Residents in the South Korean capital, Seoul, were rattled by wailing sirens and mobile phone alerts that called for rare evacuations early on May 31 after North Korea launched what it said was a satellite.
The sirens started in Seoul at 6:32 a.m. KST as the city issued a "Presidential Alert" asking citizens to prepare for a potential evacuation. Then came a second mobile alert minutes later calling for an evacuation, which remained in place for at least 10 minutes until the city said it had been sent in error.
Although residents of Seoul are used to living in the shadow of threats from their nuclear-armed neighbour, an element of complacency has crept in among many in the city about the risks and how to respond.
"I was a little confused by the alert message this morning. But I wasn't that worried as North Korea used to do these things. I rather hope that the alert message would have more accurate information. If they send another alert message in future, it would be better to include instructions," 34-year-old resident Lee Gil-won said.
Got7's Bambam took to twitter to express his love to his fans amid the panic aorund the rocket launch tweeting:
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