The Time Stray Kids' Hyunjin Went Viral At An Event He Didn't Even Go To

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute hosted its 2022 Met Gala (also known as Met Ball) in New York City, and that year’s star-studded event was packed with celebs dressed to the theme of In America: An Anthology of Fashion, focusing on gilded glamour.

Now *that’s* gilded glamour! ✨ #MetGala Co-Chairs @blakelively and @vancityreynolds make a transformational entrance on the red carpet. pic.twitter.com/tC7MnsPY2X

— The Metropolitan Museum of Art (@metmuseum) May 2, 2022

While many Korean celebrities attended, notably NCT‘s Johnny, many fans of other artists wondered what the event would be like if it included their faves… which of course prompted many fan edits. While many of these pictures were meme worthy, one post was so believable that it even had locals thinking Stray Kids‘ Hyunjin was attending the Met Gala.

Stray Kids’ Hyunjin | *@realstraykids/Instagram*

Posing as a popular Met Gala update account, one fan posted that Hyunjin was getting ready for the event.

The tweet had nearly 39k likes and 11k retweets. While fans recognized the pictures from his special dance performance video that he choreographed to “Play With Fire (Feat. Yacht Money)” by Sam Tinnesz…

Hyunjin’s “Play With Fire” choreography | Stray Kids/YouTube

… some non-fans were convinced that he was totally on theme. One user was so interested that they even asked why there were no pictures taken of Hyunjin. Seemingly bored with this year’s looks, the user followed up with, “are they busy taking pictures of white people dressed up as shein models.”

When the user realized the post was fake however, they weren’t less interested. Instead they listened to song recommendations from STAYs and even found themselves wondering who Lee Know was as well.

Similarly, fans know that if Hyunjin actually did attend the Met Gala he would surely attract many new fans. Regardless, many fans are happy that Hyunjin is getting recognition for his good looks. It’s no surprise really, as he often goes viral on various platforms. Still, he totally deserves the attention. In addition, Stray Kids actually ended up attending the Met Gala in 2024.