Much has been made of IVE Jang Won-young's appearance at the airport.
Jang Won-young departed from Gimpo International Airport on March 30 for a tour of Shanghai, China, with his bandmates.
On this day, the members' airport fashion was 'tightly concealed'. All of them wore hats pushed down tightly and masks to cover their faces. Among them, Jang Won-young's image circulating online and on social media caught the eye.
When Jang Won-young was leaving the country, she was asked to remove her mask and hat by the airport staff to compare her passport photo with the real thing. At this point, he lifted and lowered his hat and mask slightly. He also crossed his arms and looked at the airport staff while they checked him, and when they offered him his passport, he snatched it away with one hand.
This was all captured on video, and reactions such as 'why did he have to be so cold' and 'this is the end stage of celebrity disease' followed. On the other hand, some people said, "Isn't it making too much of a big deal out of a small scene? The airport staff also came under fire. They pointed out that non-celebrities are required to pull down their masks and remove their hats, but celebrities are not.
Jang Won-young's behavior has also been compared to that of fellow member Autumn. Autumn also did not remove her hat and mask completely, but she took the staff's passport with both hands, bowed, and left the scene. The comparison of one group member to another happened in an instant.