K-pop star Nayeon’s mid-flight stalker ‘just wanted to confess my love’

Singer of South Korean band Twice has been given police protection after a German fan approached her on a flight from Japan to Seoul

But fan hits back, claiming to have been manhandled by minders and saying he only intended to “give Nayeon my love letters calmly”

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Published: 1:52pm, 2 Jan 2020Updated: 9:32pm, 2 Jan 2020

A singer with the South Korean band Twice has been given police protection after a German man caused “a major disturbance” by attempting to approach her on a flight from Japan to Seoul’s Gimpo Airport on Tuesday.

Management for Nayeon have issued a statement saying the singer was not injured in the incident aboard the aircraft, but was experiencing “discomfort and anxiety”.

JYP Entertainment said the “stalker” had been warned about his behaviour on “numerous” occasions previously and that it would now take “the highest level of legal action” to protect Nayeon. It also vowed to investigate how private information concerning her travel plans were “sold” to the alleged assailant.

Nayeon is a member of the K-pop group Twice. File photo

The man, identified through his Twitter account as Josh1994, was not detained after the aircraft landed in Seoul and has disputed the agency’s version of events.

“The managers attacked me on the aeroplane for no good reason. I wanted to give Nayeon my love letters calmly and then two managers jumped on me. What the hell is going on?”