “Can they track down and arrest this person? Like crazy,” commented another.
“I heard she was a girl group creep on DC Inside; not only Winter, but he regularly threatens the idols of the fourth generation with sexual harassment and murder. Let’s arrest them this time and put them in jail.”
Fans are concerned and unhappy that this person has been allowed to do this for so long and no one has stopped him or even seemed concerned.
SM Entertainment Stands For Aespa
Instagram/Winter
The group’s management company SM Entertainment has issued a statement regarding the frightening issue. Fans want to know what they plan to do about this very real threat. Stabbing cases have been happening quite often in South Korea lately. This should not be taken lightly.
“A post threatening Winter’s safety was posted on the community platform yesterday. After confirmation, we filed a formal complaint against the poster with the police and requested immediate cooperation in the investigation.”
The statement continued. “We have strengthened the security personnel, and today, during the aespa departure, we made sure to ensure a safe departure through coordinated efforts with the security personnel and the airport police. Police have also received several reports recently. They visited the headquarters of our agency yesterday and today to confirm the security and safety situation. We will continue to do our best to protect the safety of our artists.”
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Source: thtrangdai.edu.vn/en/
