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Byun Woo-seok’s “Emperor Security” caused a sensation in the Korean entertainment industry. Do Korean people have “zero tolerance” for celebrities who act like big shots?

2024-07-17

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How exaggerated can celebrities be when they act like big shots? Korean star Byun Woo-seok coined a new term: "Emperor Security".

I was just going to the airport to go abroad, but they exaggeratedly blocked the airport passage for 10 minutes.

would shine a flashlight into the eyes of airport visitors;

Even when tourists in the VIP area want to enter the lounge to rest, security will stop them and check their tickets, as if they were afraid that the tourists might do something to their stars.

Even the experienced reporters couldn't help but complain that this was the most exaggerated celebrity security in South Korea's history. The entrances and exits were sealed for ten minutes and the reporters were asked to go back. The reporters felt that the situation where reporters were asked to go back had never happened before!

In response, the media did not hesitate to release a video of Byun Woo-seok blocking the entrance and exit. After the video went viral, many netizens complained: Even Blackpink did not do this, why did he "…

On July 14, Bian Woo-seok's security company responded, saying that security accidents might occur when artists enter or leave the country due to the pushing of fans, so they coordinated with the airport security department in advance and informed them in advance that the one-way entrance would be blocked. They checked entry into the lounge because some people sneaked into the lounge, so they would check. Afterwards, they realized their mistake and apologized to the tourists who were troubled.

However, a staff member of the airport public relations department said that even airport security personnel do not have the power to check passengers' ID cards and tickets without reason, which seems to be a slap in the face of the security company. Some netizens complained to relevant departments and asked the Human Rights Commission to investigate the excessive duty of Bian Youxi's security team and the violation of human rights.

On July 15, Byun Woo-seok's agency issued a statement apologizing for the security personnel's excessive duty.

On July 16, Bian Woo-seok returned to the Korean airport. He did not respond to the incident throughout the whole process, but just bowed quietly. When he went abroad, he had 6 bodyguards with him, but when he came back, there were only three left.

It seems that the security company, the agency, and the artist himself, after discovering the situation had fermented, could only try their best to keep the situation low-key, but it was too late. It is rumored that netizens have begun to boycott Bian Woo-seok's endorsement.

In response, the bodyguard company representative had no choice but to apologize to Byeon Woo-seok, and the police said they had opened a case against three of the bodyguards.

By July 17, "Bian Woo-seok's arrogance caused a stir in the Korean entertainment industry" became a hot topic. Netizens dug up Korean newspaper reports, and the news of Byun Woo-seok's arrogance occupied a large amount of space. Although the artist's agency has apologized, the public does not seem to intend to "forgive".

So, do Koreans really have a zero-tolerance policy towards celebrities who act like big shots?

You know, last year, Korean netizens voted for a group of "most impolite artists", including Park Seo-joon. The cause of the incident was that he refused to wear the headband handed to him by Park Bo-young for his hairstyle at a promotional event, which was awkward. At another event, Park Seo-joon refused to make a heart shape with his hands, which was considered "playing big".

Afterwards, Park Seo-joon explained that it was a misunderstanding and that he refused to make the heart shape with his hands because the merchant asked him not to, and he was just doing as asked. But these explanations are no longer of any use, as netizens put him on the list of "the most impolite artist."

There is also Song Joong-ki, who was also on the "impolite" list because of his sullen face when he was interviewed by Korean media.

Therefore, as long as you act like a big shot and offend your fans or the media, they will really keep a record of it and bring it up at any time, and even an apology may not be useful.

I hope this zero-tolerance attitude towards "big shot" can also spread to the domestic entertainment industry. In the domestic entertainment industry, all kinds of small-time big shot cases end up with the artist management company making a few excuses and issuing a clarification, and some people can even use lawyers' letters to warn and blame others, and fans control the comments a lot. But if big shot is investigated, netizens boycott it, and their careers are in danger, who dares to "small-time big shot"?