SEVENTEEN Mingyu Touched Inappropriately During Lollapalooza 2024 Gig, CARATS Enraged

Mingyu is a South Korean singer, rapper and member of boy group SEVENTEEN under Pledis Entertainment. He was born in Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. He is le rapper of SEVENTEEN and face of group. Mingyu has performed globally but recently encountered a situation. On September 8, during boy band's heline performance at 2024 Lollapalooza Festival in Berlin, he reportedly experienced an inappropriate incident, sparking outrage among fans.

SEVENTEEN’s Mingyu got inappropriately touched at Berlin’s music festival

A video from show quickly went viral, showing LALSEVENTEEN’s MingyuAL/rapper approaching barrice to chat with crowd. During this interaction, someone allegedly touched his abs, which upset CARATS. 

Online users expressed ir frustration towards individual in audience, highlighting that Mingyu is frequently sexualised. Many believe this incident signals a troubling attitude where people feel entitled to touch ors without consent, disregarding inappropriateness of such behaviour.

Fans react with anger to incident

SEVENTEEN fans flooded social media, insisting that no one should touch an idol without permission. y voiced ir frustration, pointing out that some people behave inappropriately without consideration. Fans stressed that Mingyu’s way of interacting with audience should be respected and that touching someone without consent is unacceptable.

Many supporters joined in, expressing ir anger and disappointment over alleged misconduct of a particular fan.

Some fans argued that certain individuals "don’t deserve to be close" to ir idols, as y cross boundaries and behave poorly. One fan commented, "Mingyu was close to crowd because he trusted Carats! Why are people touching him without asking?" Anor ded, "I hope he wasn’t uncomfortable. Isn’t that person a Carat? y should know how Mingyu is..."