Fans defend 'grumpy' Bieber at HK airport

There may have only been seven fans waiting to greet teen idol Justin Bieber when he arrived in Hong Kong four days ago - but by last night, his embarrassingly low-key reception in the city had been viewed on YouTube nearly 100,000 times.

A video of the Canadian singer - usually mobbed by hoards of female fans everywhere he goes - arriving at Hong Kong International Airport with three times as many bodyguards and security guards as fans has become an internet sensation.

The video, uploaded by the mass market Apple Daily newspaper, shows the 17-year-old, who performed a near sell-out concert at the AsiaWorld-Arena on Friday, looking grumpy and walking straight past the small group of fans as they yelled out his name.

By last night, the YouTube clip - titled 'Justin Bieber @ Hong Kong Airport - 7 fans vs 20 security guards' and interspersed with clips of frenzied mobs of female fans in overseas cities - had been viewed 97,000 times.

Bieber, who signed to a record label in 2008 after homemade videos of himself singing became a YouTube sensation, was in Hong Kong to perform at the AsiaWorld-Arena Friday night in one of the closing gigs of his My World Tour 2011.

In contrast to his arrival, his debut Hong Kong concert on Friday was a huge success with the 13,500-seater venue packed almost to capacity as fans sang along to his worldwide hits such as Baby and Eenie Meenie.