Three fans were injured when a safety fence collapsed during K-pop boy band Super Junior’s concert in Seoul on April 5.
Super Junior held their “Super Show 10” encore concert on April 5 at KSPO Dome.
A video showed that during Super Junior’s "Too Many Beautiful Girls" performance, member Ryeowook was seen greeting fans when the fence collapsed, causing people to fall.
SM Entertainment, Super Junior’s agency, issued a statement about the accident, saying the injured people were taken to a hospital for treatment.
It said the fans suffered sprains and contusions.
Here’s the full text:
“Hello, this is SM Entertainment.
“We would like to provide an update regarding an incident that occurred during the SUPER JUNIOR 20th Anniversary TOUR SJ - CORE in SEOUL concert on Sunday, April 5.
“During the final encore performance of the day, safety fences installed collapsed, causing three audience to fall and sustain injuries. The injured individuals were immediately transported to a hospital, where they received necessary examinations and treatment. Medical professionals have advised that they will require approximately two weeks of rest and treatment for sprains and contusions.
“We sincerely apologize to those who were injured and to their families. We will provide full support for their treatment and do our utmost to ensure their complete recovery.
“As the concert organizer, we deeply acknowledge our responsibility for this incident. We will thoroughly review and reinforce our safety measures and audience management protocols to prevent any recurrence of such incidents in the future.
“Once again, we truly apologize to those who were injured and to all audience for the concern and distress caused by this unexpected incident.”