Employees requested them to cease, however they ignored them.
ITZY followers are demanding motion from JYP Leisure following allegations of a person disturbing the members throughout their flights and resort stays in Hong Kong, China and Bangkok, Thailand. The JYP lady group traveled there to finish the ultimate stops of their Checkmate world tour.
ITZY THE 1ST WORLD TOUR <CHECKMATE> in #BANGKOK
From Seoul in final yr till now in Bangkok!
We’re so completely happy to make this valuable lengthy final reminiscences❣️Thanks MIDZY all world wide to your love!!🎁
This was ITZY!#ITZY #MIDZY #ITZY_WORLD_TOUR ✈️ pic.twitter.com/F6dMECyXuU— ITZY (@ITZYofficial) April 8, 2023
In response to followers on Weibo, the person has violated the members’ privateness a number of instances, taking footage and asking for autographs, throughout their stops in Hong Kong, Bangkok, and their flight again to South Korea. Followers are accusing them of shopping for ITZY’s flight info for his or her Thailand cease and intentionally getting on the identical flights because the group.
The person can also be accused of taking footage whereas the 5 members of ITZY have been within the ready room, with followers saying they have been warned to cease a number of instances — all of which they ignored.
DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS @jypnation @ITZYofficial
This particular person candidly took footage of the members within the resort lounge the place the ladies have been staying. and Secretly took photographs of the members whereas SLEEPING. Disturbing the opposite members on the airplane to ask for his or her autographs. +++ pic.twitter.com/TFmoY92ohw
— ًea 🖤 (@thclwa) April 12, 2023
The record of accusations additionally consists of the person illegally getting into ITZY’s present in Bangkok utilizing a photoshopped PDF of an digital ticket, with followers saying they have been seated close to the entrance of the venue. In response to a number of Weibo posts, they’d booked lodging proper subsequent to the members throughout ITZY’s keep in Hong Kong and even stalked them across the airport lounge to ask for autographs.
The allegations turn out to be much more disturbing, with Weibo posts accusing them of taking footage whereas the ITZY members have been asleep throughout their flight again to South Korea. They allegedly even snapped photographs of ITZY’s baggage and shared the photographs with different individuals. Followers are additionally saying they disturbed the ITZY members a number of instances whereas on the airplane with the members, “proudly” asking for autographs once more.
ITZY THE 1ST WORLD TOUR <CHECKMATE> in #HONGKONG DAY 2
HONG KONG MIDZY 係我嘅禮物❤
好多謝你哋呢兩日嘅支持🥰#ITZY #MIDZY @ITZYofficial#ITZY_WORLD_TOUR ✈️ pic.twitter.com/NXVE75396k— ITZY (@ITZYofficial) March 12, 2023
Screenshots of the alleged stalker’s conversations are additionally circulating on Weibo. When requested in regards to the state of affairs, the person acknowledged that they “weren’t a fan of [ITZY]” and thought they might be lacking out in the event that they didn’t go to their concert events. They claimed they’d the identical schedule as ITZY and determined to purchase the identical flights. Additionally they commented on the photographs saying they shared them as a result of individuals needed to see them.
I’m actually not a fan of them. I simply assume their concert events are value going to and I’d be lacking out if I don’t go so I went. I had the identical schedules so I purchased the identical flights. You guys wish to see photographs so I shared them. That’s it.
— Alleged Stalker
Following the regarding accusations blowing up on Weibo and Twitter, ITZY followers have began asking for a response and motion from the group’s label JYP Leisure. MIDZYs began trending “#PROTECTITZY” on Twitter to convey consideration to the state of affairs and hopefully have it solved quickly.