RIIZE’s Wonbin Makes Self-Disparaging Comment In Order To Comfort Fan
RIIZE‘s Wonbin is known as the visual of his group. His city-boy, modern beauty has captivated millions of fans worldwide.
His gorgeous looks are precisely what makes every fan nervous when they see him. After all, it would be like looking directly at the sun. During a recent fansign, a fan asked him for a way to stop being nervous around him. He gallantly put himself down to help ease the fan’s nerves.
원빈이 볼 때 긴장 안 할 수 있는 방법 물어봤는데
원빈 왈 : 저는 아무것도 아니에요 저는 촌놈이에요(?)
라고 하심.. 네? 너가요..?— ✨ (@1b_star) July 4, 2024
I asked Wonbin for a way to not be nervous when I see him, and he said, ‘I’m nobody; I’m just a country bumpkin.’ What? You?
— 1b_star
As Wonbin was born in Seoul in Ulsan County, he can definitely be said to be a country boy by all definitions of the term. Thanks to his contrasting looks, his self-disparaging comment soon went viral, as fans disagreed with it.
Some were puzzled.
https://t.co/zPkvbzzw3a pic.twitter.com/pvkzPgja8K
— 매실 (@mswbmswb) July 4, 2024
https://t.co/zQ19lAZjnO pic.twitter.com/RxAxZfaw6V
— 눌짱이!! (@nuljjangiiii) July 4, 2024
Others disagreed violently.
이런 얼굴 가지고 아무것도 아니라고…………더보기 https://t.co/dwEnpSZnuB pic.twitter.com/5yuRUg5n6p
— MARE (@1beeniee) July 4, 2024
Can’t believe he said he’s nothing with this face.
— 1beeniee
Some loved him even more for it.
본인을 촌놈이라고 하는 남자? 호감 https://t.co/lTbn8iL5n9
— 차녕아🦕 (@cksduddk040321) July 5, 2024
A man who calls himself a country bumpkin? Love to see it.
— cksduddk040321
시발
촌놈이라서 더 관심있습니다 https://t.co/QHmWiZNh5Z— 디스코 (@malneonbyunjang) July 4, 2024
F*ck. I’m even more interested because he’s a country bumpkin.
— malneonbyunjang
While the term used to be used with negative connotations in South Korea, these days, it can be used as a friendly joke amongst friends.
