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Protect Kim Taehyung: Fandoms join ARMY after BTS' V continues to receive death threats

ARMY is growing weary of witnessing Kim Taehyung being stalked and receiving death threats on X (formerly known as Twitter).

Karen Noronha
Nov 15, 2023
Protect Kim Taehyung: Fandoms join ARMY after BTS' V continues to receive death threats
Kim Taehyung

After the unsettling incident involving the stalking of BTS member Kim Taehyung at his residence by a 30-year-old woman, the idol continues to face death threats on social media. The singer, known by his stage name V, has become the target of "antis" (haters) and solo fans multiple times.

However, BTS' fanbase, ARMY, is growing weary of witnessing the member being stalked and receiving death threats on X (formerly known as Twitter).

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In response, ARMY members have been urging the group's agency, BigHit, and HYBE Labels to take strict actions to ensure the idol's protection. Additionally, they have appealed to other K-pop fandoms to unite against such hate crimes.

Subsequently, numerous fandoms, including that of Stray Kids and others, set aside their fan rivalries and took to various social media platforms to advocate for the artist's safety and condemn such harmful actions.

Kim Taehyung stalked:

On October 27, the Seoul Gangnam Police Station initiated an investigation into a woman in her 30s, identified as "A," for suspected violations of the Stalking Punishment Law. The incident unfolded on the evening of October 26, around 6:30 PM, when she followed V into the elevator at his residence.

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She attempted to engage him in conversation and presented a marriage registration document. After the complaint was filed, she tried to evade authorities. However, the police successfully located and identified her through the marriage registration.

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