BTS’s Jungkook’s live comments about fan sticking phone in his face spark outrage

He held a special live for fans on July 27.

During the stream, Jungkook said he had seen fans while out. He said most encounters were fine, but he had an incident with a rude fan who was sticking their phone in his face.

🐰: i went to see ‘hope’ by myself, and i happened to run into a few fans on the way out.

🐰: i took some pictures with them. and i mean,, taking photos with people is totally fine. i have no problem with that!

🐰: but, i had gone into a bakery to buy some bread, and all of a… pic.twitter.com/92QY2F6Fpl

— jungkook admirer (@dreamjeons) July 27, 2026

🐰 Taking pictures together isn’t a problem, but I went in to get some bread and there was someone who shoved a camera in my face. That’s not good manners. Whatever your age may be or wherever you be from, it doesn’t matter. Right in front of my eyes, [holding a camera] like… pic.twitter.com/Slvbfzofm6

— christa⁷ 💜 아리랑 (@ryuminating) July 27, 2026

Fans reacted with anger and heartbreak that Jungkook had to say that, and that while he loves interacting with fans, there should be respect and awareness for his privacy and human rights.

its weird how everytime he comes live he asks to be treated like a basic human.. pic.twitter.com/ZwQK0XlKob

— luna⁷ (@tetebbi) July 27, 2026

this pisses me off so bad because jungkook is such a sweet guy he took pictures with everyone that asked him politely first he didn’t have to but he did just for someone to be this rude with him??! i can’t take that i need this person hand to be burned https://t.co/itcj7NXIGR

— star🪲 (@ggoldenrkive) July 27, 2026

THE FACT JUNGKOOK HAS TO ASK TO FANS TO RESPECT HIM AND NOT STICK CAMERA TO HIS FACE 🙁

🐰 when I went to buy some bread, someone suddenly held a camera right up in my face. I don’t think that’s polite like Idc how old you are or where you’re from, that kind of behavior felt a… pic.twitter.com/VbAO0uXaji

— Carolyne🌱⁷⁼¹ SAW BTS (@mhereonlyforbts) July 27, 2026

even if its sad that he has to say these things at all, i respect jungkook greatly for never failing to call out disrespect and invasion to his privacy and making it a point that he will not be made to stand by such behavior.

— 🎼p a b o⁷🎼🪭 (@aegyoeobta) July 27, 2026

a lot of people really lack basic respect like they’re really out there like this wtf https://t.co/hCXW4jSIrr

— yeni (@kmviraI) July 27, 2026