Girl Group Fanatics Experience Sexual Harassment from Staff, Prohibited from Covering Thighs During Broadcast

Kapanlagi.com - The girl group Fanatics that debuted in early 2019 held a V Live broadcast on September 7. The four members of Fanatics (Via, Chaelin, Doi, Rayeon) had a casual chat with their fans during the broadcast. They even held a special giveaway and determined the winner.

Each member was seen wearing short skirts, without a cover or jacket to hide their legs. For your information, female celebrities usually receive a cover or similar item to hide their legs while sitting to prevent unwanted incidents from happening.

1. Prohibited to Cover Thighs

Around 11 minutes after the broadcast started, a woman appeared and handed a purple sweater to Via. The sweater was then used to cover Via and Chaelin's legs.

A few minutes later, the same woman placed a jacket over Doi and Rayeon's legs. However, right after the jacket was handed over, a male voice from outside the frame was heard, followed by a sound that is believed to be a slap.

"What are you doing, covering their legs? We are trying to show them, why are you covering them? Are you stupid or something?" said the male staff member as quoted from Koreaboo.

2. Atmosphere Changes

credit: V Live

After the leaked statement was heard, the Fanatics broadcast continued but the atmosphere was clearly different. Doi returned the jacket that covered her legs and Rayeon while wearing a worried expression.

Chaelin also briefly stopped talking and forced a smile when the sound of a slap was heard. The same goes for Rayeon. Meanwhile, Via just looked up, possibly staring at other staff members.

3. Suspected Not Staff

Although there has been no confirmation, some fans believe that the woman who gave the jacket was actually not a staff member but another member of Fanatics, Sika. As known, although only 4 people are doing the broadcast, Fanatics itself is actually a group with 6 personnel.

4. Netizens Furious

credit: V Live

Doi and Rayeon spent the rest of the broadcast sitting with crossed legs without covering their thighs. Seeing this broadcast, fans and netizens alike are angered by the unpleasant and somewhat sexual treatment received by these idols.

"What kind of staff is that guy?"

"If I were their parent, my heart would be broken after seeing that."

"I feel very frustrated looking at the faces of the personnel."

5. Agency Speaks Out

After this incident was widely discussed by netizens, Fanatics agency, FENT, released an official statement. They apologize for the statement that cannot be justified for any reason and take action against the perpetrator.

The agency also promises to pay more attention to matters related to idols under their management to prevent similar incidents from happening again in the future.

(kor/rsp)