THE BOYZ’s Sunwoo Shares Heartbreaking Message Following Assault By Sasaeng Fan
THE BOYZ‘s Sunwoo has updated fans following a recent incident involving a stalker fan.
On November 14, it was reported that a sasaeng fan approached Sunwoo as he attempted to enter his dorm. Sunwoo called staff to assist him, and in the process of detaining the individual until police arrived, Sunwoo was hit repeatedly.
THE BOYZ’s Sunwoo And Staff Assaulted By Saesang Fan Inside Dorm
After the attack was disclose, Sunwoo took to a fan messaging platform to assure fans of his safety.
In a lengthy message sent on the platform, Sunwoo apologies for worrying fans and states that the company is handling the issue. He also shares that there are no excuses for that type of behavior, and requests that fans do not bring up what happened during upcoming in person events.
To Deobis(TheBs), I feel so sorry for surprising and worrying you like this. I didn’t want to make you anxious, but this is a serious issue that’s gone too far, so I wanted to let you know. I truly hope this never happens to any of our members again. The company is handling it well, and they’ve put out an official notice.
This is the first time something like this has happened, so honestly, I was very shocked and mentally exhausted over the past few days while trying to keep up with my schedule. But seeing the kind and sincere support from Deobis actually made me think that, if something like this had to happen, at least it happened when I can see Deobis while promoting. Though I can’t tell you all the details about what that person did to me, just know that I never, ever consider people like that as fans. Stalking, breaking in, and physical assault—there will be absolutely no leniency, forgiveness, or understanding for behavior like that.
Thanks to all the love from Deobis, I’m feeling more at ease from all the anxiety and shock. So at the upcoming fan sign events and meet-and-greets, I’d be really grateful if we could talk about love and all the usual things, rather than bringing up this incident. I’ll do my best to keep showing love to all of you as well!!
Thank you so much for always showing me love, and as always, I’ll rely on Deobis to help me get through this. So even though I know you’ll worry, please don’t worry too much!!!!
— Sunwoo
Fans were left feeling emotional by the message, saddened that Sunwoo and the staff member went through such a thing. At the same time, many praised his strength for continuing activities with the group and sent well wishes for their recovery.
my heart breaks for him bc he loves what he does and he’s so sincere in his actions. fuck ssngs! https://t.co/M3wgmmgMxa
— lychee (@jjkloading) November 14, 2024
Sunwoo :(((((( no one in the industry deserves to go through something as awful as this….I hope nothing of the sort will ever happen to him and the other members as well as the staff… https://t.co/NZja5fiCg0
— 창큐.ˬ.⑅ (@changgyu02) November 14, 2024
sasaengs are the reason idols feel unsafe and get anxiety and just overal uncomfortable with any type of interactions. i cant imagine how unsafe he must have felt, this is actually so sick. the fact sunwoo still attends fansigns and fancalls and talks to us, he deserves better :(
— mari (sunwoo's gf) (@kthsnwoo) November 14, 2024
Following the initial reports of the incident, IST Entertainment released a statement addressing the invasions of privacy, which you can read about below.
