The 38th Golden Disc Awards, a celebration of South Korean music excellence, took a chaotic turn as certain Korean fansites faced allegations of disruptive and violent behavior at the Jakarta International Stadium in Indonesia.
Post-event, social media buzzed with footage showcasing Korean individuals engaging in disruptive conduct, jeopardizing the safety of fellow attendees and security personnel. One clip depicted unruly behavior within the audience, while another, assumed to be of the same individuals being ejected for their actions, captured them using offensive language in Korean. Though the identities remain unconfirmed, the men are speculated to be fansites or for-profit photographers attending to capture K-Pop idols.
ini emg tabiat tukang rusuh
dari di korea nya aja emg di acara suka nge rusuh! aku jg sampe hafal bgt muka nya 😭🤣 kata sender nya juga suaranya sama kek di vidio ku #GoldenDiscAwards #GoldenDiscAwards2024 pic.twitter.com/g06ca5zlx1
— veren 🐯 (@littlejaesix) January 7, 2024
The incident has sparked outrage, both locally in Indonesia and within Korean online communities. Indonesians are urging an investigation and potential blacklisting of the individuals through the Directorate General of Immigration. The footage has gone viral, with Koreans expressing concern and condemnation for the disruptive behavior, some suggesting a history of problematic conduct within Korea.
Gw tinggal di lippo karawaci 14tahun lebih, udh hapal sama kelakuan orang Korea sini
Cara mereka memperlakukan pembantu, driver, security, kalian gak bakal percaya deh klo gw cerita 😂
Ini mah cuma tip of the iceberg https://t.co/HSh9TOlzlY
— Mister Ben (@MisterBenComedy) January 7, 2024
Social media reactions include:
– “Yo… They’ve gone batsh*t crazy. WTF.”
– “Those men act no different in Korea… They won’t listen to the venue employees. And they’ll get violent if they think they’re bigger and stronger than whoever is talking to them.”
– “It’s a problem that pictures taken like that get sold. We should all refrain from purchasing data from fansites like that.”
– “What a shame for Korea…”