The rude behavior of some fans at the 'hug party' that Jin held for ARMYs yesterday has caused a huge controversy. Not only did fans react angrily to the behavior of some fans who lacked awareness, now the incident has the intervention of the ρσℓι¢є.
A few hours ago, the кσяєαn media reported that 2 ARMYs who "intentionally" kissed Jin yesterday are facing ѕєχual harαѕѕment charges. The local ρσℓι¢є have also confirmed the complaint and are in the process of investigating the incident.
Details of this story are presented below:
On June 13, one day after his discharge from the military, Jin held a hug event for 1,000 lucky ARMYs to thank the fandom for waiting for him during his military service. Although the event went well, it was reported that some fans tried to take advantage of and even ѕєχually harαѕѕ Jin during the event.
Specifically, when Jin started to hug fans one by one, a female fan tried to kiss him on the cheek, causing him to dodge. Not stopping there, another woman wearing a blue scarf continued to do the same. She hugged Jin and tried to press her lips to his cheek but was ultimately unsuccessful.
At that time, although Jin did not express any unpleasant reaction and continued to let the event proceed normally, fans who witnessed the scene were extremely angry. They felt that these fans had gone too far and taken advantage of the kindness of the Kpop superstar. Meanwhile, netizens left comments such as "This is clearly ѕєχual harαѕѕment", "Are you only living for today?" and "He will not hold events like this in the future"...
The incident came to a head when another fan reported the incident to the ρσℓι¢є and accused the two fans who "kissed Jin" of ѕєχual αѕѕault. On the 14th, кσяєαn media reported that the Seoul Songpa Police Station announced that they had received a complaint alleging a violation of the S3xual Violence Punishment Act filed through Kookmin Shinmungo.
The complaint reads, "We request that the Seoul Songpa Police Station immediately investigate and severely punish the fans who ѕєχually harαѕѕed BTS's Jin for violating Article 11 of the S3xual Violent Criminal Act: 'Indecent Acts in Public Places'."
The petitioner also said, "Jin held a fan hug event to celebrate his discharge from the military, but some fans attempted to ѕєχually harαѕѕ him, which caused controversy. As a fan who regularly listens to BTS's music, I can't help but be angry."
Other fans who learned of the two female fans' accusations also expressed their full support for the author. They responded: "She did a great job reporting this even though it was ridiculous", "Good job, supporting the smart fan", and "Let's have a mature culture in fandom"...
Since this case is accused of violating the 'Act on Punishment of S3xual Violence', the results of the ρσℓι¢є investigation are being paid attention to. In addition, it is expected that this incident will lead to more positive social discussions about ѕєχual harαѕѕment in fandom culture.
