The standing sections at K-pop concerts have devolved into an arms race for height, with fans increasingly wearing extreme platform shoes to see the stage. Fans are widely sharing reviews on social media sites like X, formerly Twitter, and online forums saying that attendees must increase their height by at least 10 centimeters to survive the unseated standing pens. Because there is no designated seating, sightlines depend entirely on the height and movement of those in front. Many fans now consider 10- to 20-centimeter platform shoes a practical necessity. This desperation has spawned a cottage industry on social media. Numerous accounts on X now rent out specialized platform shoes for a fee, categorizing their inventory by heel height and shoe size while taking reservations for specific concert dates. However, the trend is sparking a fierce backlash over crowd safety and fairness. Fans on online forums are sharing firsthand accounts of injuries sustained from the shoes. One user described seeing an attendee run in the towering footwear before falling face-first, resulting in bleeding