TXT Yeonjun’s Recent Girl Group Dance Challenge Sparks Heated Debate
TXT‘s Yeonjun recently danced to “Touch” by KATSEYE. He participated in their challenge virtually through a TikTok stitch as they are currently in different countries.
@katseyeworld got in touch with #YEONJUN 🦊🤙 @TOMORROW X TOGETHER #KATSEYE #KATSEYE_Touch #KATSEYE_Yoonchae #TOMORROW_X_TOGETHER #TXT #투모로우바이투게더 #연준
Reactions from some fans were positive and they loved seeing Yeonjun support HYBE’s newest girl group.
yeonjun x yoonchae touch challenge we won we never lose #KATSEYE pic.twitter.com/dZbhvPIrRO
— ۟ (@melondori) August 22, 2024
Others felt that he inevitably ended up “boyifying” the dance, whether by his own choice or not.
Yeonjun was seen doing the iconic “touch” move differently.
He also added a popping technic to the original hip move.
A viral take on his cover criticized him for not hitting the moves “properly.”
아진짜개열받네 이럴거면추지마라걍 pic.twitter.com/s0L63OAIJ5
— 자영이 (@zldtkfdlfrl) August 23, 2024
Ah, this makes me so mad. If you’re going to do it like this, then just don’t dance to it at all.
— zldtkdflrl
just go ahead and make up your own choreography at this point cus what https://t.co/tHZ5JAaxZJ
— 갈로르 (@galorbie) August 22, 2024
wtf is he doing… https://t.co/GtdLRSg8lK
— .ᐟ (@wonyhue) August 22, 2024
Others defended Yeonjun. Although he might have done the moves differently this time, Yeonjun has a strong history of perfectly nailing girl group dances without any changes.
YEONJUN ATE pic.twitter.com/rukwmVwpqr
— bin🎸 (@homeisoobin) August 23, 2024
Simply not liking Yeonjun’s Touch TikTok is one thing but acting he wont move his hips and is scared of dancing with femininity is actually crazy. We can’t be talking about this Yeonjun?! pic.twitter.com/sSzMlMzRwU
— Zee3x⁷ (@zhazhabtxt) August 22, 2024
It seems like “Touch” has various versions to it, with the version that boy groups participate in being a little different from the original. While girl groups that collaborate with KATSEYE continue to do the original moves…
KATSEYE WITH BINI DOING THE "TOUCH" DANCE CHALLENGE pic.twitter.com/Dmut4fZsV1
— ً (@stakupop) July 30, 2024
…boy groups that do the challenge do not.
Woonhak and Sungho joins 'Touch' challenge with KATSEYE's Manon and Yoonchae pic.twitter.com/kaWiVRM19J
— bonedo (@boynextdoortwt) July 30, 2024
As such, it is probably a case of direction or purposeful instruction with this challenge!
