STAYC J Disrespected at the Airport

[@joptropica]

It's not a fanmeet, it's not a concert, it's not a fancall, it's not a hi-touch... It's a fan mobbing an idol at an airport and having the gall to be snotty and entitled when the idol doesn't act excited to see them! Good for J honestly, whether she was anxious or pissed off, some fans need to learn how to treat idols like people and not like dolls who exist for their entertainment.

[@shrutit.a1034]

N most importantly, companies release their schedule, they make fans know they are leaving n people expect fans not to be there...!!??

[@urhypeboy]

If being a kpop idol who spends half their youth as a trainee, works 24/7, and goes on crazy diet to look good isn't being "a doll for people's entertainment", then I don't know what is. U thought u ate

[@ascendance000]

honestly she looks super anxious, sometimes when i’m having a stressful moment my mannerisms can come off with some attitude unintentionally she was clearly in a crowded airport, airports are already stressful on their own. hope she’s well and the person should of been more respectful like at least you saw her at all, why call her out when she clearly looks a bit overwhelmed and she still interacted with you idk, fans always ask for too much😭

[@anam.yumiiizuka5289]

In the same way that being famous does not justify a fan invading your space, anxiety and stress are not a justification for being rude and disrespectful to people.

[@ascendance000]

@@anam.yumiiizuka5289 i don’t think she was being rude, i think when you’re under pressure and anxious your mannerisms can come across way differently that’s all

[@flowerfleur8105]

@@anam.yumiiizuka5289 nobody is calling her rude but you, everyone is on j’s side. The fan was rude not her.

[@anam.yumiiizuka5289]

@@flowerfleur8105 You represent everything wrong with kpop. No one can have their own opinion, everything has to be in accordance with toxic positivity and the motto that idols never make mistakes. I hate people like you.

[@anam.yumiiizuka5289]

@@ascendance000 I'm not sure either, but she was very mocking towards the fan, the way she looked to wave was actually funny. Sometimes there's also a context that doesn't appear in the video, I don't know. But being anxious is not an excuse, she did it because she wanted to, and I thought it was hilarious, unnecessary but funny.

[@veelove429]

i honestly hate how fans all just go to airports to harass idols when they land, like she just got off a flight she’s tired, ofc she’s not going to greet you with energy. god these idols can’t catch a break.

[@urhypeboy]

Oh, but she DO owe her fans. She wouldn't be anywhere without her fans supporting her and buying her music. Y'all need to gt a grip 😂😂

[@veelove429]

@@urhypeboy then they can go to a fan meet, but harassing her after she landed in an airport is unacceptable and honestly kind of a safety hazard. no real fan would do that.

[@MADPunkyHeartLESS]

I’m 100% on J’s side. With everything that idols deal with from crazy fans and netizens all day, I’m actually proud of her reaction/ response. She doesn’t owe anyone anything and if she’s not in the best mood then she’s allowed to show it. She’s human and works in a high stress industry, we can’t expect her to be perfectly okay all the time.

[@Beomgyuhour100]

J is such a queen

[@margaretstrader3826]

Yeah because they're mobbing them at the airport it's disrespectful as fuck

[@urhypeboy]

And u think disrespecting the fans back was a smart move? U need to grow up 😂😂😂

[@margaretstrader3826]

@@urhypeboy all she did was wave be fucking for real 😂😂😂😂 ur the one who needs to grow up. She doesn't owe anyone anything

[@rosiee_roxiee]

Flights can be stressful, so I’m not shocked J wasn’t in the best mood during this greeting. Idols are still people and they’re not always going to be happy when you see them, especially if you’re not meeting them during official fan meets, etc.

[@notyourbestie]

J is actually one of those faces that is like a subtitle. You'll really know how she feels about something through her expressions. I feel like for this incident, she's not having it. The "fan" might have been already saying something weird prior the clips and she just eventually reciprocate with a smug and sarcastic expression. Which in all honesty, the right thing to do. The "fan" deserve it.

