South Korean police have invited the Japanese to question after being accused of kissing Jin, a member of the K-POP Supergroup BTS, without consent during a public event last year.
The Japanese, whose name was not revealed, was in a crowd of fans at an event in Seoul last June that celebrated Jin’s release from the South Korean army after its mandatory 18 months of service. Jin, whose real name is Kim Seok-Jin, offered hugs to her fans when Japanese kissed him suddenly on her cheek.
Videos that have become viral have shown that Jin looks uncomfortable when several fans have tried to kiss him. After that, someone filed an official legal appeal on the Government’s website, to which authorities may respond if they consider them a worthy investigation.
South Korean police have since identified a Japanese woman with the help of a Japanese police, she said she was a Songpa Police Station in southern Seoul.
If a woman accepts the invitation, she will confront the examination of possible charges of sexual harassment, the police station said. They did not say what additional steps they could take if they did not commit.
He did not provide personal information about the woman, but the South Korean newspaper media said that the woman was in 50s and boasted over the internet about how her lips touched Jin’s “soft” skin.
Hybe, a company that created and managed the Boy Band, did not immediately respond to the commentary request.
Despite the historical disputes rooted in the Japanese colonial rule of Korea in the early 20th century, South Korea and Japan maintain fast tourist exchange. South Korean TV dramas and K-POP groups like BTS are the main attraction for Japanese fans, who visit the locations where dramas were recorded or attended the K-Pop fans meetings.
BTS has a legion of global fans calling themselves BTS “Army.”
Like all other young people from South Kore, and seven boys members were obliged to complete the military service. This led to a break for one of the greatest music works in the world.
Jin, 32, the oldest member of the band, was first To join the army in 2022. The band management said the group would be re -founded this year after all its members return from the military service.
