A video featuring the 'piggyback villain' that appeared during Coldplay's concert in Korea is spreading, causing public outrage.
On the 16th, a video capturing the concert scene was uploaded to a Coldplay fan account. The video was filmed from the back of the standing area, showing some audience members raising their hands and enjoying the performance in front of Coldplay's stage.
However, not long after the video started, a woman suddenly emerged in the front of the standing area, drawing attention. Someone had given her a piggyback. The woman, while riding on the piggyback, filmed Coldplay's performance with her cellphone and seemed to be taking a selfie with her arm raised high holding the phone. This action continued for the entire 30 seconds the video was recorded.
Those who saw this could not hide their shock. Riding a piggyback in the front rows of the standing area completely obstructs the view of everyone behind, leading to criticism that it is "rude behavior" and "a nuisance."
On the same day, posts written by the individual involved also spread, increasing the criticism. A post titled "I rode a piggyback at the concert and got scolded" was posted in an online community. The author wrote, "There were all tall men in front of me, so I couldn't see, and my significant other gave me a piggyback, but someone in the back told us to get down. I just ignored it, but my significant other kept nudging me, and we eventually got into a fight."
He noted, "When I go to festivals abroad, no one says anything, but why does this happen in our country? I was really upset." The comments on that post were mainly criticisms directed at the author, but the author continued to respond to them one by one, maintaining a shameless attitude.
In response to a comment that said, "If you ride a piggyback, how do the people behind see?" the author rebutted, "So do foreigners not see and just let it happen? It's a concert, so we understand each other." Furthermore, in response to the point that "normal people who ride piggybacks watch from a distance where there are no people behind," he argued, "Is that true? Because in foreign countries, they don't get criticized even if they ride one in a crowded place."
However, in a past Coldplay concert held overseas, there was an incident where a viewer riding a piggyback was protested against by another angry audience member who threw a water bottle. In response, netizens pointed out, "It happens at festivals abroad, but if you do it at a solo concert, you get criticized." Moreover, even in overseas performances, if there are complaints from surrounding audience members while riding a piggyback, it's common to get down, and opinions surfaced that the density of standing audiences in foreign and Korean concerts cannot be compared.
Amid this, the revelation that there was also an audience member riding a piggyback during the concert on the 19th sparked criticism. On that day, Jin from BTS made a surprise appearance on stage, creating a buzz. A fan who was holding a camera to capture Jin mentioned, "I was focusing the video on Jin, and suddenly the piggyback villain appeared," and added, "I told them to get down immediately, but they ignored me. Fortunately, when I pulled on their backpack, the boyfriend got down from the piggyback."
This was captured clearly in the video shot by the fan. In the frame where Jin was being filmed, the upper body of a woman on a piggyback suddenly popped up, and after repeatedly pleading, "Please get down," she finally got off the piggyback. Netizens expressed shock, saying, "I'm not sure if it's the same person, but it was there again."
Meanwhile, Coldplay is conducting its second concert in Korea at Goyang Sports Complex Main Stadium, spanning a total of six performances from the 16th to 18th, and again on the 22nd, 24th, and 25th. This concert has recorded the highest number of attendees for a concert in Korea, drawing a total of 321,147 viewers over six days according to the Korea Performing Arts Promotion Agency (KOPIS).
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