An alleged clip of TREASURE‘s Jihoon after immigration at an airport has sparked a debate.
The members traveled to Japan in February for their 2024 TREASURE TOUR [REBOOT] IN JAPAN. The controversial video appeared to be captured the day they traveled for the tour.
In the clip, a voice, presumably a bodyguard, can be heard saying, “Out of the way, out of the way,” and an alleged fan’s hand can be seen reaching out toward the members. Jihoon allegedly uttered, “아이씨…” (“Ahssi”), which is similar to “Ugh,” in response. However, with his tone, this can be considered similar to swearing.
When the video circulated on Weibo, it sparked a heated debate. Some netizens defended the OP (Original Poster) while criticizing the alleged TREASURE member.
- “Why are they a sasaeng just because this was taken after immigration? What a twisted view.”
- “Those who say people who take photos after immigration are sasaengs, don’t go reposting fansites’ airport photos. Where do you think the photos get taken?”
- “Ah, don’t we just treat everyone who follows them after immigration a sasaeng?”
- “If it were a female idol saying ‘ahssi,’ then you all wouldn’t be so tolerant. You would be the first one to call her Miss Ahssi.”
- “One must be a bad person to begin with if they’re swearing. His true personality just came out. He doesn’t care, so you don’t have to feel bad about this.”
On the other hand, some speculated that OP could be a sasaeng, hence the idol’s frustration. Netizens pointed out that TREASURE members are known to be kind, loving, and appreciative to their fans, so there must be a good reason for one’s annoyance.
- “I want to ask the original poster – was running into them after immigration a coincidence, or did you follow them on purpose? Anyone who follows them after immigration is assumed to be a sasaeng. You asked whether you were in the wrong to this extent for following them after immigration, so you know it’s wrong to follow them there. In other words, you did something wrong, but you still want fan service from TREASURE. Do you think they’re pushovers? If you’re stanning them normally, who would say ‘ahssi’ to you? Jihoon has always hated sasaengs, but you chose to annoy him.”
- “TREASURE gave everyone who waited all day and night at their hotel in Paris an autograph, and even put their hands together and said thank you. But those in Asia deserve to get yelled at just because they took the same flight?”
Recently, the TREASURE members have had increasing encounters with sasaengs. The members have voiced their frustrations to fans via social media.
🩵: did you eat?
🐶: of course but someone kept on following me so i ate uncomfortably ^0^please leave jihoon and the rest of the members alone… 🙁 pic.twitter.com/EYaWbwRtgh
— ✨ (@celestialspjh) January 5, 2024
@treasuremembers ssng’s have probably been bad ever since with all the fan etiquette notices and them getting new dorms back then but it must’ve gotten worse these days with the way they are more cautious and how they bring it up more often now.. 😒 https://t.co/JXj96tMfAv
— 𐙚 (@HYUNH4YI) February 26, 2024
Even the Korean media has spotlighted concerns regarding airport crowds for the members’ arrivals. Recently, when the members returned home to South Korea, they were mobbed.
The medias’ embarrassing captions for TREASURE’s arrival in Gimpo Airport today:
“‘If we keep doing this, we’ll all die”
“Treasure entry disorder at Gimpo Airport is serious”
“Treasure entering the country through a crowd of disorderly fans.”#TREASURE @treasuremembers pic.twitter.com/atJzHETmsT
— YG Facts (@YGFacts_sprt) February 25, 2024
Source: Weibo
