2023-07-15 01:01:00
On the 8th, excessive body searches were conducted once morest some fans at the fan signing event of the idol and team (&TEAM) belonging to Hive Japan, causing controversy. A female security guard randomly inspected fans’ underwear. The reason was that she wanted to make sure the tape recorder was hidden. About 100 fans were reported to have attended the event.
Fans who were embarrassed by the underwear inspection conducted without consent posted reviews on social media and expressed their displeasure. They posted posts such as “I put my hand under my clothes” and “It’s so embarrassing”.
Mr. A, who attended the event, said in an interview with the Kyunghyang Shinmun, “I just pressed my underwear itself.” He pointed out that it was a difficult situation to raise a problem with the agency’s excessive response on set, and said, “It was an opportunity to meet an artist who is not often in Korea, but I didn’t say anything to the agency because I was worried that I would be kicked out if I protested.”
When this became known, criticism was poured out on social media that the agency had committed human rights violations. The day following the fan signing event, Weverse Shop, which hosted the fan signing event, posted an apology. In the notice, “there were many cases of bringing in electronic equipment hidden in the body, so a security body check to confirm this was conducted by a female security officer,” adding, “I sincerely apologize.” Hive, the team’s agency and the operator of the Weverse Shop, did not disclose a separate official position.
This isn’t the first time fans have been accused of excessive body scans. In 2016, it was claimed that excessive body searches were carried out at SM Entertainment’s idol ‘EXO’ concerts in North America and Manila, Philippines. At the time, Dream Maker Entertainment Limited, the operating partner of SM Theater, said, “We checked individual belongings only for visitors who were highly suspicious of having filming equipment on the premise of prior consent.” It is.
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