Michael Jackson was performing in Seoul in 1996 when a fan climbed up a crane to reach him. MJ held onto the fan securely to prevent him from falling, all while continuing his performance

[u/Party-Confusion3728]

[u/35mmpapi]

Once the adrenaline wears off you can see that kids entire mood shift

[u/swayjr_]

There are so many moments over the years of things going wrong or not according to plan. Like this for instance, when he cut his finger and needed a bandaid, when the stage was slippery and he had to get them to wipe, etc. in all these moments, he still maintains his showmanship, stays calm, and ALWAYS makes everything look like it's a part of the show somehow😂. MJ, you are the best❤️

[u/anonareyouokay]

MJ is just like, "no way I'm letting this idiot die at my show!"

[u/HIS_Shamonetologist]

I also hadn’t seen this longer version of the clip! 👀 I bet that whole time MJ was thinking “please don’t faint, please don’t faint…”!! 😅

[u/JunkDrawer84]

Well he had to continue the performance. That vocal track was gonna keep going!

[u/Extension_Climate543 → u/JunkDrawer84]

yeah it kinda forced michael to keep on continuing the performance otherwise it would've broken the illusion of him singing live infront of thousands of fans. because of the fan he couldnt even turn around to signal brad to cut the vocal track or turn on the mic loool.

[u/MJButterfly_18 → u/Extension_Climate543]

Oh it would've been so cool for Michael to sing live here

[u/Extension_Climate543 → u/MJButterfly_18]

this portion of earth song is impossible to sing live

[u/Appropriate-Dig-7080 → u/JunkDrawer84]

This 🤣

[u/tearsofscrutiny]

Bruh that's so scary. Where was security?

[u/Ambitious-Pie-625 → u/tearsofscrutiny]

My thoughts exactly I can tell Michael was kinda pissed that he got up there im sure security probably got chewed out after the fact

[u/Available_Public_456 → u/Ambitious-Pie-625]

Why would someone chew on the security? That’s werid, not everything is food

[u/Ambitious-Pie-625 → u/Available_Public_456]

I said chewed OUT do you not know synonyms? That means they were reprimanded for their actions…wow way to not know basic english there pal

[u/Iamnobody667 → u/Ambitious-Pie-625]

I think he was making a joke

[u/WeaknessRough780]

Stupid ass fan. He put so much stress on Michael and other ppl during that performance.

[u/Spiritual_Screen_724]

"Michael's back on the cherry picker"

[u/honeycoatedhugs]

Michael was probably pissed ngl I know he was a perfectionist

[u/anonareyouokay → u/honeycoatedhugs]

The guy also put himself in a lot of danger and MJ really values kindness

[u/InteractionNo9110 → u/honeycoatedhugs]

I think it fed into his God complex he wanted to be worshipped. I think that is what he fed on. Which is why he could not handle his loss of fame and turned to drugs and shopping/hoarding to self-medicate.

[u/PapaAsmodeus]

I'M THE KING OF THE WOOOOOOOORRRRLLLDDD

[u/crosswalk_elite → u/PapaAsmodeus]

I'VE CONQUERED THIS WORLD! I WOOOOOOOONNNNNNN

[u/UnitedAd9115]

Earth Song is a banger

[u/Original_Engine_7548]

This is my fav concert clip. Just watching him struggle with this guy to hold on…forcing his hand on the railing. Didn’t miss a beat.

[u/Ok_Opposite7385]

That kid definitely had mental problems; no one in their right mind would do something like that. MJ did what had to be done; he protected him and at the same time didn't leave the rest of the audience without his song. I've always thought MJ was a good person.

[u/Male_strom → u/Ok_Opposite7385]

Hmmm.
I'm sure there's many people in this sub that would do anything to be held by Michael for 90 seconds.

[u/InteractionNo9110 → u/Ok_Opposite7385]

Songs can start again. That was just dangerous by MJ and the crew.

[u/Extension_Climate543 → u/Ok_Opposite7385]

he obviously had to protect him. he wouldnt want a lawsuit on his hands for pushing the fan or not holding onto him. he was already in debt at this point

[u/InteractionNo9110 → u/Extension_Climate543]

Crazy thought stop the crane and bring them down.

[u/jgoody86]

Never seen the whole clip. Thanks 😊

[u/Efficient-Morning616]

45k upvotes in 1 day!! Only the king of pop can do things like this

[u/Thylacinegurl]

I remember this

[u/muzikxpress]

I wonder if this guy ever got interviewed about this moment. Would love to hear his story!

[u/Old_Hedgehog_9115]

How in the hell did he get up there?!!

[u/InteractionNo9110]

I still can’t get over how unbelievably dangerous that was. Michael should have stopped and gone straight down. To me you can see his priorities were askew.