Neo City: The Link in Jakarta - the Worst Concert Ever?

K-pop boy band fans and admirers worldwide have dubbed “NCT 127’s” Day One concert hosted in Jakarta, as “the worst concert ever.”

On the morning of the concert, November 4, a handwritten-bomb threat had been sent to the promoters, “Dyandra Global.” Local police and their K-9 unit hastily proceeded to search the perimeter, and confirmed that there were indeed no hazardous nor suspicious objects found in the venue. Fans displayed no signs of panic, and were wholly ensured that there was nothing to be worried about. Later that day, police confirmed that they had identified the perpetrator and the concert continued as normal.

However, the true issues arose as the concert neared its end. The members of NCT 127 had been throwing out freebies to fans (freebies being autographed plastic balls) and fans could not stop pushing. Fans in the standing section pushed so hard that the barricade had broken, however they continued to push closer and closer to the stage. The pushing had become so severe that the members of the boy group were forced to stop the music, telling fans, themselves, to stop pushing.

Fans were not cooperating with the situation. At this point, more than 30 participants had fainted, forcing the police and promoter to shut down the concert completely due to safety reasons.

Later that night, word had gone out and clips of the chaos had begun to circulate. Fans were angry, confused, and ashamed of the participants’ behaviors. After seeing the severity of the situation, fans began to call the concert the “worst concert ever”. Clips of the concerned artists had been connected to the disaster in Itaewon, Seoul, where the Halloween night crowd crush resulted in the death of 150+ people. Dyandra Global quickly released a former statement regarding the concert’s events.

Fans were quick to correct themselves on the second day of the concert, bringing banners that wrote, “We’re Sorry Urichil”. Fans in the pit kept a reasonable distance among themselves, and the concert had finished smoothly.

Although fans are still angry about the disasters that happened on day one of the concert, they quickly redeemed themselves. NCTzens are hoping that NCT come back soon, despite the chaos that had ensued.

*Urichil: Abbreviation for Korean phrase “Uri Ilichil”. Translates into “Our (NCT) 127”