By Lee Han-soo
K-pop boy band BTS's (Bangtan Boys) Jimin has received a death threat during the group's U.S. tour.
"I will kill Jimin," posted a twitter account named "BTS_is_ugly" Sunday. The post included floor plans of the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, where the band will perform on Apr. 1, and a picture of a gun.
The post angered and worried BTS fans, while the SNS operator suspended the account.
"We assume it's a joke posted by one of the group's critics," said Big Hit Entertainment, BTS's agency. "However, we will ask local police for cooperation and fortify security around the concert area as a precaution."
BTS started the U.S. tour -- "2017 BTS LIVE TRILOGY EPISODE III THE WINGS TOUR" -- on Mar. 23 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
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"I will kill Jimin," posted a twitter account named "BTS_is_ugly" Sunday. The post included floor plans of the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, where the band will perform on Apr. 1, and a picture of a gun.
The post angered and worried BTS fans, while the SNS operator suspended the account.
"We assume it's a joke posted by one of the group's critics," said Big Hit Entertainment, BTS's agency. "However, we will ask local police for cooperation and fortify security around the concert area as a precaution."
BTS started the U.S. tour -- "2017 BTS LIVE TRILOGY EPISODE III THE WINGS TOUR" -- on Mar. 23 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
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