TWICE‘s Tzuyu was in a very uncomfortable and potentially dangerous situation recently.
On January 1, 2020, TWICE returned to Korea from Japan, after participating in the Kouhaku Uta Gassen 2019. Even while they were on the plane, TWICE were extremely distressed by sasaeng fans, and even put up an Instagram story asking sasaengs to “stop, go home”.
When they arrived in Korea, a large number of fans were waiting for them. As soon as they spotted the group, all the fans bombarded them in order to take pictures and to see them. In the chaos that ensued, one male fan was seen pushing Tzuyu, and even kept pulling on the hood of her jacket.
Tzuyu was clearly seen being very uncomfortable, and her discomfort was amplified when a bodyguard on her left started pushing on her shoulder to get her away from the fans. She was visibly uncomfortable to the point where one of the group’s managers had to step in and yank the bodyguard’s hand away from her.
Fans managed to find the fan who was bothering Tzuyu, and found out that he’s a fansite manager with the account @ShiehangTzuyu. Upon being found out, he uploaded multiple posts via his Twitter in his defense, and said that he only wanted to give Tzuyu a flower, and didn’t mean to bother her.
I'm here to claim，i just want her to receive my flower and i touched her hat not her i feel terribly sorry for this behavior，this won't happen again i promise
— 李頡頏 (@ShiehangTzuyu) January 1, 2020
I feel terribly sorry for what i do today，i don't know how to start this，i wanted to give her flower but no chance，so i followed her to around the gate，i tried to say her name and no response so i touched her hat just wish her could realize i stood behind her
— 李頡頏 (@ShiehangTzuyu) January 1, 2020
Fans have been extremely upset at the immense privacy violations happening to TWICE recently, and have been voicing their demands for more security measures and better treatment for the group.
#Tzuyu
THIS IS VERY ALARMING!!! DON'T DO THIS!!! & It's sad..
Please know your limitations/boundaries as a FAN! TWICE doesn’t want to be touched like this and Tzuyu was clearly uncomfortable.
Please RESPECT and PROTECT TWICE©Yoonilife1101/@misayeon#TWICE #ProtectTwice pic.twitter.com/IDAEMVEX5F
— Ronald Aguirre (@RA_icekidd) January 2, 2020
This is not the first time he bothered tzuyu, he shows how many letter and flowers he gave to tzuyu bc these are cheap, he resale his fan sign albums. Before he was focusing on nayeon and dahyun, nayeon didn’t like him and Dahyun doesn’t bring enough attention
— Tzulight (@tzu_light) January 1, 2020
You know how much these type of behavior has create fear and anxiety to Twice? And u fucking defend them cuz he apologized which he should
Consequence for these type of behavior is a MUST. I said what I said #ProtectTzuyu #Tzuyu #Twice @JYPETWICE
— CAMPINGinTzuyu'sTrashCan
(@angelic_amber) January 1, 2020
TWICE’s Nayeon has also been dealing with a foreign stalker recently. If the stalker or any of TWICE’s stalkers reaches out to you online or in-person during his search for Nayeon, you should immediately contact fan@jype.com with any helpful information so they can pass it on to the proper authorities for investigation.
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