ATEEZ’s Wooyoung Declines Fan Request To Do “Like Jennie” Challenge

It has created some misunderstandings among fans.
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Serah S. Cherrie
Serah S. Cherrie

ATEEZ member Wooyoung has announced his resolute decision not to participate in the “Like Jennie” dance challenge.

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Wooyoung

“Like Jennie,” the title track of BLACKPINK member Jennie‘s solo album, Ruby, has taken over the internet thanks to its catchy tune and powerful choreography. Almost all major K-Pop idols have participated in the dance challenge, including TXT‘s Yeonjun, ENHYPEN‘s Niki, ITZY‘s Ryujin, Yeji, Chaeryeong, and IVE‘s Yujin, among others.

With the trend of the “Like Jennie” dance challenge growing, fans have also become eager to see their favorite idols participate in it. But when Wooyoung got asked about doing it, he responded with a straightforward rejection.

During a recent livestream on ATEEZ’s fan communication platform, Wooyoung replied to a fan’s request to do the dance challenge by saying that he won’t be doing it, but followed it up with a question for the fan: “Aren’t you ATINY?”

That next question hinted at the reason behind Wooyoung’s refusal because most ATEEZ fans are aware of the group’s conflict with Vata, the choreographer who created the “Like Jennie” dance.

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Vata

In 2022, Vata was a participant in the popular Mnet show Street Man Fighter , and he got accused of plagiarizing the famous “driving” move from ATEEZ’s “Say My Name” choreography. The move was created by Josh Smith, Johnny Erasme, and Anze Skrube and showcased to the world when the song was released in 2019.

ATEEZ’s 2019 “Say My Name” choreo
Vata doing the same move for his choreography of ZIco’s “New Thing” in 2022

Wooyoung, in particular, was very vocal in calling out Vata publicly on this and even did the “biting” sign a couple of times on stage while performing “Say My Name” to signal that the move was copied.

Given Wooyoung’s intense objection to the plagiarism, and the fact that Vata never apologized for it, it is understandable why he is reluctant to take part in a dance challenge created by him. But many have misunderstood Wooyoung, wondering if he was “shading” Jennie with this refusal. So, fans have taken to social media to clear up the air for him.

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