Bryan Ke
Bryan Ke2982d ago

Korean Fangirls are Leaving ‘Creepy’ Messages for French Olympic Ski Jumper

While most South Korean ladies are bound to cheer for their home country, plenty are hoping France will win -- and it's all because of handsome 17-year-old ski jumper Johnathan Learoyd.

Korean Fangirls are Leaving ‘Creepy’ Messages for French Olympic Ski JumperKorean Fangirls are Leaving ‘Creepy’ Messages for French Olympic Ski Jumper

A lot of female Korean netizens are apparently going crazy for Jonathan Learoyd, France’s representative for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea; so much so, that some of them even left creepy messages on his social media account.

johnathan learoyd
via Instagram / jonathan_learoyd

Learoyd, a professional ski jumper, became very popular with the ladies in Korea.

johnathan learoyd
via Instagram / jonathan_learoyd

Some women couldn’t contain themselves, and took their fangirling to another level: the creepy level.

johnathan learoyd
via Instagram / jonathan_learoyd

Some wrote in their comments, as translated by AllKpop: “Burn your passport,” “You can just jump into my heart,” “Jonathan just please stay in Korea,” “Jonathan marry me!!” and “I wanna exchange you for 25 millions [sic] Korean males.”

johnathan learoyd
via Instagram / jonathan_learoyd

To those who are saying this is nothing but harmless fangirling, better think again. The dude is legitimately a minor – only 17 years old.

Jonathan Learoyd
via Pyeongchang2018

Others are calling out this type of creepy fangirling, with Learoyd even liking some of the responses, saying, “Damn what the f*ck is wrong with these comments.”

johnathan learoyd
via Instagram / jonathan_learoyd

Plese refrain from making comments about burning his passport. It’s overwhelming Jonathan. People from other countries will seriously think we are weird TT,” one comment said.

johnathan learoyd
via Instagram / jonathan_learoyd

Here’s what some wrote in the 17-year-old athlete’s social media comment section and the English translated version through Google translate.

johnathan learoyd
via Instagram / jonathan_learoyd
via Instagram / jonathan_learoyd
Featured images via Instagram / jonathan_learoyd

Discussion

Ari C.
Ari C.2h ago

If this happened on campus, Stanford should issue a clear public update and specific safety actions.

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Mina Z.
Mina Z.1h ago

Agree. People need facts and process, not silence. The school should confirm what is being investigated.

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Ken L.
Ken L.48m ago

Also important to separate verified details from rumors so this does not spiral online.

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Linh P.
Linh P.1h ago

The death threat part is extremely serious. Hoping law enforcement and campus security are already involved.

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Jae T.
Jae T.35m ago

This is where official reporting and support channels need to be visible and easy to access.

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Sophie W.
Sophie W.56m ago

Can NextShark keep a timeline thread here as updates come in? That would help keep context in one place.

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