[@hai-chewkurobaskset884]

Once again fans need to be reminded they are not owed anything💀💀

[@ambiguousness]

i don't know how much of it is true but from what i've seen, someone translated the video and apparently the fan 1. spoke to her very informally 2. said "long time no see" (red flag, it's not the first time they're harassing her at the airport) 3. said "this is how you great your unni?" which is yfiti9yhoofs8y who even are u gurl calm down anyway yeah this fan seems unworthy of absolutely any attention from j or any idol

[@withcharmtospare]

I was sorta assuming she recognized her as one of their more aggressive fans.

[@maxcan5612]

She seemed kinda irritated the way she greeted the fan, I wonder if something happened beforehand.

[@girlsillusion]

it has and the same fan has been disrespectful towards them before

[@niraxlevi9930]

Knowing how idols basically are forced to act like angels and she still did this,the fan is most likely a saesang

[@yasminchan7425]

The fan spoke to her in casual language, she acted like her and J were friends and that made J uncomfortable

[@greenboy5314]

THE FAN IS LITERALLY ACTING RUDE AND ENTITLED, J IS SO BOTHERED BY THAT FAN

[@hazylittlecherry5423]

Imagine them being people, wild.

[@joooecool]

It looks like J was already irritated by something else that seemed to have happened off camera and became even more annoyed when that fan (who was not only talking to her in a disrespectful and demanding manner) was lowkey trying to scold her and get her attention. According to some people online, they say that that fan in particular may have been a saesang and had already been harassing them beforehand in various stops, hence her annoyed face and manerisms.

[@bendj4lyfe]

it looks like when someone you don't know says hi to you from afar and you are squinting to see "oh do i know them?" but you still say hi even though you dont owe them anything but you're kind and was raised right

[@klani9064]

She doesn't owe you anything tbh, she works so hard and may be tired or stressed. You never know what someone's going through!

[@MintakaSaiph]

What happened off camera? No one reacts that way for no reason.

[@Su-gh6dw]

That person might be her saesang (hope not. And it's not the only excuse but that explains her discomfort if that's the case)

[@veelove429]

lol the look isa gave the fan after they said that

[@sanazamir8341]

She doesn't have to do a 360 bow infront of the fan especially because the fan is mobbing them on the airport like ur at fault here why are u there in the airport its not a fanmeeting venue or smthn

[@sannafasdal811]

I saw a longer version of this video where in the fan yelled at J to get her attention, which was why she reacted liked that

[@creativework-qt6vn]

This wasn't a scheduled venue. She doesn't have to acknowledge anyone. The fact that she did was a kind gesture whether whole hearted or half hearted. The point is she acknowledged you personally out of everyone in the crowd around you. All the fans of StayC knows she always has that shy cute puppylike expression that acknowledge people sweetly. The fact you knew something was wrong with her greeting and didn't create a open safe environment conversation is on you. If you really wanted to know what was wrong and was concern then you wouldn't ask in that tone. You like her/ the group then so why would one interaction create so much hate. Would you rather her ignore all of you and head towards a private exit, hide under a jacket with sunglasses and run to the vehicle, roll up the window and ignore you guys? Idols don't get paid to get closer to the fans in the airports but they took the time to acknowledge fans after such a long flight. I say next time just skip the person if they seem to be acting out or giving bad vibes. Greet someone worth your time. The fact she could've greeted that fan and left in a jiffy but instead she lingered around meaning she didn't want to miss out on what that fan said. Turned out staying around and having the fan repeat what she said was a mistake because so disrespectful smh.

[@twixee.]

The fan is insane for thinking she’s entitled to a enthusiastic wave and smile. J not only waved but she somewhat awkward smiled! The fan should be grateful to even be saying hi to her, imagine all the people that saw her but didn’t get the chance to say hey or wave.

[@Ever.ro143]

Saying this is how you greet your unnie is weird fucking behavior. Even if I feel I know an idol, you just don’t. They’re not your friend, this isn’t a concert or fanmeet where you can be silly. This is stalking an idol (respectfully don’t show up to airports) & being condescending to her. Don’t get me tight, I love J.

[@C0NV3RSE.H1GH]

that's disrespectful as fuck.

[@user-pw9ie5eo5w]

To who??

