An encounter between BTS’ Jungkook and two women while jogging near the Han River quickly sparked a reaction on social media. Videos of the scene circulated online and sparked numerous discussions about fans’ behavior towards celebrities.
According to the videos posted on TikTok by the two women, they first asked the singer for a photo. Jungkook reportedly refused at first, before accepting after a new request.
In their story, they also explain that they asked him for tickets for a concert on the ARIRANG World Tour in Busan. This information caused a lot of negative reactions online, with many deeming this request inappropriate.
On X, several fans criticized this behavior, believing that the requests were too insistent and did not respect the artist’s personal space.
- This “Janet” who met Jungkook allegedly asked him for concert tickets. She allegedly continued to follow him despite the fact that he seemed uncomfortable. The audacity of some people is incredible… So all the people he met that day were stalkers?
- I really don’t understand how people can do this. If I saw a celebrity, big or small, I would freeze, then maybe slowly approach and ask for a photo in an awkward manner… I would tremble during the photo, then immediately run away because it would be so embarrassing.
- I just saw her TikTok video telling the story: these two girls have no shame. They even continued to ask him for concert tickets by translating their requests into Korean. He kept apologizing, and even though he didn’t want to take photos at first, they insisted again and again.
- It’s strange and almost unhealthy that some people can encounter them so easily in daily life, while real fans can’t see them even if they spend money or are lucky.
The case has also reignited concerns about the safety of idols, with some netizens wondering if Jungkook’s travel habits are too well known and could pose a problem.
Others also believe that this type of situation shows an imbalance, where some people take advantage of meetings with celebrities to obtain advantages such as concert tickets.
