South Korean police said Friday they are summoning a Japanese woman for questioning over allegedly kissing Jin, a member of the K-pop supergroup BTS, without consent during a free hug event last year.

Police in South Korea have summoned a Japanese woman for questioning on sexual harassment allegations after she allegedly kissed BTS member Jin without his consent, The Associated Press reports.

On 18 May, BTS' Jin organized a special Hi-Touch event to ... In one such instance, the woman gave the idol an impromptu kiss without his permission. The incident was recorded and posted online ...

Jin's request to his fans to not grab his hand comes months after a person tried to forcibly kiss him at the BTS Festa event last year. On June 14 2024, Seoul Songpa Police Station confirmed that ...

At that time, a Japanese woman attempted to kiss Jin without his consent during a fan hug session. The incident, which took place in June 2024, occurred just after Jin completed his military ...

Instead of just hugging the star, the woman appeared to have kissed his face, with Jin responding by turning his face away. The kiss angered other BTS fans, one of whom filed a criminal complaint ...