[@C0NV3RSE.H1GH]

@@user-pw9ie5eo5w to J lol, my point is tht the fan is being disrizzpectful ☝🏼

[@user-pw9ie5eo5w]

@@C0NV3RSE.H1GH yes and he embarassed himself lol

[@seerdaf7246]

To me she just looks confused. And you can hear in the video something seems to say something to her but she can't hear it so she looks "can you say that again?" Definitely confused

[@seerdaf7246]

Also, sometimes we don't know how we look like. And i noticed this that most idols especially the more famous ones control their expressions a lot by giving straight faces. And even if they smile, they just straight smile like 🙂😀, because it can lead to this loll. Once you make some expressions, people will assume shit like oh she looks mad, when in reality they're just probably feeling the gas on their stomach 🤣

[@kiodoiii8794]

The “fan” spoke to J using casual speech, which is incredibly disrespectful in this context given that they're not friends. It's like walking up to a celebrity saying “Aye what's up? How's it going?” instead of “Hello, how are you today?”.

[@SUBLIMERENCE]

J ate her upppp

[@reaper5257]

Maybe she already knows that fan for being rude.

[@ariprincxss]

People expect idols to not be human even in relaxed situations like traveling… this isn’t a professional event where they’re required to be all happy and fan service-y they’re boarding an hours long flight getting ready to relax

[@briannarichardson1596]

If I was an idol I wouldn’t say hi to anyone at the airport . I would have glasses and mask on and move fast or my destination and waiting car . This isn’t business hours. Idols are human . She is lucky she greeted her at all

[@runa_7022]

idk i feel like her not being super nice to someone mobbing her at an airport is not unexpected. i probably wouldve told them to fuck off or smthn if that were me LMAO

[@Shyreenify]

People get so massively offended and aggresive when an idol shows even a hint of having boundaries. Theyre not able to handle the fact that idols are humans and not dolls put on this earth for the fans entertainment

[@EdwinaLiybaa]

Girly might be just short sighted and wonder if the hand gesture was for her or not.. Idk

[@sunwhenmoondown]

that one fan probably disrespect her prior to that clip, like she did to the other event back then caught calling stayc "ya+name" in front of everyone and using banmal(informal language).

[@Veritaserum-vf1rr]

I'm not familiar with the members of stayc but omg! what a pretty girl!

[@Kintsugi_forever]

She’s not being mean or anything. It literally looks like she’s so done with everything and she’s tired. I don’t think she means it

[@yasminchan7425]

It's bc the fan spoke casually to her, the fan was acting like they were friends and when J felt uncomfortable but still tried to greet her the fan got upset

[@LoveYourself97846]

Yeah, she shouldn't have treated her fan like that. Fans literally pay her bills. But she's technically not at work right now she should have the right to personal space so even though I don't appreciate the attitude, I totally understand. Fans need to learn that idols dont have an obligation to them and the mobbs need to stop

[@urhypeboy]

Oh, she DO owe her fans. She wouldn't be anywhere without her fans supporting her and buying her music. Y'all need to gt a grip 😂😂

[@MgbWinxclbabridged]

J gagged stream Cheeky Icy Thang and all the other B-sides ESPECIALLY Bubble Gum on Metamorphic

[@pk..]

She is just waving without too much smilling even i look like that when i wave at someone without smilling that fan was the one who is rude ( actually she has no common scene )

[@qr-eh9es]

Actually, that's not what happened. J was waving normally to all fans, then that one fan said something weird like "is that how you act with unnie? (not sure)", then J waved again, and that's when that fan said "what's up with that greeting?" and J did the side eyed wave. I think it's important to show the FULL thing, because showing the moment AFTER the fan was already being abnoxious makes it seem as if J was waving very rudely in the first place (in the beginning of the clip in this youtube video)

[@st4r_hw4]

The fan isn’t wrong for being confused. They are fans and the other members the ENTIRE time seemed more enthusiastic. She looked annoyed even standing with her whole group. Which is okay but do not take it out on fans. No, it is not a fan meet, but idols do this all the time, it’s not even special anymore unless something bad happens. I’m not hating on her or her greeting, just saying that I would be a little confused to if everyone else in a group I liked waved back happily and one waved with attitude. The fan was hating but seemed more confused.

