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Rookie girl group tripleS recently became the center of attention due to an unpleasant incident at a concert after Xinyu and Lynn were attacked by their own fans.
Two tripleS members, Xinyu and Lynn almost got hurt due to attacks from fans during their concert. The attitude of the agency and related fans was regretted by other fans.
On the last night of the TripleS fan concert, one of the audience members threw a plastic fan at two of the group's members, Xinyu and Lynn. In the video recording the incident, the fan can be seen hitting Xinyu's head, shocking the members and making them check Xinyu's condition.
TripleS fans and other K-Pop fandoms immediately condemned the audience's actions. Not long after, a user X who claimed to be the perpetrator of the throwing appeared with an apology statement admitting his mistake.
“On Sunday, during the encore performance on the last night of the fan concert, I called it a day because I knew I wasn't supposed to. "And that almost harmed the members," said the perpetrator (A).
Then, A claimed that his actions were suspected because he saw other fans also throwing things on the stage. In fact, they had been warned.
“Other fans said the slogan is light material. But I threw in a fan, which is a big, bulky item. That makes the fan much more dangerous, and that means I have to be more careful. But I wasn't careful and ended up throwing it at the members," explained A.
“After the concert, I felt guilty because I almost hurt the members. So I messaged them and apologized via Fromm. "I am very sorry for ruining the concert and almost hurting the members," he continued.
Finally, A again expressed regret for throwing something on the tripleS stage. He also promised not to repeat his mistake.
“Even if the members weren't hit, it almost hurt them. And that ruined the evening. I am really sorry. I regret that I put them in a situation that could lead to a series of incidents. I will never throw away a fan again, and I will never cause problems like this again. Once again, I ruined what should have been a fun last moment of the concert. "I apologize for disappointing other WAVs and members," he concluded.
However, the apology drew strong criticism because it was seen as trivializing the situation. The user then issued a second apology admitting that the fan was indeed about the group members, but received no acceptance from the fans.
“I accept all criticism. I admit it did hit one of the members, not 'almost hit'. But there were other members who almost got hit too. And it's my fault. It's really my fault if the fan hit the members. I apologize," he said.
TripleS fans are now asking management, MODHAUS, to ban the perpetrator of the incident from attending future events. Meanwhile, Xinyu stated via the group communication platform that he was fine.
With its efforts to address these two controversies, it is hoped that MODHAUS can continue to protect TripleS members and ensure that irresponsible behavior is not tolerated in the future. TripleS fans also learned to support their idols more in a positive way. (wk/inta)
