A K-Pop Group Fandom Hit With Backlash After Allegedly Mocking Stray Kids
On July 21, the 2024 SBS Gayo Daejeon: Summer was held at the Inspire Arena in Incheon. Popular K-pop idol groups gathered to cool down the summer with legendary performances.
The almost four hour event was jam packed with amazing performances ranging from unexpected collaborations and special stages.
Part of the lineup included boy group Stray Kids, who appeared at the show in chic black outfits.
They entered the blue carpet in style, serving visuals for days!
stray kids at 2024 sbs gayo daejeon summer red carpet! pic.twitter.com/DmUtE2kGXk
— 비니 (@spearhyunnie) July 21, 2024
They also killed their performance as they did a mashup of songs, including their newest song, “CHK CHK BOOM.”
[FULL] Stray Kids full performance at SBS Gayo Daejeon Summer 2024
INTRO + MANIAC + CHKCHK BOOM + HALL OF FAME
— sᴋᶻ 𝘇 𐰁 (@skzislivenow) July 21, 2024
However, some fans pointed out that another fandom directly responded to Seungmin‘s question asking if everyone enjoyed their performance.
승민이가 진행하면서
“저희 스트레이키즈의 무대도 좋으셨나요”라고했는데
타팬이“아니요” 라고함 자세히 들어보면 잘 들림
여기서도 잘들리는데 승민인 얼마나 잘들렸을까 ㅅㅂ
이말 듣고 승민이 표정 굳어짐
제발 쪽팔릴짓 하지마세요ㅎㅎ pic.twitter.com/BTKd3JZ1vF— 분철)야구론뎅뎅 (@yangjumi383685) July 22, 2024
While Seungmin was talking, he asked, ‘Did you all enjoy Stray Kids’ performance?’ and a fan from another group yelled, ‘No.’ I could even hear it from this video, imagine how clearly Seungmin heard it on stage. I saw his face drop after hearing it. To those fans, please stop embarrassing yourselves.
Another fan also revealed that a group of people behind them also made sarcastic remarks about Stray Kids.
또 개빡치는 점이 우리 뒷자리가 관계자 표로 왔던 사람들이었는데 스키즈가 멘트 끝나고 갈게요 이랬잖아
뒤에 있던 걔네가 제발 가세요 ~~ 잘 가세요 ~~ ㅇㅈㄹ했음 ㅗㅗ https://t.co/55LDBFJHnh— 마라탕 (@xlathdus) July 22, 2024
Another thing that annoyed me was that the people sitting behind me were people that got in with organizer tickets, and after Stray Kids said they would leave after talking, the people behind me said in a mocking sarcastic tone, ‘Yes, please go~ see you~~~.’ So annoying.
Korean fans couldn’t understand why they were being so rude and disrespectful.
- “Are they crazy?”
- “Just think how sad the members must be hearing it.”
- “They should just focus on their group. Why do they hate on another group?”
- “Why are they ruining the atmosphere…”
- “Seriously…”
- “Don’t they know this will just ruin the image of their group? Why are they so twisted.”
- “Don’t they feel bad for their fave idols? Think about how sorry their idol will be whenever they meet Stray Kids and make their relationship more awkward. These people are ruining the image of the fandom and the artists.”
- “They are so selfish, only thinking about themselves. If they are performing on the same stage, they need to think about their idol too.
- “Even if they can’t support them, they should at least have some respect. So selfish.”
- “They are really crossing the line, not even showing basic manners.”
- “What is this…aren’t they embarrassed?”
Some netizens pointed fingers at a specific group as being the culprit.
- “They don’t have basic respect and Seungmin must’ve been hurt by it. Don’t they know this is also ruining the image of NCT?”
- “Are they really trying to start something here?”
- “Why are they like that. If they don’t like it, just be quiet.”
However, these are all fan speculation and nothing has been confirmed that it was actually a fan from the group mentioned above.
What are your thoughts on this? Meanwhile, check out other memorable moments from the show below!
