Crush is an immersive docuseries that unravels the harrowing events of the deadly 2022 Halloween crowd crush in Itaewon, South Korea where 159 young people were killed.
The new P+ Original docuseries shares the untold stories of American students, off-duty U.S. military personnel, and Korean influencers, who found themselves caught in the heart-wrenching disaster. The docuseries shines a spotlight on the shared humanity that emerged from the darkness, reminding us of the need for compassion, unity, and the pursuit of justice in the face of unimaginable tragedy.
The new P+ Original docuseries shares the untold stories of American students, off-duty U.S. military personnel, and Korean influencers, who found themselves caught in the heart-wrenching disaster. The docuseries shines a spotlight on the shared humanity that emerged from the darkness, reminding us of the need for compassion, unity, and the pursuit of justice in the face of unimaginable tragedy.
Stream the new docuseries on October 17, exclusively on Paramount+.
The new P+ Original docuseries shares the untold stories of American students, off-duty U.S. military personnel, and Korean influencers, who found themselves caught in the heart-wrenching disaster. The docuseries shines a spotlight on the shared humanity that emerged from the darkness, reminding us of the need for compassion, unity, and the pursuit of justice in the face of unimaginable tragedy.
The new P+ Original docuseries shares the untold stories of American students, off-duty U.S. military personnel, and Korean influencers, who found themselves caught in the heart-wrenching disaster. The docuseries shines a spotlight on the shared humanity that emerged from the darkness, reminding us of the need for compassion, unity, and the pursuit of justice in the face of unimaginable tragedy.
Stream the new docuseries on October 17, exclusively on Paramount+.
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00:00 We are on the side of the road.
00:02 In South Korea.
00:03 Eating oranges.
00:05 If I want the most international place in Seoul, I go to Itaewon.
00:10 Everybody's always moving, always busy.
00:13 You just have to keep up or you'll get left behind.
00:16 We're going to be here for like three hours.
00:18 What brought me to South Korea was my interest in Asian culture.
00:23 We feel like princesses right now.
00:26 Yes.
00:27 Everyone knew like Itaewon is the spot to be on Halloween.
00:31 This was the first in a number of years with no restrictions.
00:35 I just kept continuously telling Anne, "Please go out with me.
00:38 If you go out this weekend, I will never ask you to go out again."
00:42 I start hearing alarm bells go off in my head of, "This isn't safe anymore."
00:53 And a rush of people just break us apart completely.
00:57 Over my shoulder I saw Anne.
01:00 I saw her eyes kept rolling back.
01:02 And I can't move.
01:04 It was an unspoken thing like, "Hey, let's try to help these people."
01:07 We'd grab their arm and pull them as hard as we possibly could.
01:10 And they just would not budge.
01:12 It all comes to a standstill.
01:22 I'm going. I'm going.
01:24 In place.
01:25 There were so many people.
01:30 I felt like I was going to be crushed.
01:32 The crowd pushed me down into the alleyway.
01:36 I didn't choose to go that direction.
01:38 Those four or five people trying to pull people out.
01:41 I only had two thoughts.
01:42 To stay focused.
01:43 And to keep breathing.
01:44 I was trying to rest no matter what.
01:46 Anne had never gone to a bar in her entire life.
01:49 The one time I was able to convince her, she died.
01:53 Some people still call it an accident.
01:59 It is not an accident.
02:01 An accident is something that you couldn't have prevented.
02:05 South Korean authorities have a lot of questions to answer.
02:15 Was there nobody sounding the alarm?
02:18 To prevent something like this happening again,
02:21 we want people to hear our part of the story.
02:25 The Korean War is a war of words.
02:28 You are a human being too.
02:30 We are all human beings.
02:31 We are all human beings.
02:34 The Korean War is a war of words.
02:37 (upbeat music)