Viral Video Of Zayn Malik Sparks Debate Among K-Pop Fans

What do you hear him say?

Koreaboo

May 17th, 2024

Former One Direction member Zayn Malik made his long-awaited comeback today with his new album, Room Under the Stairs.

A clip of Zayn talking about his music inspiration has gone viral with 695.7K views on X (formerly Twitter) at the time of writing. He explained that he had lost inspiration from other music. OP (Original Poster) believed he said he found his inspiration through K-Pop.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN ZAYN LISTENS TO KPOP ??.!:€/&2&&;&/&1 pic.twitter.com/chzyLV5SaP

— pam 𓊍 (@zjmyangelx) May 16, 2024

So, netizens began to speculate who Zayn might stan. Does he like EXO, BIBI, BLACKPINK, BTS, etc.?

zaynsoo collab COMING !!!!

— pam 𓊍 (@zjmyangelx) May 16, 2024

Yet, others began commenting and correcting OP. They believe he said “hip hop,” as he followed it with rap.

HE SAYS HIPHOP ???????????????? 😭😭😭😭

— pam 𓊍 (@zjmyangelx) May 16, 2024

let’s just pretend he #did he also personally said to me that he loves exo pic.twitter.com/YhwKwNThtH

— pam 𓊍 (@zjmyangelx) May 17, 2024

Still, many continue to hear “K-Pop” from Zayn’s mouth.

THANK YOU IZAT ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

— pam 𓊍 (@zjmyangelx) May 16, 2024

TELL THEM 🗣️🗣️ pic.twitter.com/zdU94w1Fn6

— pam 𓊍 (@zjmyangelx) May 17, 2024

What do you hear?