K-Pop star Nayeon gets police protection after stalker follows her on flight: 'Please stop, I beg you'
Nayeon from the K-Pop girl group Twice has been placed under police protection after a "foreign stalker" tried to make contact with her on a flight on January 1. The managers of the band said they are taking legal action now.
According to JYP Entertainment, the suspect figured out what flight the group would take from Japan to South Korea, and also booked a ticket. He then proceeded to try and approach Nayeon multiple times onboard, raising his voice and getting into a fight with the group's security team.
Fans became rather worried after the official Twitter handle Twice posted, "Please go back home. Please stop. I beg you." However, this post has been deleted.
JYP also said it is investigating how the group's flight information was leaked and sold online.
The suspect, who is reportedly a German national, has been posting for weeks about how he wanted to meet the K-Pop star. After the incident, in a Twitter post according to DW.com. the man claimed that the group's managers became physical with him while he was just 'trying to give Nayeon love letters'.
In another tweet, the man also added that he didn't intend to bother the group, but that he just 'wanted to confess his love to her'. Fans rose in defence of Nayeon, and requested him to stop harassing Nayeon. "She's afraid of you! Stop!" wrote one Twitter user.
JYP Entertainment said that though the man could not approach Nayeon, she still had "significant feelings of discomfort and anxiety".
Twice comprises of nine members under JYP Entertainment, and were formed through the competition reality show 'Sixteen'. They made their debut on October 20, 2015, with the album 'The Story Begins'. Nayeon is the lead vocalist, and lead dancer of the group.
