Fireworks incident at K-pop group Seventeen’s Incheon concert injures 2 fans
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Seventeen performing to a sold-out crowd at their first concert at Singapore's National Stadium on Jan 25.
PHOTO: PLEDIS ENTERTAINMENT
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SEOUL – K-pop group Seventeen’s management agency Pledis Entertainment has issued an apology after pyrotechnic malfunctions at a concert in Incheon, South Korea, left two fans injured.
The incident occurred during the final segment of the group’s performance at Incheon Asiad Main Stadium on Sept 13, when onstage fireworks sent sparks into the crowd.
In a statement posted to the fan community platform Weverse early on Sept 14, Pledis said that “some of the special effects fireworks used in the final section of the performance fell unexpectedly towards the audience area”.
The agency blamed defective products, noting that contractors had carried out safety checks before the show.
Two concertgoers received medical treatment at the venue before returning home, according to the statement. The company pledged to pay for any follow-up medical costs for those affected.
Before Pledis Entertainment issued its statement, fans had already flagged safety concerns on social media platform X, posting clips that appeared to show red pyrotechnics misfiring and shooting towards the front sections of the stadium.
Multiple accounts voiced alarm about the fireworks’ proximity to the stands.
Pledis Entertainment said it would contact all audience members at the show to check for additional damages. For Sept 14’s concert, it would remove the faulty products and step up safety inspections.
The Incheon shows kick off Seventeen’s latest world tour, which continues at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Stadium on Sept 27 and 28. The group will then head to North America in October for five stops before moving on to Japan in November.
The tour follows the release of Seventeen’s fifth full-length album, Happy Burstday, which dropped in May to celebrate the group’s 10th anniversary. The album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and sold more than 2.5 million copies in its first week. THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
