One Ministry of Foreign Affairs staff is under fire for selling JUNGKOOK of K-pop boy group BTS' hat for millions of won.
Recently, a new post on an online second hand store caught the eye of everyone.
It was a post selling a JUNGKOOK-worn-hat for 10 million won (approximately 7,000 dollars).
The seller shared that he/she works for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, proving it with a photo of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs employee ID card, and JUNGKOOK left the hat in the waiting area when BTS came to their headquarters to get diplomatic passports in September last year.
He/she claimed that he/she was the initial founder of the hat and now has ownership of it, because the owner has not called or visited demanding the hat for over six months since it was reported lost.
Regarding the hat, the seller stated, "JUNGKOOK has put this hat on several times in the past, which makes it a rare item that you won't be able to get anywhere else."
At the end of the post, he/she also said, "I will not make any deals on the price, because I believe it's going to worth much more in the future, considerably more than how much it is today."
It was unknown whether this whole claim about the hat being JUNGKOOK's was true, but JUNGKOOK was spotted wearing the same hat on air in the past, and he did go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to receive his diplomatic passport last fall.
After K-pop fans saw this post, they heavily criticized the seller's unethical attitude and action.
To their surprise though, the seller changed the post from 'available' to 'sold' late at night on October 17, which likely meant that someone had purchased the hat.
A little while later, the seller deleted the post, seeming like he/she knew there was a lot of criticism.
(Credit= Online Community, Big Hit Music)