Crazed K-pop fans wrestled with airport security guards at an airport in Bangkok to reach boy band singers in the first class lounge.<br /><br />Fans of South Korean boy band NCT 127 sparked chaos when they flocked to Suvarnabhumi Airport to see the singers fly home on June 23.<br /><br />The K-pop idols had visited Thailand for their first world tour, which was sold out within the first 45 minutes since being put up on the website. <br /><br />Footage from later that evening shows how one girl tried to push past security guards to the airport lounge, where the artists would be waiting for the flight departure.<br /><br />She refused to leave and continued pushing herself against the guards to enter the restricted area, sparking concern among other passengers. <br /><br />More fans converged on the entrance to the escalator before breaking through the airport security officers and sprinting to the lounge.<br /><br />The K-pop singers can be seen casually walking past the scuffle.<br /><br />Airport officials said fans were also risking their lives standing on the parked luggage trollies outside the departure area, only to get a glimpse of their favourite artists. <br /><br />The chaos caused Airports of Thailand authorities to roll out new security measures and designate special areas for K-Pop fans.<br /> <br />Sutheerawat Suwannawat, Suvarnabhumi Airport managing director, said on June 28 that more guards will be deployed to control the fans and will not allow them to roam the building.<br /><br />The fans will now face fines or jail if they storm past guards.<br /><br />He said: ''Airport passengers faced huge problems and could not check-in at the counters due to the overwhelming numbers of K-Pop fans. This also created a bad public image for the airport.<br /> <br />''This is not the first time many Korean fans had swarmed in the airport and we hope that the stricter measures will ensure such scenes are not repeated.''
