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Taeyeon of Girls’ Generation took to Instagram to share her thoughts after a hazardous experience at a crowded airport in Indonesia.

The singer flew to Indonesia on Thursday for promotional activities, accompanied by a single manager. As soon as Taeyeon landed at the airport in Jakarta, however, she was struck by an unruly crowd that rushed toward her and eventually knocked her down.

Taeyeon wrote on her Instagram Friday to address the issue, “People’s feet and bodies got tangled up, which was a very dangerous situation. I actually fell to the floor and found myself trembling and crying nonstop. I was also very startled when a security guard lifted me up from behind to help me out.”

Taeyeon also confessed that she felt uncomfortable with fans who touched her body from behind her and to her sides, even though she believed the physical contact would have been unintentional.

She wrapped up the letter saying, “That is why I couldn’t appear my best when I arrived in Jakarta for the first time in a while. I will think of today’s events as just an accident. I hope no one got hurt.”

Following Taeyeon’s Instagram post, netizens have called on the singer’s agency, S.M. Entertainment, to step up security for its artists and take measures to punish those who made unwanted physical contact with the singer.



By Hong Dam-young (lotus@heraldcorp.com)