The popular British rock band Coldplay is currently on their Music of the Spheres tour, with their latest stop being South Korea. While the shows so far have garnered a huge buzz, especially with the surprise appearance of TWICE on stage, an unfortunate incident from the second day of the concert has also invited criticism over safety concerns.
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On April 18, a female attendee of the Coldplay concert took to social media to share her scary experience of getting forcibly pulled by some male audience members at the show. She recalled that a group of people were doing the Ganggasullae near the back of the standing area while the performances went on. While she was watching the group, several men allegedly tried to grab and pull her by the wrist to join in. The same thing happened with her friends.
The Ganggasullae is a traditional Korean folk dance performed by women during Chuseok, where they join hands while rotating in circles clockwise.
The OP (original poster) recalled that despite showing no interest in joining the group in the dance, she and her friends were grabbed by different men three to four times. In addition to the harassment and lack of consent, the incident also posed a security risk, the OP noted.
The Ganggasullae circle eventually grew so large that several audience members got pushed to the side multiple times and almost fell. In fact, once it got too big, firefighters at the scene had to disperse the group.
The incident has drawn some sharp criticism from netizens, who pointed out the multiple layers of danger that such behavior can lead to. Not only did they criticize the men for disregarding consent, but they also called them out on their lack of concert etiquette and awareness of how such situations could easily lead to accidents.
Meanwhile, LIVE NATION PRESENTS COLDPLAY: MUSIC OF THE SPHERES DELIVERED BY DHL is scheduled for six shows in Korea. The expected total footfall is 300,000, making it the largest ever concert held in the country.