17 May,2023 10:54 AM IST | South Korea | mid-day online correspondent
BTS member Jungkook has reportedly received death threats on social media
'Protect Jungkook' started trending after BTS's youngest member Jungkook received death threats. Fans aka BTS ARMY have been demanding immediate action from BigHit Music and HYBE, the K-pop group's agency. Recently, Jungkook took to Weverse to request fans not to send food to his home.
Now, a netizen has shared a series of posts with threats to Jungkook, including one with an image of a knife accompanied by a text overlay. Furthermore, the account claimed to be the sender of the food to his house, criticizing him for refusing to consume it and expressing the desire to harm him. BTS' fandom, the ARMY, took to Twitter to share news about the same and urged the company BigHit Music to take action against social media accounts threatening Jungkook.
Here's how concerned fans reacted-
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Earlier this month, Jungkook took to Weverse to put forth a heartfelt request to his fans. The youngest member of the K-pop superband addressed fans who have been sending food to his residence in Seoul, South Korea. The singer told fans he won't eat the food even if they send, and requested them to stop doing this. He also said he will take action if the fans still continued to send him food.
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