Nayeon, a member of Korean girl group TWICE, was allegedly approached by a stalker on a plane recently. JYP Entertainment has issued a statement regarding the incident, revealing that Nayeon is now under police protection because of it. Although she wasn’t hurt in any way, it really isn’t a surprise that Nayeon is now traumatized by the situation.
JYP has also stressed that they will be pursuing charges against the stalker, as well as those who are responsible for getting TWICE’s flight information and selling that information.
JYP Entertainment’s full statement reads as follows:
Hello. This is JYP Entertainment.
Today when boarding a return flight from Japan to Korea, a stalker of TWICE member Nayeon attempted to approach her numerous times after boarding. We were able to respond to the situation right away and she wasn’t harmed, but she is currently quite uncomfortable and anxious.
Due to the incident, Nayeon is currently under police protection. We warned the stalker several times to stop his actions, but he ignored our warnings and attempted to force his way through and raised his voice, escalating the situation into something more problematic.
As a result, we will be taking the highest level of legal action available to us against him.
Furthermore, we are also investigating the illegal dissemination of our artists’ flight schedules and information. Especially after this recent disturbance, we are searching for a way to put an end to such activity as soon as possible.
We sincerely apologize to the other passengers on this flight for the disturbance caused by this incident. We will ensure that this kind of issue doesn’t happen again.
Thank you.
As understandable as it might be to fanboy or fangirl over your favorite stars, let us not forget that they are human, too, and that stalking is never okay.
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