![[theqoo] FANSITE MASTERS POSTED STATEMENTS REGARDING EXCESSIVE SECURITY RESPONSES AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AT BTS’ OVERSEAS TOUR VENUES](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoONXK2W_dRbwGhMss3hU00xkwiRWRm3QLQw_aE971Gikf2ZcEebb1ngXeiNXMdEcvfs38XzpQ5GSKT6b7hsyPWwIbv6AiyesnfSpoYJ2XeP1P1qTSIoq9jGT5ZjdZhbt7GfPeizjs6x4lSCiyxYuceqdARWzS0jdveV02lgjHJ6tdbP6aRDIxDt-ZOK_u=w1200-h630-p-k-no-nu "[theqoo] FANSITE MASTERS POSTED STATEMENTS REGARDING EXCESSIVE SECURITY RESPONSES AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AT BTS’ OVERSEAS TOUR VENUES")
[theqoo] FANSITE MASTERS POSTED STATEMENTS REGARDING EXCESSIVE SECURITY RESPONSES AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AT BTS’ OVERSEAS TOUR VENUES
5. Fansite Activities and the Boundaries We Respect
Regardless of how people feel about fansites, we have clear boundaries that we do not cross.
We do not go to artists’ homes, hotels, restaurants, gyms, or other private spaces, nor do we follow private schedules.
We buy tickets and attend public concerts, where we document the moments we love.
During concerts, we also do not leave our seats to get closer to the artists, throw objects, or otherwise interfere with the viewing experience of those around us.
In fact, at most concerts, we have enjoyed the shows alongside other fans while being considerate of one another.
On the current tour, because of the 360-degree stage and extended stages reaching in multiple directions, the members’ movements are spread across different parts of the venue. Even from seats close to the stage, members on the opposite side may be impossible to see directly, and the screens do not show every member at the same time. As a result, we often miss moments we each wanted to see. Many fans are also unable to attend overseas concerts in person.
That is also why we go to these concerts and take photos and videos: to preserve the moments we witnessed more clearly and share with one another the moments someone else may have missed.
For us, this too is a joyful and meaningful part of being a fan, rooted in our love for the artists. We want to ask whether violating a filming policy at a concert we attended with those intentions really means we should have to endure this level of humiliation and suffering.
6. Basic Decency and Respect
In 2026, when awareness surrounding women’s bodies and human rights has changed significantly, we never imagined that several security personnel would surround a single female concertgoer at a venue, search even intimate areas of her body, and humiliate her.
What is even more shocking is that this happened repeatedly across multiple cities.
This forces us to ask whether Asian female fans are being treated as easier targets for this kind of excessive conduct.
Would security personnel have carried out body searches that included touching the groin and chest, and coercive checks and photographing of personal information, with the same lack of hesitation if the concertgoers had been of another race or gender?
Since our faces and identifying information have already been photographed and shared, we know that making this statement public may expose us to further repercussions, and we are prepared to accept that risk.
Even so, we are speaking out because we do not want this to happen again to another fan at another concert.
Someone has to say that this was wrong. Violating a filming policy does not give anyone the right to touch a concertgoer’s body without justification, access their personal information, take their property, humiliate them, or threaten them.
Nowhere on the tickets that cost us more than $1,000 did it say that we would have to endure human rights violations like these.
We are not asking for special treatment. We are asking for the minimum level of respect and reasonable treatment we deserve as concertgoers.
1. I think something similar happened a few years ago, too. Nothing’s changed, it’s still the same.
2. That is f*cking outrageous. Even if a white person had been in the exact same situation, carrying a camera and facing ejection, they would never have been treated like that
3. Seriously, instead of just making a public issue out of it, please just file a formal report. It’s the same endless cycle every time: public outcry, followed by the agency’s empty promises to prevent recurrence
4. Whenever I see posts like this, I think that first of all, you shouldn’t do what you are told not to do
5. Hul, but these claims are so severe?… Are they insane?
6. At that point, they really ought to just report it… It’s true that the hate towards HYBE stans is intense, but I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve seen them get treated like that, only to complain about it on Twitter instead of actually reporting it
7. Just file a lawsuit. Don’t do the things that are against the rules. You don’t need to look at content from those “fansite masters” to enjoy being a fan, it makes f*cking no difference. They act as if what they’re doing is some kind of holy mission
8. The groin area… the cleavage…? Isn’t that SH? Why are they taking photos of my ID and credit card?
9. If that’s actually true, they should just file a complaint for SH instead of writing a public appeal, go ahead and sue
10. Why are they taking photos of their passport, ID, hotel key card, and credit card…?
