Lovely Runner actor Byeon Woo-seok’s security team release an apology in response to netizens complaints

On July 13, 2024, Lovely Runner's Byeon Woo-seok's security team shared an apology to the South Korean media outlet News 1 in response to netizens' complaint about how a bodyguard safeguarding the actor at the airport shone flashlights on ordinary people. On July 12, 2024, the male artist was spotted at the Incheon International Airport, departing for his overseas schedule.

(Twitter Translation: "When I come to the airport to go on a trip with my dad and I'm sitting in the lounge, what are the chances that Seonjae comes in? Wooseok is really tall").

Subsequently, videos surfaced on the internet showcasing how Byeon Woo-seok's bodyguard shone a flashlight at the people present at the airport as they entered. As a result, the internet users started criticizing the security team for overprotecting the actor as people present might not be the fans and could cause damage to their eyes.

Hence, the CEO, aka head of the security company in charge of safeguarding Byeon Woo-Seok, apologized in response and stated to News1:

"It was wrong for a security guard to use a flash. I would like to deeply apologize for making the citizens uncomfortable."

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Byeon Woo-seok's security team promised that they would provide internal education to security guards

The CEO further revealed that the company is planning to provide internal training to all the security guards to avoid the same incident from occurring again. They again apologized for causing inconvenience to passengers present at the airport. He also revealed the reason they had to provide stringent security and stated to the outlet:

"It's true that there was absolutely no situation where we had to provide excessive security. We don't operate with this kind of system. We haven't been running the security company for a year or two, so we don't provide security without caring about things like making interactions with fans or citizens uncomfortable or causing discomfort by controlling them."

The representative promised that they had learned and understood that the recent incident occurred unintentionally and that they would provide internal education to the security team and bodyguards.

The CEO also revealed the reason why they had strengthened security for Lovely Runner's Byeon Woo-seok. He stated:

"It's because the fandom has grown recently, and because of this, there are concerns about safety incidents, so we're paying a lot of attention. We don't just protect the actors, we also value the safety of those around them."

The CEO and the representative of the security company further revealed that there were also regular people who were not part of the artist's fandom, so they tried to provide thorough security to prevent accidents. He also shared that as the representative of the company, he would like to apologize for the recent incident. He assured that he would take internal measures to avoid the happening of such events in the future.

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In recent news, Byeon Woo-seok rose to international fame and recognition after starring as Ryu Sun-jae in Rakuten Viki's series Lovely Runner.