A Korean girl pop group has been forced to fly home from Los Angeles after airport officials allegedly suspected its members of being sex workers.

The eight-member group 'Oh My Girl', which has girls aged from 16 to 21 years, said in a statement that they were held for fifteen hours at Los Angeles International Airport by customs and border officials.

According to American media, the airport was suspicious of the number of props, clothing and staff accompanying the band.

'As young women, they were mistaken as 'working women', which has recently been a big issue in the United States,' the band's management company said in a press statement.

Young South Korean women are facing increasing scrutiny from border officials who suspect them of entering the city to work the Koreatown nightlight scene, reported the Los Angeles Times.

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