Liputan6.com, Tangerang - NCT 127's concert faces bomb threat just hours before performing on Friday evening (4/11/2022). The threat went viral on Twitter and caused outrage among the fans of NCT 127.
This will be NCT 127's first concert in Indonesia after more than two years of pandemic. The group is going to perform at the International Convention Exhibition (ICE) in Tangerang Regency.
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Tangerang is located in the west of Jakarta, and it has been the center for K-Pop concerts in recent years. Groups such as BTS, Seventeen, Blackpink, Twice also held their concerts at ICE. All the previous concerts went well.
The bomb threat was circulating on Twitter when the fans were already gathering at the venue. According to the viral creepy letter, the bomb would be discreetly brought among the crowds.
The letter is actually a plea for help. The writer asked people to stop the bombing because their family was "forced" to do it.
The Metropolitan Police has sent teams to the location for inspection and found nothing.
"So it had been done by the bomb disposal team and the detection dog. There are no elements connected to the explosive substances or bomb," said the spokesperson of Metropolitan Police, Endra Zulpan.
Endra asks the fans to remain calm in this situation. Police also prepare 250 members for security.
Furthermore, Endra said the police already coordinated with the organizer. He has guaranteed that the K-Pop concert will go on according to the schedule.
The Letter and The Identity
The Metropolitan Police said the police in South Tangerang already found the identity behind the creepy letter. However, the police refused to reveal the culprit yet.
"It has been known. But for now we do not want to mention the poster," said Endra Zulpan.
The posts of the letters are disappearing from social media, but they can still be found on Google Images.
"We and family are forced to join this action by a group of people which are part of an organization," said the writer in one of the letters.
The person also said they got hundreds of explosives which consisted of TNT and TATP.
Another writing mentioned there would be "11 people" and "3 cars" involved. The bombs would be covered by red, white, and black cloths.
"I am pleading to whoever finds this letter to stop this action!!! I am pleading to save me and my family!!!" said the writer.
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Neo City
NCT 127 is a group under SM Entertainment. This group is part of the NCT which has more than 20 members.
The members of NCT 127 are the most senior among NCT sub-groups. The oldest members are Taeil (28), Taeyong (27), and Yuta (27). The youngest is Haechan who was born in 2000.
Taeyong is the leader of the group.
They are currently touring the world for their Neo City – The Link concert. NCT 127 came to Indonesia not long after their concerts in Los Angeles and Newark, United States.
Neo City will last for two days in Indonesia on November 4 and 5.
The set list of this concert includes the songs from their latest albums Sticker (2021) and 2 Baddies (2022).
Ady Anugrahadi contributed to this report.
