Filipino fans called out for ‘inappropriately’ touching Nam Joo-Hyuk at FanCon

Don Kevin Hapal

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Filipino fans called out for ‘inappropriately’ touching Nam Joo-Hyuk at FanCon
Joo-Hyuk looked visibly uncomfortable as fans touched, hugged, and pulled him onstage

MANILA, Philippines – Fans of Korean actor Nam Joo-Hyuk expressed their anger online against fellow Filipino fans who were seen on video “inappropriately” touching him onstage at the Penshoppe FanCon on Sunday, July 29 at the Mall of Asia-Arena in Pasay City.

Clips from the Penshoppe livestream that were posted online showed fans who were allowed to come onstage for a photo opportunity, touching, hugging, and even pulling Joo-Hyuk who was caught off guard.

Bouncers on stage tried to pull him away from fans as hosts reminded reminded fans not to touch Joo-Hyuk and to “respect his personal space.”

Fans still clinged on a visibly uncomfortable Joo-Hyuk, who still took the photo with them.

  

 

The clips immediately went viral on Twitter, and Joo-Hyuk’s fans criticized the girls in the video for “disrespecting” the actor, saying that some of their touches were bordering on “sexual harassment.”

 

 

 

Some pointed out that one of the fans accidentally pushed Sandara Park who was with Joo-Hyuk onstage.

 

Meanwhile, some fans are hoping to get an apology from the organizers of the event for what happened. 

 

 

Rappler has reached out to Penshoppe and will update the story once they send a response.

Joo-Hyuk and Sandara were in the Philippines for Penshoppe’s 2018 FanCon– Rappler.com

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Don Kevin Hapal

Don Kevin Hapal is Rappler’s Head of Data and Innovation. He started at Rappler as a digital communications specialist, then went on to lead Rappler’s Balikbayan section for overseas Filipinos. He was introduced to data journalism while writing and researching about social media, disinformation, and propaganda.