K-Pop Fans Instantly Recognize An Idol On "King Of Masked Singer" From His Imitation Of A Viral Dance

The popular Korean series King of Masked Singer has often featured popular idols and their talented vocals. The premise of the show is that contestants compete while wearing a mask, hiding their identity so they’re only judged based on the quality of their vocals in their performances.

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But as detailed as the masks are, idols are typically quickly identified by their fans for their recognizable voices.

Or, as most recently the case, an idol might be identified for their well-known sense of humor. During a recent episode, Stray Kids Seungmin‘s angelic voice was instantly recognizable to fans.

seungmin's vocal color is so distinct this HAS to be him in the king of masked singer OMGGGGGpic.twitter.com/51oic24h3I

— 냥냥 ★ (@meowrachas) June 11, 2023

king of masked singer making them wear masks is really funny because if you seriously think i won’t be able to recognise seungmin’s voice from 5000 miles away with cotton stuffed in my ears you’re crazy

— HanDonald McSeungmin (@h922js) June 11, 2023

But more hilariously, the idol “confirmed” his identity while both contestants, Seungmin and MIRAE‘s Dongpyo, danced to NewJeans‘ hit song, “Hype Boy.” Seungmin’s interpretation of the dance instantly made fans remember another cover.

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While promoting his solo song “Groove Back,” JYP Entertainment founder J.Y. Park performed a viral cover of “Hype Boy.”

박진영 하입보이 실환가 pic.twitter.com/XHA9LoQM22

— – (@xun_hxx) November 18, 2022

And JYP Entertainment artists were quick to mimic his viral moves in their own versions of the cover.

the boss slander will never end😭😭😭 https://t.co/n8JMqdfCDP

— bei ★⁵ (@yeosangelix) February 17, 2023

Seungmin, in particular, has been vocal about “roasting” J.Y. Park, even recently opening up about the “incident” that encourages him to tease the founder of JYP Entertainment.

So fans couldn’t stop laughing when they immediately recognized that Seungmin’s cover of “Hype Boy” on King of Masked Singer had a notably J.Y. Park twist. Joking that it’s a hilarious way to identify one of the contestants, even if they’d also been able to identify Seungmin by his singing.

WELL HAHAHA WE KNOW WHO IS SEUNGMIN CAUSE HE WAS DANCING THE JYP VERSION OF HYPE BOY HAHAAHAHAH pic.twitter.com/cXJNQNsmmY

— 댕꾸 ◡̈ (@SEUNGM1NE) June 11, 2023

the jyp version of hype boy ashskfkk THIS IS DEFINITELY KIM SEUNGMIN 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/GmZ9lEG3oh

— ♡ (@leeminknw) June 11, 2023

LOL …Not Seungmin doing HypeBoy on the Masked singer 😂😂
Our adorable, fierce vocal 🐶 constantly roasting JYP 😆 pic.twitter.com/OsAMu6DckN

— 5StarStay☆☆☆☆☆ (@atSchitCreek) June 12, 2023

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