ITZY‘s Chaeryeong was seemingly pushed by security when arriving at the airport.
On July 5, ITZY arrived at Gimpo Airport ahead of their schedules in Japan.
As soon as the members entered the airport, it was clear that there was a large crowd of fans and media trying to get a glimpse of ITZY. There were also staff and security trying to keep their eyes on the members to make sure they were safe.
At one point, after a netizen passed by the members, it seemed like one of the security guards had pushed Chaeryeong after mistaking her for a fan. As she came into the shot again, she couldn’t stop laughing, but the shouts of either the media or staff could be heard after the guard seemingly moved the idol out of the way.
When the clip was posted, netizens were absolutely furious. Although it raised more serious issues about the situation at airports, netizens couldn’t get over the fact the guard seemingly just assumed Chaeryeong was a fan and used physical force on her. Chaeryeong is a bright character so her reaction wasn’t surprising, but it probably took her by shock.
not the security pushed her away without realizing it was chaeryeong WHAT(╥﹏╥) pic.twitter.com/z4qSA4U12m
— e. (@earliiy) July 5, 2024
Alright so security allowed people to run in front of ryujin and behind yeji plus pushed chaeryeong away thinking she was a fan….. fire everyone immediately pic.twitter.com/VTHIZ735py
— jas misses itzy ≷ (@shin1ster) July 5, 2024
chaeryeong is too nice oh my.. she just laugh it out when the security thought she's a fan
but seriously the word CAREFUL too is not hard to understand right? (she's shocked.) https://t.co/xNf6qtairQ pic.twitter.com/exJZhFFc28
— Gong💋🍓 ®® (@Gong_iiil) July 5, 2024
the security guard pushes chaeryeong not recognising her and she can’t help but start laughing… this girl😭😭😭pic.twitter.com/oh7dxXkdNR
— brand🫧 (@ryubrand) July 5, 2024
the security guard didn't recognize chaeryeong and pushed her out of the way omg he's fired for sure pic.twitter.com/StS9Gj61x1
— val (@qweenbeeval) July 5, 2024
The security might be doing their job, but it shows that the situation can be so overwhelming that they might make mistakes, including mistaking an idol for a fan.
