Wanna One’s Agency Apologizes For Manager’s Violent Actions

[juhli.livejournal.com]

180928 양심 없는건 아니에요? 아무래도 보호원이라도 팬이 이렇게 밀린거 너무한거 아니가요? #워너원 #WannaOne pic.twitter.com/lvJY494Cu9

— Sushi 🐰 (@sushi0105) September 28, 2018

On September 28, a fan uploaded a video on their Twitter of Wanna One’s manager forcibly pushing a fan onto the ground at the airport. The video became a hot issue as many found his actions excessive and violent.
The following day, Swing Entertainment issued an official response on their Twitter page and apologized for the manager’s actions.

“Hello. This is Swing Entertainment.

“We apologize for troubling fans about the video that is currently coming under fire online.
“The video in question was filmed at the airport on [September 28th] while departing Thailand, and the person [in the video] is indeed a manager of the company. After watching the video, the manager is deeply reflecting for taking excessive measures and will be disciplined accordingly.

“We’re greatly sorry to the fan in the video as something that should not happen under any circumstances has happened. We deeply apologize to all the fans for causing trouble through this disgraceful incident.
“We will do our best to prevent this type of ordeal from happening again through more thorough training.
“Once again, we apologize to the fans who love Wanna One, and we will become a Swing Entertainment that makes a greater effort.”

Source: @sushi0105, @WannaOne_twt via soompi

This seems to be the same manager, who was violent towards fans before (Past video).

Comments

[theweebdream.livejournal.com]

Holy fuck just fucking drop him. Lord knows what happens when he does it to a fan that has money and gets his ass sued.

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

came here to ask, that's not the first time their managers have pushed fans, right?
i mean, i understand that managers might get annoyed at fans who push and yell at idols, but pushing them away is not the right solution.
if companies would hire actual security and bodyguards for their celebs, and not let managers and maybe airport security do the job, this would have never happened.

[sra-interesante.livejournal.com]

yeah, feels like a dejavu because i do remember some others controversies about wanna one staff violent/rude behaviour



then you find all those fancams of sasaengs around wanna one members .. its like a competition about who can be act worse

[krissasaur]

idek whats happening in the second video????????

[killua89.livejournal.com]

The manager took the fan's phone without permission and looked through it while she was talking to jihoon

this post explains it better lol https://pann-choa.blogspot.com/2018/08/enter-talk-someones-interfering-wanna.html

[krissasaur]

oh wtf.............???????

[rockerista03.livejournal.com]

Why would you even go through personal accounts without the fan's permission jfc

[mlmello.livejournal.com]

agencies need to hire proper security guards that are trained to handle these situations.
and this man not simply pushed the girl, he basically threw her on the floor. wtf.

[adlyeith.livejournal.com]

That wasn't even just a light push, that was a full powered shove, and that fan went flying omg. I hope she's okay. The way he just kept walking nonchalantly is chilling, like wtf

[premonitioner.livejournal.com]

so...he's still not fired? amazing.

[nana-the-dwarf.livejournal.com]

Wtf? How is this douche not fired yet?

[rockerista03.livejournal.com]

After watching the video, the manager is deeply reflecting for taking excessive measures and will be disciplined accordingly.

So this means what exactly?

Understandably, managers and idols get annoyed when fans get pushy and definitely all up in their personal space leaving them unable to walk and stuff. Sasaengs are frightening after all, not to mention how much of a hazard they can be to everyone. Given that that is the situation, pushing fans away like that is too much. Hell I even saw a video of managers slapping away a fan's face and knocking her glasses off.

If they're as concerned for the idols as they say they are, they should hire bodyguards and let airport security do their jobs. Jesus, the video above just reminds me of the compilation video my friend sent me.



I'm not too sure what happened to the other managers in the video but the BTS manager who threatened to hit Jungkook was fired.

[krissasaur]

Oh god. The managers clearly should handle the fans better, and I don't actually condone how they are acting at all, but those fans need to fuck off.... Holy shit. Why did I watch this. This shit makes me regret calling myself a kpop fan and enrages me. jfc.

"Hell I even saw a video of managers slapping away a fan's face and knocking her glasses off." tbh I am probably a terrible person, but she is exactly the type of person I hate. I have no sympathy for her or any fan in that.... airport?

God what is wrong with people who like kpop.

[aures.livejournal.com]

the manager shouldn't have done this, but i also think the company is at fault for not hiring bodyguards - i mean, that manager can not do everything by himself can he? :/

i'm DEF. not saying he did the right thing, i mean, it's a dick move let's face it and being violent is NEVER right but it's also the company's fault