8 Times Stray Kids' Bang Chan Proved He Is A Friendly Social Butterfly

Stray Kids‘ Bang Chan is known to be one of the friendliest K-Pop idols and sports a massive list of idol friends to prove it. From BLACKPINK‘s Lisa to ENHYPEN‘s Jake, it seems this social butterfly knows no bounds.

Here are eleven times Bang Chan proved that he is a social butterfly.

1. Wearing BLACKPINK Exclusive Merch

Bang Chan has rocked BLACKPINK merch given to him by Lisa on more than one occasion. Eagle-eyed fans noticed that it was the merch from the exclusive album launch party, meaning they’re close enough that he got an invite!

Stray Kids Bang Chan spotted wearing a “BORN PINK” Hat that was given away during BORN PINK Private Listening Party in Seoul#BLACKPINK @BLACKPINK pic.twitter.com/yCGDFGjMEg

— BLACKPINK BLINK UNION 💕 (@BBU_BLACKPINK) April 7, 2023

stray kids bang chan talking about his friendship with lisapic.twitter.com/PDvkZFXHHy

— sha (@ariesIili) April 30, 2021

2. ISAC 2022

Bang Chan interacted with many idols, including labelmates ITZY, NMIXX, and Xdinary Heroes. Outside the JYP Family, he was seen hanging with AB6IX, ATEEZ, and many more idols!

WAAAA QUE TIERNOSSS#StrayKids #SKZ #스트레이키즈 #BangChan #AB6IX pic.twitter.com/xxcqOQ0DzJ

— M💫 (@leebiit_0325) July 31, 2022

bang chan is the most social butterfly who gets along with literally EVERYONE! he even went to talk with the ateez members he’s such an open individual~ pic.twitter.com/sCIYwl1KQF

— ✩ (@beyondyasmin) August 1, 2022

3. Attending NCT DREAM’s Concert

Bang Chan is close enough to NCT DREAM‘s Chenle to have gotten invited to the group’s concert, even getting an on-stage shout-out.

Bang Chan and Felix watched NCT Dream’s The Dream Show concert and got a shoutout from Chenle and Mark. Look at how much they were waving their banner and lightstick…so precious 🥹💚pic.twitter.com/RM8LJZAkdZ

— 5-STAR 06.02 ★★★★★ SKZ News (@skznewsupdates) September 9, 2022

4. Being Besties With His Bodyguard

Fans loved how close Bang Chan got to the group’s American bodyguard and celebrated when they reunited.

Chan really is good friends with the body guard! Look at them here and chans smile just says it all! It brings me so much happiness 🥺pic.twitter.com/WGFLweIe0l

— 💙💛★ JORDY ★⁵ 🐺 | fan acc (@MischievousChan) March 20, 2023

5. Hanging Out With 97-line Friends

As a member of the 97-line, Bang Chan has hung out with many of its members, including BTS‘s Jungkook, ASTRO‘s Cha Eunwoo, SEVENTEEN‘s Mingyu, and GOT7‘s BamBam and Yugyeom!

| (left to right) BamBam, Bang Chan, and Yugyeom

6. Befriending ENHYPEN’s Jake

After expressing a desire to care for the younger idol, Bang Chan followed his promise, celebrating Chuseok with ENHYPEN’s Jake, Felix, and entertainer Sam Hammington!

chan said he’s going to try his best to take care of jake because of how they’re from the same continent and the way he said he sounds like a dad after saying he’ll be taken care of him.. PLEASE BANG CHAN IS SO PRECIOUS pic.twitter.com/MvpnyArNsX

— 차니 (@thankfulforchan) August 22, 2022

7. Ryan Reynolds’s Bestie

One of Bang Chan’s most iconic friendships, he and American actor Ryan Reynolds have developed a beautiful friendship that fans can’t wait to see blossom more!

Celebrating an important Birthstay #HappyBangChanDay pic.twitter.com/RJ6yGbazJI

— Maximum Effort (@MaximumEffort) October 3, 2022

8. Bonding Over Being Leaders With Hongjoong

Stray Kids and ATEEZ are friends, and despite the initial awkwardness from the pair, he and ATEEZ’s Hongjoong were able to bond quickly over being leaders of groups.