SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean police stated Friday they’re summoning a Japanese girl for questioning over allegedly kissing Jin, a member of the Okay-pop supergroup BTS, with out consent throughout a free hug occasion final 12 months.
A police officer who answered the cellphone at Seoul’s Songpa police station stated it requested the lady to look for questioning over an allegation of sexual harassment. The police station refused to reveal her identification citing privateness.
The station stated it had launched an investigation after receiving an internet criticism and refused to offer additional particulars as a result of an investigation was below manner.
Media experiences stated that South Korean police have been capable of affirm the identification of the lady with the assistance of Japanese police. The experiences stated the lady, who’s in her 50s, was refusing to look for questioning.
A day after ending his obligatory 18-month army service in June 2024, Jin, whose actual title is Kim Seok-jin, celebrated his discharge and the band’s 11-year anniversary by providing free hugs to his followers at an occasion in Seoul. Through the occasion, reportedly attended by 1,000 folks, a lady abruptly kissed Jin, on his cheek. Video footage that went viral confirmed Jin apparently wanting uncomfortable.
The lady wrote in an internet weblog put up that “My lips touched his neck. His skin was so soft,” in accordance with Yonhap information company.
BTS was created in 2013 and has a legion of worldwide supporters who name themselves the “Army.” Jin, 32, is the oldest member of the band.
