JAKARTA - The Seocho police are investigating someone who sells the Jungkook BTS hat. The hat is sold on a site for 10 billion won or the equivalent of Rp. 100 million.
Previously, someone tried to sell the hat Jungkook was wearing. He uploaded photo evidence with a worker identity card at a state institution.
This person claims Jungkook left his hat in the Passport Department waiting room at the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He said Jungkook and other BTS members were making passports.
The hat that is sold is a plain black bucket hat that the BTS member often wears.
Topi Jungkook BTS yang dijual (WowKorea)
He claimed ownership of the hat because there were no contacts or claims from the owner for six months as lost goods.
However, it was revealed that there was no record of missing items at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the Police. Because the sale was controversial, the person deleted the upload and surrendered to the Gyeonggi police.
HYBE as BTS's agency confirmed that Jungkook lost his hat as stated.
“ It's true that Jungkook lost his hat in that place (Ministry of Foreign Affairs),” as stated by the agency, reported Soompi.
Minister Park Jin said he would conduct an audit by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Assembly. Meanwhile, the person who sold the hat was a former ministry employee.
It is not yet known whether this hat will be returned or not to the BTS member.
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