The Soul concert series during Coldplay has attracted enormous attention, not only for iconic performances, but also due to a controversial audience accident that has become viral online.
Viral controversy Mars Coldplay The record of record Korea record concerts
The British band is currently performing six shows from 16 to 25 April at Goyang sports complex As part of theirs Music of the Spheres World Tourwith a record. Total of 300,000 participants through all dates. However, a viral post of a concert aroused a heated debate.
On a popular online forum, a user shared his experience with the title “I was cursed on the shoulders of the concert.“The post explained that because of not being able to see high people in front of her, her boyfriend raised her on the shoulders for a better vision.
“The people behind us told me to go down, but I ignored them. They continued to touch my boyfriend and in the end he led to a struggle”, “ He wrote. “When I went to festivals abroad, nobody complains. Why is Korea like this? I was sincerely angry.”
The post triggered a wave of instant retrospect. Hundreds of commentators criticized the original poster, defining his selfish and reckless actions
- “You should simply get married. You deserve each other.”
- “Please return to any country you think that behavior tolers.”
The recourse intensifies as video surfaces – the debate on the concert label heats up
Despite the criticisms, the poster has doubled, claiming that his behavior would be accepted abroad:
- “Foreigners don’t care, they leave things like this slide.”
- “It’s a concert, shouldn’t we just have fun and understand everyone?”
- “The Koreans are so tense.”
The fuel was added to the fire when a video emerged online that shows a woman, presumably the same user, on the shoulders of his boyfriend in the permanent section, filming Coldplay’s performance. Since then the video has become viral and has been welcomed with more criticisms.
The accident is clearly contrasting with the otherwise historical nature of Coldplay’s visit. This tour marks theirs Longer concert in KoreaDestroying their previous record since 2017, when they performed for 100,000 fans through two nights at the Jamsil Olympic stadium.
While the Coldplay concerts continue to amaze the public in Korea, the debate on the label to live events rages, raising questions about cultural norms, respect and what really means being part of a shared experience.