{
  "id": 12337273,
  "title": "Is crowd surfing a thing of the past in smartphone era? K-pop idol's fall raises question",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/is-crowd-surfing-a-thing-of-the-past-in-smartphone-era-k-pop-idols-12337273",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-06T08:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/k-pop/20261006/is-crowd-surfing-a-thing-of-the-past-in-smartphone-era-k-pop-idols-fall-raises-question"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Concert culture has long included crowd surfing, where performers are lifted and carried by fans during a set. However, the traditional method of fans raising their hands may be becoming obsolete. During a university festival in Seoul, K-pop idol Tarzzan of the group ALLDAY PROJECT attempted crowd surfing but fell to the ground. The reason for his fall was that the audience was caught up in filming the performance on their smartphones instead of supporting him. Tarzzan, who landed on the stage below, checked on the audience before continuing with the show. The incident quickly went viral on social media, raising questions about the role of phones in live performances.",
  "summary": "Crowd surfing once depended on a sea of raised hands. These days, many of those hands are holding smartphones. That collision between an old concert ritual and modern fan culture played out at a university festival in Seoul, where Tarzzan of K-pop coed group ALLDAY PROJECT fell to the ground after leaping backward from the stage in an apparent attempt to crowd surf. ALLDAY PROJECT performed at…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Is crowd surfing a thing of the past in smartphone era? K-pop idol's fall raises question",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/is-crowd-surfing-a-thing-of-the-past-in-smartphone-era-k-pop-idols",
        "published": "2026-10-06T08:17:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}