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Wanna One’s agency apologizes for manager’s violent act toward fan
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Wanna One appears on the red carpet at KCON Los Angeles in August 2017. (Bloomberg Businessweek/Julian Berman)
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wing Entertainment has issued a formal apology for Wanna One’s manager, whose violent act toward a fan has sparked off a storm of criticism.
The incident took place Friday when Wanna One members were on their way to “KCON 2018 Thailand.”
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A video of the group’s departure from an airport in Thailand captured a manager of Wanna One swearing and pushing a fan with excessive force.
The video went viral and drew criticism. “The man pushing fans in the video is a manager of Wanna One, and we deeply apologize for his overreaction,” said Swing Entertainment in a statement on Twitter, adding that the manager would face disciplinary action.
This article appeared on The Korea Herald newspaper website, which is a member of Asia News Network and a media partner of The Jakarta Post
