In recent months, ever since all BTS members returned from their military service, airports have once again become hot spots. Almost every week, a large number of reporters and crowds of fans have been waiting for hours before the members depart for their overseas schedules.
Although the fandom has long urged fans not to go to the airport when the idols appear — encouraging them instead to show their support through social media — the situation has not improved. The crowds remain chaotic and inconsiderate as before.
Even though V has repeatedly reminded ARMYs to stay safe and behave responsibly in public spaces, those who claim to be his fans seem to turn a deaf ear. In particular, a recent video drew major attention within the fandom, showing V’s sudden shift in expression after just a few seconds of witnessing the crowd’s behavior at the arrival gate.
Specifically, a few hours ago, V landed at Incheon Airport after three days in fяαи¢є for Fashion Week. As he walked out of the terminal, the area was already lined with purple ribbons to prevent congestion, and fans began shouting and cheering to welcome him.
Though loud, the fans stayed within the marked area — and for that, V gave them a thumbs-up and repeatedly praised them: "Ah~ good manners!! Ah~", acknowledging their more respectful behavior compared to before.
However, his happy and proud expression didn’t last long. Just seconds after he pαѕѕed by, many fans started crawling under the ribbons, rushing out of the boundaries and following him like a swarm of zombies, screaming nonstop.
Seeing this, the idol couldn’t hide his disappointment that they failed to maintain good manners for even a short while. He scratched his head and muttered quietly, “Cancel good, cancel good!! I need to work harder.”
In fact, V has spoken up several times about the issue of crowding and chaos at airports whenever he or other BTS members travel. He once posted on Weverse: “ARMY, you know that, right? It’s dangerous. Let’s be safe next time,” warning fans right after he was mobbed at the airport in July this year.
On another occasion, he directly stated, “The airport doesn’t belong to us.” He also voiced support for the return of the Purple Line — a safety initiative launched by fans in 2018. In that campaign, a small group of organized fans stood in line holding purple ribbons, the color symbolizing BTS, to help ensure the members’ safe pαѕѕage through the airport.
In the beginning, it seemed his repeated reminders were finally paying off — but no. The crowd couldn’t maintain proper manners for even a minute, which left him visibly disheartened and even self-reflective.
V’s reaction immediately caught the attention of genuine ARMYs, who expressed anger toward those who ruined his initial excitement and triggered further disorderly behavior. Many pointed out that such fans tarnished the fandom’s image and were unworthy of calling themselves his supporters.
Fans left comments under the viral video now spreading widely online:
- Taehyung being happy that they maintained order only for them to cross the lines and run after him….
- The scratching of head. Poor him, STAY AWAY FROM MY BABY
- Yes.... My heart flipped for a second That was so scary
- Regretting his own desicions just because of the b8ches cross the line like zombies. Hate them so much
- This is so disappointing! It’s not that he doesn’t want his fans to be there. He gets happy to see them but also wants them to behave nicely. This mobbing is not only dangerous for him but for all of them. Most of them only care about taking pics. When will they learn!!
- Running after him like this can be so dangerous idk why some people ruined everything
- the way he was looking back and got happy so he gave a smile and a thumbs up at the camera only for him to look back again and people already ran over it .. nothing to do but scratch his head my baby
- Guys taehyung loves y'all but plzz next time stop ruining his mood. Plzzz have some shame and maintain the distance.This is so f*cked up
- he stopped giving the thumbs up. why did they had to ruin it. So ashamed
- why do you have to ruin it??? He was already so happy with y’all staying the f*ck out of us way, and you ruined it. So annoying.
- These people are so annoying. Let him have his way idiot fcks. Why are they always camping on airport?