{"id":8393,"date":"2025-10-06T11:44:53","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T11:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/commuter-who-kicked-elderly-woman-on-taiwan-mrt-gains-over-20000-followers-gets-praised-for-her-elegance\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T11:44:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T11:44:53","slug":"commuter-who-kicked-elderly-woman-on-taiwan-mrt-gains-over-20000-followers-gets-praised-for-her-elegance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/commuter-who-kicked-elderly-woman-on-taiwan-mrt-gains-over-20000-followers-gets-praised-for-her-elegance\/","title":{"rendered":"Commuter who kicked elderly woman on Taiwan MRT gains over 20,000 followers, gets praised for her elegance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>Commuter involved in Taiwan MRT kicking incident gains over 20,000 Instagram followers<\/h2>\n<p>An unexpected outcome emerged from the viral Taiwan MRT incident after the young commuter who kicked an elderly woman suddenly gained social media fame.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_660994\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"32\"><noscript><\/noscript>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-660994\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: @datviralshit on Facebook<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>From her previous 2,600 audience, Fumika Chang now has 26,100 followers on Instagram, less than a week after the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Based on an earlier report by ETtoday, Ms Chang, a top student and graduate of National Taiwan University, has archived all but one post from the platform following the incident.<\/p>\n<p>She has since unarchived her older Instagram posts at the time of writing.<\/p>\n<h3>Commuter reveals item inside shopping bag seen in viral incident<\/h3>\n<p>In the viral clip, an elderly woman carrying multiple bags and an umbrella was seen purposely hitting Ms Chang with one of her bags.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Ms Chang calmly handed her shopping bag to someone else before standing up and kicking the old woman just as she was about to hit her again.<\/p>\n<p>This caused the elderly woman to fall onto the empty seats on the opposite side.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_660993\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"32\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-660993\" class=\"size-full wp-image-660993 lazyload\" alt=\"commuter kick taiwan mrt\" width=\"509\" height=\"724\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/commuter-kick-taiwan-mrt.jpg 509w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/commuter-kick-taiwan-mrt-422x600.jpg 422w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/commuter-kick-taiwan-mrt-105x150.jpg 105w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/commuter-kick-taiwan-mrt.jpg\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-660993\" class=\"size-full wp-image-660993\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/commuter-kick-taiwan-mrt.jpg\" alt=\"commuter kick taiwan mrt\" width=\"509\" height=\"724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/commuter-kick-taiwan-mrt.jpg 509w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/commuter-kick-taiwan-mrt-422x600.jpg 422w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/commuter-kick-taiwan-mrt-105x150.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\"><\/noscript>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-660993\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: @queen7_910 on Threads<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In Ms Chang&rsquo;s Instagram post following the viral incident, which was uploaded on the same day as the viral video, she revealed that the item inside her Homme Pliss&eacute; Issey Miyake paper bag seen in the video was a shawl.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_660995\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"32\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-660995\" class=\"size-full wp-image-660995 lazyload\" alt=\"commuter taiwan mrt\" width=\"1179\" height=\"2128\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/commuter-taiwan-mrt.jpg 1179w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/commuter-taiwan-mrt-332x600.jpg 332w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/commuter-taiwan-mrt-567x1024.jpg 567w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/commuter-taiwan-mrt-83x150.jpg 83w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/commuter-taiwan-mrt-851x1536.jpg 851w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/commuter-taiwan-mrt-1135x2048.jpg 1135w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1179px) 100vw, 1179px\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/commuter-taiwan-mrt.jpg\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-660995\" class=\"size-full wp-image-660995\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/commuter-taiwan-mrt.jpg\" alt=\"commuter taiwan mrt\" width=\"1179\" height=\"2128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/commuter-taiwan-mrt.jpg 1179w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/commuter-taiwan-mrt-332x600.jpg 332w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/commuter-taiwan-mrt-567x1024.jpg 567w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/commuter-taiwan-mrt-83x150.jpg 83w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/commuter-taiwan-mrt-851x1536.jpg 851w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/commuter-taiwan-mrt-1135x2048.jpg 1135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1179px) 100vw, 1179px\"><\/noscript>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-660995\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Translation: Since everyone is curious about what item it is&hellip;<\/em><br>Source: @fumika_chang on Instagram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Following her Instagram post, netizens praised Ms Chang, calling her &ldquo;strong&rdquo;, &ldquo;elegant&rdquo;, and &ldquo;beautiful&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>One user even thanked her for standing up to the elderly woman, surnamed Tseng, claiming they had previously been a victim of her harassment.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_660996\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"36\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-660996\" class=\"size-full wp-image-660996 lazyload\" alt width=\"606\" height=\"165\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-05-135345.jpg 606w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-05-135345-600x163.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-05-135345-150x41.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-05-135345.jpg\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-660996\" class=\"size-full wp-image-660996\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-05-135345.jpg\" alt width=\"606\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-05-135345.jpg 606w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-05-135345-600x163.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-05-135345-150x41.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\"><\/noscript>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-660996\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Translation: A few years ago, she made me cry on the Tamsui Xinyi Line. I had a high fever and severe menstrual cramps at the time and was very weak. She insulted me and kicked me out of my seat&hellip; I still feel wronged when I think about it now. Thank you so much for helping me vent so gracefully<\/em><br>Source: Instagram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Elderly woman arrested for multiple theft charges<\/h3>\n<p>Ms Chang&rsquo;s newfound fame was not the only surprising result of the incident. On 1 Oct, a day after the MRT altercation, the elderly woman named Tseng was arrested at a convenience store.<\/p>\n<p>Police revealed that Tseng had been convicted in multiple theft cases, but failed to report for her sentence, leading to a warrant for her arrest.<\/p>\n<p>In two consecutive thefts in the same store on 25 Aug 2023, she reportedly justified the crime, saying the items she took were for &ldquo;scientific research&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_660997\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-660997\" class=\"size-full wp-image-660997 lazyload\" alt width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/commuter-kick-taiwan-mrt-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/commuter-kick-taiwan-mrt-2-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/commuter-kick-taiwan-mrt-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/commuter-kick-taiwan-mrt-2-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/commuter-kick-taiwan-mrt-2.jpg\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-660997\" class=\"size-full wp-image-660997\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/commuter-kick-taiwan-mrt-2.jpg\" alt width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/commuter-kick-taiwan-mrt-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/commuter-kick-taiwan-mrt-2-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/commuter-kick-taiwan-mrt-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/commuter-kick-taiwan-mrt-2-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><\/noscript>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-660997\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: ETtoday<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>During her arrest, Tseng&nbsp;reportedly resisted and began shouting, &ldquo;This is fake! Show me the evidence! Help!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thank you, take as many pictures as possible!&rdquo; she then yelled to the media waiting outside the police station.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read: Elderly woman kicked on Taiwan metro arrested for theft, stole food to &lsquo;study science&rsquo;<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"eNkdPA7Qkx\" readability=\"0\">\n<p>Elderly woman kicked on Taiwan metro arrested for theft, stole food to &lsquo;study science&rsquo;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Have news you must share? Get in touch with us via email at&nbsp;news@mustsharenews.com.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image adapted from @queen7_910 on&nbsp;Threads, @fumika_chang on Instagram.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><sub>Commuter who kicked elderly woman on Taiwan MRT gains over 20,000 followers, gets praised for her elegance<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commuter involved in Taiwan MRT kicking incident gains over 20,000 Instagram followers An unexpected outcome emerged from the viral Taiwan MRT incident after the young commuter who kicked an elderly woman suddenly gained social media fame. 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