S’porean Dad Fined For Posing as M’sian Princess’ Security Guard to Escort Daughter to K-pop Concert

We all hate how crowded concerts are, especially the long queues just to enter. However, a man in Singapore was recently caught impersonating a security guard to ensure that his teenage daughter remained safe at a K-pop concert at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, hoping to skip the queue.

According to CNA, he devised a plan for his daughter to pose as a princess from the Selangor royal family and pretend to be a security guard escorting her to the concert.

His plan unravelled when the event organizers realized they were not, in fact, the princess and her security guard. On Monday (July 29), a court fined the man S$5,000 (RM17,187).

He pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring with his daughter to cheat by personation, with a second charge of wilful trespass being considered in sentencing.

The court heard that the man's 17-year-old daughter bought tickets for two Singapore shows of the Enhypen World Tour in January 2024.

Image Credit: The Straits Times

On January 20, the offender called event organiser Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) after finding their number online and told the organiser that a princess from the Selangor royal family would attend the concert on Jan 20 and Jan 21 and had tickets.

Explaining that he was the princess' bodyguard, the man told the event organiser that he did not have tickets to the concert. He then asked for access to ensure the princess's safety. In response, the organiser asked the offender to turn up earlier on January 20 to facilitate his entry.

According to court documents, he did this so that his daughter would not have to queue to enter the concert and so that he could watch over her while she was there.

The man was dressed in a suit to appear like a bodyguard, and when they arrived, he told the event organiser that he was the princess' bodyguard.

He was given a lanyard and two wristbands for special early entry for the two concert dates. During the concert, the man stood at the entrance area of the stadium, where he could see his daughter in her seat.

Image Credit: Flickr

However, an event manager at the Singapore Sports Hub began to feel suspicious about the offender and told the security team and the Singapore Indoor Stadium that he might not be who he claimed to be.

They later confirmed that his daughter was not the princess of Selangor, and the event organisers lodged a police report. When the trio returned the next day for the second concert, the police were called.

The prosecutor sought a S$5,000 fine for the man, saying he had benefited from access to the venue without a ticket. However, she noted that he did not have "a nefarious reason" for his actions and suffered no loss.

The man asked for a smaller fine. He said his main concern was his daughter's safety and that he truly regretted what he had done. For cheating by personation, he could have been jailed for up to five years, fined, or both.

Featured Image Credit: The Straits Times, Flickr