SEOUL, Nov. 18 -- A Japanese woman in her 50s has been charged with allegedly forcing an unwanted kiss on BTS member Jin during a public fan event last year, according to a report by Hankook Ilbo.

The Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office said the woman was charged yesterday with sexual harassment after investigators concluded she had acted without the idol's consent during a fan-meet session.

The incident happened at Jamsil Indoor Stadium in Seoul's Songpa District in June 2024, shortly after Jin - real name Kim Seok-jin - completed his mandatory military service.

During a fan hug event, the woman approached him and suddenly planted a kiss on his cheek, an act captured in widely circulated posts on X.

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