They were returning home.
Koreaboo
THE Asian Artist Awards 2024 (also known as AAA of 2024) was held in Bangkok, Thailand on December 27. As one of the most anticipated annual awards shows in the Korean entertainment industry, many fans traveled from all over the world to witness the event in person.
After Jeju Air Flight 2216 crashed on the morning of December 29, posts appeared on X (formerly known as Twitter) seeking information on K-Pop fans believed to have been on board the flight after seeing the show in Bangkok.
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Bangkok at 1.30am this morning > we boarded the Muan Gonghan.
If you want to contact My Day Kim** or hear anything from the field, please contact me. I was supposed to come after seeing AAA, but I haven’t heard from you so far, please.
She is said to have had a keychain with a doll in her bag.Wonhye Choi https://t.co/gbB7UoFWJk
— Haesa (@plzb2myw1nter) December 29, 2024
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Please contact me if you can reach or hear anything about a MYDAY [Day6 fan] named Kim ** who boarded the Bangkok-Muan flight around 1.30am today.They were supposed to return to Korea after watching AAA, but I didn’t hear back. Please, I beg you. They wore a bag with a plush key ring attached.
Choi Won Hye
[KakaoTalk URL]”– Netizens
While a netizen searched for a Day6 fan, another looked for two &SQUAD fans they had just met.
I apologize for mentioning this in public…
1:30 this morning
boarded a flight scheduled to arrive at Muan Airport from Bangkok.
If anyone has contact with Renee or knows their identity, please email me.
I open the DMs— ʏᴜᴍᴄᴀᴛ (@yumcat__) December 29, 2024
“I apologize for tweeting from this account…
But today at 1.30am two MONÉs boarded the Bangkok-Muan flight. If you are in contact with one of them or know their identity, please send me a DM.
I’ll leave the direct messages open.”
– Netizens
Despite the tragic situation, some commentators questioned the netizens’ intentions, accusing them of using the plane crash as influence since they didn’t seem to know anything about the two fans. The original poster clarified the matter.
There are a lot of people who swear, so I would like to say something more.
We met that day, attended the awards ceremony and then went our separate ways.
I don’t even know your name or your age because it’s just a chat.
I’m still trying why I can’t reach you https://t.co/UISKeH4UV7— ʏᴜᴍᴄᴀᴛ (@yumcat__) December 29, 2024
“Let me clarify as many of you are cursing me.
I met them on the day of the awards ceremony. We parted ways immediately after the ceremony. We met through an open chat, so I don’t know their names or their ages.
So far I can’t find them and that’s why I’m looking for them.”
– Netizens
The recovery operations of the crashed plane are currently still underway.
