Taeyeon later addressed the situation to fans.
Girls’ Generation‘s Taeyeon recently went through a scary event at a fan sign.
Taeyeon just returned with a new mini-album, titled X, featuring the title track, “To. X.”
On Friday, December 8, KST, Taeyeon held an in-person fan sign event for a small number of lucky fans. Unfortunately, one of the event winners took things way too far, scaring both Taeyeon and the other fans.
According to a fan who attended the event, the 49th person to meet the idol acted strangely before throwing/slamming his album towards Taeyeon, demanding she give her his phone number.
Also, I had some people DM me to ask about Taeyeon’s Bubble. Taeyeon said not to keep it a secret; In fact, she said all SONEs should know to be more aware and better prepared. Long story short, it was #49’s turn. But this guy didn’t come over right away. He was kind of moping around, so we were all staring at him. And that’s when he walked up to the desk and literally threw/slammed his album on the desk. At first, we thought he was doing a skit or something. So we were like, “What’s going on?” Then he started screaming at her to give him her phone number. So the security guards and the manager stopped him and dragged him out of there. (It became very evident that he wasn’t mentally stable.)
Taeyeon immediately held up her mic and asked us if we were OK… Like, she tried to look after her fans. And she was worried that he ruined our day, so she tried to make us feel better. She was worried that he might try to come back and fool around again when we were on our way home. So one of the fans told her that we’d stick together. She said we should group and stay together until we’re safely home. She was so worried, especially since the world’s a mess right now.
— Fan
After he was dragged out by security, Taeyeon checked on the fans and spent time trying to make sure they were all alright. She even tried to lighten the mood by saying that even after so many years as an idol, things like that still happened.
Then, to lighten up the mood, Taeyeon said that even 16 years after debuting, she was having stuff like this happen. (She talked about how she had something similar happen before.) So we were like, “You still got it! So hot! Such a superstar!” Then she got humble and said she wasn’t. Anyway, let us all stay safe out there.
— Fan
Following the event, Taeyeon sent a message via Dear. U Bubble, expressing shock over what happened. She also continued to urge the fans to stay vigilant and get home safely.
Taeyeon: Aside from how surprised I was, I actually can’t get over how he literally threw the album. Like, I worked really hard on putting it together… I’m sure it was quite a scare for everyone who attended today. Please get home safely. This makes me so sad.
Taeyeon: I thought about what happened for a while… And I decided I shouldn’t keep stuff like this secret. I should let everyone know what happened. That way, we can all be more vigilant and better prepared!
Due to company policy, only a short amount of time at the end of Taeyeon’s fan sign was allowed to be recorded. Thankfully, she appeared in good spirits, posing and answering questions for fans.
Being able to meet idols up close and personal is a privilege and hopefully, no more instances like this occur.
This is not the first time Taeyeon has had trouble with crazy fans and acted aggressively. In 2011, a man suddenly rushed onto the stage, grabbed Taeyeon’s hand and pulled her away. Sunny and the staff quickly controlled this man to rescue Taeyeon.
Appearing without bodyguards, SNSD leader Taeyeon was pushed down and groped by fans.
On the evening of August 17, SNSD leader Taeyeon flew alone to Indonesia to attend an event in this country. Appearing at the airport without a bodyguard, Taeyeon was pushed by a crowd of fans, causing her to slip and fall, and was even hit in the head by the camera lens.
The crowd was so chaotic that Taeyeon was extremely scared. Airport security staff immediately had to lift the female singer and carry her into the car.
That same evening, Taeyeon posted an article on Instagram to reassure fans: “The situation at the airport today is really dangerous. I was pushed and jostled for a long time.” side and was extremely scared. Local security guards tried to put me in the car but I was still extremely panicked.
My body was constantly being compressed, I tried to find a safe space but couldn’t. Someone also fell, everything was bad. There are touches to the body such as buttocks, breasts, etc. I know people don’t mean it.
I’m sorry for not appearing in the best condition and allowing this to happen.”
On the morning of August 18, management company SM Entertainment apologized for Taeyeon’s incident at Jakarta airport, and shared that the female singer’s condition was stable. SM will also increase security and pay more attention to artists’ safety in the future.
However, the apology did not alleviate any of the anger from the fans. Sone (SNSD fans) simultaneously criticized SM as well as the Indonesian organizers.
