Other fans called them out.
SM Entertainment recently hosted 2025 SMTown Live. Groups and artists of the company came together to perform various songs and remakes.
The concert was a huge success, filling Incheon’s huge Inspire Stadium. Fans were excited to see their favorite bands live! However, one concert goer put a wet blanket on the fun for others when they were found to be smoking an electric cigarette (vape) in the standing room. A nearby fan caught the concert-goer holding his vape.
They watched and photographed the concert-goer as he took hits of their vape between acts.
In a now-viral tweet, they complain that the concert-goer wasn’t caught by security despite smoking during all five hours of the concert.
Since when is smoking allowed in concert halls? Why can’t they catch this thing that’s been smoking for 5 hours straight? pic.twitter.com/edd6Z1i6Gb
– 🚨 (@sirena2232) January 12, 2025
Since when is smoking allowed inside the venue? Why didn’t security catch them smoking for 5 hours straight?
— mermaid2232
Some complained that security wasn’t doing its job.
Manage security this way.
He’s the dumbest guy, but he’s just making noise on the camera https://t.co/z5otIZzdPw— Ssukteok (@ssukteok) January 13, 2025
Security should catch these people, instead of dying to catch those who try to film fancams because they are the most polite.
— ssukteok
Others criticized their lack of control.
No, it’s really funny to have no self-control https://t.co/92vik6XmfN
— ꕤ (@crepusae) January 12, 2025
It’s so funny how they have no self-control.
– convulsions
This appears to be a more common occurrence than many would think. Another netizen shared the story of how he witnessed something similar at an event ESO concert.
But there are a lot of people like this… in 2019… . During EXO’s stand-up, he stuck his head in an elderly woman’s bag and took chargeㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ There was a lot of smoke in that area alone… I thought there was a fire… . https://t.co/YkC49Emrkq
— Kkwanak🕯️ (@hunib1b1) January 13, 2025
There are so many people like that though… In 2019, some grandmas kept sticking their heads into their vaping bags in the standing area of EXO’s concert LOL. The smoke kept spreading in that area… I thought there was a fire or something.
— hunib1b1
At most concerts, smoking or vaping is not permitted in the venue. There are designated outdoor smoking areas.
