Netizens Ask For Help In Search Of K-Pop Fans On Board Jeju Air Flight 2216 After “2024 Asia Artist Awards” In Thailand
This article is part of our coverage of Jeju Air Flight 2216's Deadly Crash. You can read more and view the entire timeline here.
The 2024 Asia Artist Awards (also known as the 2024 AAAs) was held in Bangkok, Thailand, on December 27. As one of the most highly anticipated annual award shows in the Korean entertainment industry, many fans flew in from around the world to watch the event in person.
After Jeju Air Flight 2216 crashed on the morning of December 29, posts appeared on X (formerly known as Twitter) seeking information on K-Pop fans believed to be on board the flight after watching the show in Bangkok.
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오늘 새벽 1시 30분 방콕>무안공한 탑승한
마이데이 김**이랑 연락 닿으시거나 현장에서 어떠한 이야기라도 들으시는 분은 제발 연락주세요 aaa보고 들어오기로 했는데 지금까지 연락이 안 닿습니다 제발 부탁드려요
가방에 인형키링 달고 있었다고합니다— 해사 (@plzb2myw1nter) December 29, 2024
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Please get in touch with me if you can reach or hear anything about a MYDAY [Day6 fan] named Kim ** who boarded the Bangkok-Muan flight around 1:30 AM today.They were supposed to return to Korea after watching the AAAs, but I have not been able to hear back from them. Please, I beg you. They were wearing a bag with a plushie key chain attached to it.
Choi Won Hye
[KakaoTalk URL]”– Netizen
While one netizen searched for a Day6 fan, another looked for two &TEAM fans they had just met.
공계로 언급해서 죄송합니다…
오늘 새벽 1시 30분
방콕에서 무안공항 도착 예정이었던 항공편에 탑승한
르네분 2명이랑 연락 되시는 분이나 신원 아는 지인 있으시면 제발 저한테 디엠주세요
디엠 열어놓겠습니다— ʏᴜᴍᴄᴀᴛ (@yumcat__) December 29, 2024
“I’m sorry for tweeting from this account…
But today at 1:30AM, two LUNÉs boarded the Bangkok-Muan flight. If you are in touch with either of them or if you know their identities, please DM me.
I will leave the DMs open.”
– Netizen
Despite the tragic situation, some commenters questioned the netizen’s intention, accusing them of using the plane crash for clout as they didn’t seem to know anything about the two fans. The original poster clarified the matter.
욕 하시는 분들이 많이 계셔서 추가로 말씀드립니다
당일에 만나서 시상식만 보고 헤어졌는데
옾챗이라 이름이랑 나이도 모르고
아직까지도 연락이 안되는 상태라 찾는겁니다 https://t.co/UISKeH4UV7— ʏᴜᴍᴄᴀᴛ (@yumcat__) December 29, 2024
“Let me clarify since a lot of you are cursing me out.
I met them on the day of the awards show. We parted ways right after the ceremony. We met via an open chatroom, so I don’t know their names or ages.
I just can’t get a hold of them until now, which is why I’m looking for them.”
– Netizen
The recovery operations for the plane crash is currently still ongoing.
