Over the weekend, BTS held their first two sold-out PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE concerts at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, California.
For most 70,000+ ARMYs in attendance, it’s been a dream come true to finally see BTS perform live after two years. For others, it’s been nothing short of a nightmare.
While attempting to enjoy the show, many ARMYs have encountered both sasaengs and fansites. Rather than enjoy the show, fansite photographers managed to sneak in professional cameras with lenses to photograph the concert.
ARMY Ashlee (@crispykooky on Twitter and Instagram) revealed a horrifying experience with a fansite photographer. During the concert, she shared on Instagram Stories what was happening to her at the time.
Later, she posted a thread on Twitter detailing the experience. It began when a fansite photographer pushed their way into the VIP section. While sitting there, they continued to hit her and others in the head with a camera as they attempted to get the perfect shot.
Today at the BTS Permission to Dance (PTD), a girl next to me and I were rudely ambushed by a fansite. She kept sticking her huge camera next to us and hitting our heads with it. They say in our seats and didn’t care when we kept telling them to get our. She then pushed me hard + pic.twitter.com/hptp6nr0He
— ash ⁷ is seeing BTS!! (@crispykooky) November 28, 2021
It only got worse. The fansite photographer continually assaulted Ashlee, and ultimately she was even pushed down, resulting in her badly hitting against her own chair.
Yourself. I felt like I was physically assaulted by her when she pushed me down. I also exposed her face because she most likely will come to tomorrow’s concert and if you see her REPORT HER. She will most likely do this to someone tomorrow and it was very disrespectful.
— ash ⁷ is seeing BTS!! (@crispykooky) November 28, 2021
Ashlee attempted to call for security. Unfortunately, this is when the fansite photographer decided to make a run for it and escape.
Hi everyone! Wow I didn’t expect this to blow up but something I want to clarify is that when she realized we were about to call security, that’s when she pushed me down trying to escape. Even so, she still should have NOT been in the VIP section. She didn’t have vip tickets.
— ash ⁷ is seeing BTS!! (@crispykooky) November 28, 2021
She added that there was also a second fansite, a friend to the one that assaulted her. They both were sneaking their ways into the VIP section, taking other people’s seats.
I would also like to mention, the girl who looked down at her with the tote bag is her friend. I’m not sure if she’s a fansite, but she also did steal another fans seat as you can see she’s standing in someone else’s seat. So there were in fact TWO girls there.
— ash ⁷ is seeing BTS!! (@crispykooky) November 28, 2021
Ashlee clarified that aside from the other fansite, the others in the section were all victims like herself.
Also, I’m not the only one who was disrespected by them. The girl and guy next to me were being treated the same way. They were honestly amazing seat partners and totally didn’t deserve the disrespect.
— ash ⁷ is seeing BTS!! (@crispykooky) November 28, 2021
She also posted on TikTok to continue to raise awareness about this issue. Ashlee expects that fansite photographers will continue to get away with these activities as more concert days are left.
@ashleewithluv This fansite pushed me down and was disrespectful to the people around us. Please blow this up to spread awareness of her to other concert goers #bts
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If you were curious about whether or not she was being honest about her story, another user on TikTok, Angel (@teachangel), commented to confirm everything.
Like Ashlee, Angel recalled not only witnessing the event but also attempting to call for security. She backed up what was previously said, revealing the lack of attentiveness by security.
It turns out there were around twenty different people all attempting to get security’s attention. Nonetheless, no help was given.
Others also commented, confirming the entire incident. Many had witnessed the commotion from afar.
Yet despite other ARMYs recognizing there was a problem unquestionably going on, security failed to take action. So, the fansite photographers were able to escape that night.
After Ashlee shared her story, other ARMYs are also attempting to raise awareness. Many wonder how fansite photographers are being able to get away with all of this.
@SoFiStadium how did they clear security with those cameras?
In their see through bags?!
How did they smuggle in such large equipment that could be anything btw, how was this able to happen,yesterday & today?
These people are blacklisted for a reason @bts_bighit @HYBEOFFICIALtwt— LifeGoesOn⁷🌳🌿🏔️LiveOnLiveWell💜BTS=Army방보앙보🤟🏼 (@Smileybunny7) November 29, 2021
HERE IS WHAT SHE LOOKS LIKE! If u see her REPORT HER and CALL THE SECURITY. she is with her friend who has the tote bag she sat in someone else’s seat. https://t.co/3jUINju8IU pic.twitter.com/0ODaoIKpkj
— ⁷ (@winter_b7ar) November 28, 2021
According to SoFi Stadium’s website in regards to BTS’s concerts, certain devices are prohibited. This includes all video recording devices other than mobile phones. Of course, professional-grade lenses, particularly those longer than 6 inches, are not allowed. Nevertheless, fansites are going against these rules.
Clearly, fansite photographers have successfully entered despite the rules against them, and many have escaped when caught. Still, some have been reported, caught, and kicked out.
so my brother does security at sofi and he said they kicked out a total of 15 people with professional cameras. he kicked out the fansites
— melissa⁷ IS SEEING BTS! (@magicshopdust) November 29, 2021
Some fansites even confessed to being caught and requested others not to report them.
Ashlee was not the only ARMY at PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE who had a negative experience with a fansite photographer. Others have previously spoken up but were bullied so much by the fansite’s followers that they had to delete their posts and private their accounts.
Many ARMYs have shared their negative experiences from the PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE concerts as a result of SoFi Stadium, particularly due to the staff and security. The concert was even delayed because of such issues, as can be seen below.
Gate 7 is a clusterfuckkkkk pic.twitter.com/hGZbWTxnZX
— ᴮᴱCʜᴀʀʟɪᴇ⁷₀₆₁₃ D1, D2, D3, & D4 (@CHARLIExBTS) November 28, 2021
urging armys to pls stick together tonight and stay safe the fact that sofi is NOT scanning or checking things is extremely alarming.
— 🐋 (@elitevirgos) November 28, 2021
Read more about the safety concerns regarding SoFi Stadium below:
ARMYs Raise Concerns About The Safety Of Fans At SoFi Stadium During “PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE”
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