Girl group Red Velvet suffered a mob incident at the airport on their departure
On November 18th, Red Velvet completed their “Music Core” schedule and headed to the airport to leave for the Supersound Festival in Thailand.
Upon arriving at the airport, the members were surrounded by a large crowd of fans and reporters. Since there were not enough bodyguards, the crowd caused a chaotic situation and the members were seen struggling to move inside.
Irene at Incheon airport today on the way to Bangkok ❤#IRENE #아이린 #RedVelvet @RVsmtown pic.twitter.com/N831fbiIux
— Irene 아이린 Global (@irene_global) November 18, 2023
While getting through the crowd, Irene reportedly got pushed harshly from all sides. Amid such confusion, the female idol still tried to keep a calm expression and smiled when greeting fans. Also, she managed to reach her hands out to receive letters and gifts from fans.
the fact that she is expected to smile despite this dangerous situation is so frustrating. do better sm and “fans”pic.twitter.com/UUs9WcvbYH
— 린 (@reneclips) November 18, 2023
In a video taken at the scene, member Wendy even had to raise her voice and ask the crowd to move back in both Korean and English. In addition, Irene seemed to be so shocked that she could only walk slowly and was only able to get through the crowd with the help of Seulgi. Some fans noticed that Irene’s foot was injured.
It was very crowded for irene and she was hit, i think there’s sth wrong with irene’s feet after the incident 🥺🥺 pic.twitter.com/tqcAlK8ULk
— t (@joohyunisabae) November 18, 2023
Regarding the chaotic situation at the airport, SM Entertainment has not released any position and fans are urging the company to give an update on Irene’s injury after the mob incident.
Source: allkpop