When BTS superstar Kim Seok-Jin promised hugs all round to 1,000 K-Pop fans, no one expected it would end in a sexual harassment scandal.

South Korean police announced that they have summoned a Japanese woman for questioning over allegations of kissing BTS member Jin without his consent during a free hug event last year.An officer from Seoul's Songpa Police Station confirmed that the woman has been asked to appear for questioning regarding a sexual harassment complaint.

Hope, BTS have rocketed to frenzied global fame and success since their first single No More Dream was released in 2013

The station said it launched an investigation after receiving an online complaint and refused to provide more details

Korean police have summoned a Japanese woman who kissed BTS member Jin without consent during a fan event last year.

SEOUL—South Korean police said on Friday they are summoning for questioning a Japanese woman over allegedly kissing Jin, a member of 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. The alleged incident took place at an event in Seoul last June,

A Japanese woman has been summoned for kissing BTS star Jin without consent. A female fan has been cited by South Korean police for allegedly planting a kiss on the BTS star during a 2024 fan event, authorities confirmed to the Associated Press on Friday.