AleXa Shows Her Support For ATEEZ By “Biting” During Live Concert
The “Say My Name” plagiarism accusations against Street Man Fighter contestant Vata have been ongoing for over a week now as ATEEZ fans continue to voice their frustration over the issue.
Throughout the ordeal, ATINYs and netizens alike have been supportive of ATEEZ’s members and choreographers as they’ve voiced their frustrations both verbally and non-verbally. Most notably, Wooyoung was the center of attention for a lot of the conversation due to his actions during a live show.
During ATEEZ’s performance at 2022 KCON Saudi Arabia, Wooyoung used his freestyle dance during their “The Real” choreography to perform the “biting” move used often in dance communities to call someone out for plagiarism.
that move he did at the beginning, dancers use it to indicate its copied/stolen. 5000 used it in smf during one of the battles. wooyoung doing this move and then doing the driving dance. they know 😭 pic.twitter.com/GX1uFaL5qO
— dee (@azfxon) October 9, 2022
hip hop trivia:
notice the dancers clamping their arms up and down. this sign is called “biting” and it’s used to signify that a competitor is copying someone’s move. #CaptainYibo pic.twitter.com/saCjw8HQWw— CHEN YU IS HOME!!! 冰雨火 era (@HANGUANGJUNES) July 18, 2020
And now, it seems like another K-Pop artist is showing her stance on the issue by doing something similar during her own concert!
Soloist AleXa just started her U.S. tour with an opening concert in Jersey City, New Jersey on October 18. As could be expected from the talented idol, she put on a phenomenal performance!
NEW ALEXA SONG LETS GOOO pic.twitter.com/RJDnX6dIKG
— riley 💌 (@alexasnonsense) October 19, 2022
One part of the concert, however, caught the eyes of many ATINYs. AleXa can be seen doing a short version of the “driving” dance move from “Say My Name”, followed soon after by the same “biting” gesture that Wooyoung performed as mentioned.
Alexa did the say my name move and then did the biting sign 😭 she knows
pic.twitter.com/Qk88EqnLVW— 🏴 (@NotBonkyP) October 19, 2022
It’s clear from this clip that she’s well-aware of the ongoing issue, and her stance on the matter seems to be pretty clearly in support of ATEEZ.
Those who have been following AleXa for a while and know how much she loves ATEEZ aren’t too surprised to see her supporting them openly, but are still glad to see it!
she’s the atiny queen yall
— mily (@sanmericano) October 19, 2022
I told y’all Alexa is team Ateez
— elleᵕ̈ ᵎᵎ (@woofilz) October 19, 2022
I mean yeah she’s an Atiny 😭
— Masia || Guardian Demon (@IWannaFTheWorld) October 19, 2022
I am happy there are some artists to support Ateez. Respect you Alexa. 👏👏👏
— 🔥Justice_4_SMN_Driving_Dance🔥 (@hartnybjyx1988) October 19, 2022
glad to see other idols supporting ateez and the original choreographers
— 🏴 (@NotBonkyP) October 19, 2022
It’s wonderful to see fellow artists like AleXa show their support for ATEEZ and their choreographers during this stressful time! You can watch the music video for “Say My Name” below.
