Netizens Praise aespa’s Bodyguard For Swiftly Taking Down Strange Man Approaching The Members

A recent clip of an aespa bodyguard tackling a man to the ground is going viral on social media.

The incident occurred at the SBS Gayo Daejeon on December 25 at the Inspire Arena in Seoul. aespa attended the event and gave an impressive performance of their latest hit, “Drama.”

However, before the main performance, the members walked the red carpet, joining the MCs on an elevated stage to pose for media photos.

When they were coming down from the stage while greeting fans, a strange man came running toward Winter, holding a camera. He was trying to get under the barrier rope around the red carpet to get to the members, but a bodyguard fortunately tackled him to the ground before he could reach them.

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The commotion left the aespa members and the audience in shock. The clip showed the man still trying to click pictures of them after the guard took him down.

A strange man with a camera ran towards winterWhen he was caught by security, he still tried to take photos…it's scary…#aespaXSBSGayoDaejeon#aespa #에스파 #WINTER #윈터 pic.twitter.com/Lp2gJRLgmU

— moonla (@0506Hwz) December 25, 2023

Once the clip spread on social media, fans praised the bodyguard for his prompt action but also called for SM Entertainment to provide tighter security for their artists.

this is so fuckiny scary thank god security was actually doing their job well https://t.co/3nDRWBzxPP

— anaya (@kwntrsgf) December 25, 2023

Does everyone see why we need body guards to physically react now https://t.co/HjIUexDe8U

— ☆ mikey ☆ (@Choerrylips_) December 25, 2023

Given that this is such a high profile event with thousands upon thousands of people watching, it's even scarier that this happened. https://t.co/orMYD80GDn

— imaykay (@itsakyo) December 25, 2023

This is so scary cause this man doesn’t seem to be trying to get photos. He was getting under the barrier to get to Winter??? That’s not something someone would do if all they wanted was photos

This is very scary. @SMTOWNGLOBAL hope you’re prosecuting this man and investigating https://t.co/itNvCDvZup pic.twitter.com/KqxGfVjvSY

— Alaa (@purrina4yu) December 25, 2023

Please if this happens again aespa should be taken to safety and not standing around.. like their manager needs to move them away asap and not be standing n staring at what’s going on. What if there are more than one at a time?? Like managers need to do their jobs too https://t.co/KydnhW4RHa

— samina (@aespa4me) December 25, 2023