TH8, a member of the popular K-pop group Seventeen, was spotted coming and going to airports as he was busy with various events. A lot of these trips were scheduled in China, where fans lined up to catch a glimpse of the K-pop idol. The idol’s privacy was breached during one of these trips to the airport as rival fans tried to expose his personal information to the general public.
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Th8 had their privacy violated and faced online defamation
While interacting with fans at airports, a video of TH8 surfaced online in which fans walked into the idol’s private space and tried to record his personal information from his passport and joked about making it public. To this, TH8 reacted and pointed fingers towards the fans, to which netizens commented negatively. Carats immediately came to the idol’s rescue and proved that the video suddenly stops when he points the finger.
As if invading the singer’s privacy wasn’t enough, a popular X account accused TH8 of urinating on a shrine in Japan, reports Koreaboo. The idol’s fans did not ignore the accusations and defended him on social media platforms.
Th8’s agency responded to netizens’ concerns
Seventeen’s fans expressed their anger on social media platforms as misleading videos of both incidents surfaced online. Th8’s agency, Xing Can Sheng Shi Entertainment (China), responded to netizens’ concerns regarding the idol. According to Pinkvilla, the Chinese agency condemned the leak of these videos and assured fans that strict action will be taken against the leak of videos with malicious misinterpretation. The agency in an official statement stressed the legitimacy of protecting the idol’s personal information and asked for the removal of false content from social media accounts.