[@oliverchunlong]

It’s time fans stopped mobbing idols at airports. Honestly, it’s disrespectful to idols and it’s disrespectful to the general public.

[@fierriefiles]

To bad for that fan 😂😂😂. No one invited her in that airport. She spent time and money, she must've thought she feel entitled.

[@Shell1425]

This just made me like her even more! Lol

[@1frhna]

They look like they got beef tho

[@alviravahora8145]

Ngl the way that you’re phrasing the situation seems rather biased towards the fan and doesn’t actually explain what happened. I’ve watched the video and the fan was acting very rude and informal to her acting like they know each other and acting like a sunbae to the idol. The fan might be older but they are literal strangers and this is in the airport not a concert or fansign or anything. I feel like I’ve seen half-hearted/uninterested interactions and personally interpret her greeting as small but polite especially considering the way the fan was speaking to her.

[@LEUNGKEIPO]

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[@punkin3599]

Ok but can you talk about le ssarfims comeback

[@Fifty_Jeans]

No

[@heidineverbad]

i thought the fan was a sasaeng??

[@Schroberry]

She could have just ignored them but she turned, looked at them and waved.

[@00WatName00]

These "fans" doesn't know J has a resting b-face? Like come on she's obviously not being sarcastic here and people are clearly overreacting..

[@ven3666]

StayC members really give off bad attitude. They're not even that big. Lol.

[@sugayalice]

Shut up omg

[@budum3]

For starters no they don’t, and secondly being big does not mean you can have a bad attitude, so it’s weird you bring it up like it would ever be okay. J responded in the perfect manner seeing as how the fan was acting towards her. If you’re gonna put out negative energy don’t expect others to be “nice” to you

[@ven3666]

​@@budum3 uhm theyre not big meant that they could be a bit nicer to not lose any of the few fans they currently have. that's the logic. lol big groups i know do not even act like that at all. her face however shows that blatant rudeness like girl,,,,if your fan annoys you, kindly ignore. why cant she do what the girl next to her did.

[@noooodlealls]

@@ven3666The fan was talking to J not to Isa and how else would she have replied back if a so called fan INFORMALLY spoke to her as if she’s J’s friend DPMO

[@Lilopusheen18]

Who cares about these fans. they’re so sensitive. bunch of weirdos

[@superbluerock8327]

I honestly, agree with the fan feelings. Idc. If you say hi to me like that when I’m being friendly, I’d take it personally lol. I wouldn’t say anything about it like the fan did. But in my heart, I’d remember this interaction lol. THAT being said, as someone with perspective, I would think about how she must be feeling right now. And the situation she’s probably in. And convince myself, she didn’t mean to. And keep it pushing.

[@VIZZAWASHERE]

she wasnt being friendly at all

[@budum3]

You got a weird definition of friendly then. Mobbing someone at the airport, and scolding and yelling at them is NOT friendly

[@marcysweet38]

her greeting is coming off rude though

[@aespa2447]

she literally spoke to her in a rude and improper manner.

[@ambiguousness]

slay. more idols should be "rude" when obsessive fans are HARASSING THEM AT THE AIRPORT

[@correctandsexyaboutit]

Lmao even if you think that is rude, people aren't entitled to anyone's smile or warm greeting. Idols are not your friends. You and this weird fan can go cry about it together.

[@kim_dodokki]

FIRST 🫶🏼 CAN I GET A PIN

[@fangsrandy]

I support J and I love stayc but it was a pretty half-assed greeting to the fan. I'm not saying J should have walked over and given the fan a hug, but it's not that hard to be nice either. I know some people will say "well she's tired" but being tired is not an excuse to be rude. By that logic, every single person working in the customer service industry has the right to be rude.

[@aespa2447]

she spoke to J in rude and inproper dialect. J had all right to react like that

[@correctandsexyaboutit]

Please be so for real. Idols are not your friend. You cannot talk to idols informally and expect them to be excited to see you. You can't even do that to regular people. And yeah, if I followed a customer service worker to their job and showed up on multiple shifts as soon as they clock in acting like we're besties and expecting them to respond a certain way to my weird creepy parasocial behavior, I wouldn't be surprised if they looked at me crazy like this! Obviously!😂 Context baby girl!