Girls' Generation's fans, SONEs, were infuriated after a man tried to touch member Sooyoung without her permission during a fanmeeting.

Girls Generation Sooyoung Embarks on Asian Fanmeeting Tour 2023 'My Muse'

Earlier in September, SNSD Sooyoung officially kickstarted her 2023 Asian fanmeeting tour, "My Muse," which opened in Seoul on the 9th and will run until October 15. Taipei, Taiwan is her last stop.

In particular, Sooyoung's fanmeeting began with the idol meeting her Korean fans at the Bluesquare Mastercard Hall, Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu in Seoul, South Korea.

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During the 150-minute event, she performed a selection of SNSD hit songs as well as drawing attention to her 4th-gen songs medley, showing her unrelenting dancing skills.

On September 20 and 23, Sooyoung then visited Japan, the country where she first debuted as an idol and visited her fans in Yokohama and Osaka, respectively.

On October 1 then, she's set to see her Thai fans in Bangkok, Thailand, followed by her last stop in Taipei, Taiwan on October 15.

Man Angers SONEs After Attempting to Touch Sooyoung

Amid the fanmeeting tour, Sooyoung's fans have been sharing clips and photos of the idol from her shows, and the fandom was delighted to see various enjoyable and wholesome interactions between the idol and the fans.

However, the star's supporters were upset when a Japanese SONE shared a video of a man who tried to touch and get close to Sooyoung. The fan wrote:

"Isn't it impossible for anyone not to touch Sooyoung during group photo? I don't think you can touch them unless the idol gives her consent/initiates the action.

I don't know which country you are from, but the way he did this gesture with his fingers when taking pictures. was so obscene. I can't believe people like this are SONE...I want them banned."

In the video, a man, who is believed to be SONE, was one of the lucky fans to be invited on the stage to have a photo op with Sooyoung.

Before the photo, the man tried to put/poke Sooyoung's back, fortunately, the idol's staff quickly noticed it and told him to take off his hand and not do it.

Sooyoung who noticed the scene forced a smile on the man, but it was noticeable that she took a deep breath before their photo was taken, seemingly uncomfortable.

When the video spread on Twitter, fans were enraged and called out the unknown guy for doing it to Sooyoung. Regardless of how close the idol and artist's relationship is, fans reminded their co-supporters that there is still a line that shouldn't be crossed, especially when invading their personal space and privacy.

There are also numerous tweets from SONEs expressing their frustrations such as:

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Written by Eunice Dawson.