MONSTA X's Shownu Had The Perfect Response To Ease SEVENTEEN Mingyu's Insecurity

MONSTA X‘s Shownu, SEVENTEEN‘s Mingyu, and GOT7‘s Yugyeom once performed together for the KBS Song Festival in 2019.

Fast forward almost five years later, Shownu and Mingyu met again in the first episode of the YouTube show NOPOGY. It was here where the latter shared the concerns he had prior to the collaboration stage.

Back then I didn’t want to be seen lacking not just physically, but skill-wise too.

— Mingyu

He noted that while Shownu’s concern was to dance as well as he possibly could have, what filled his thoughts was pressure to be just as good as the other two.

You were rather focused on how to do your part well, while I was pressured to do better than you.

— Mingyu

t1 (1) — Yugyeom (Left), Shownu (Center), and Mingyu (Right) | *KBS*

Since Shownu and Yugyeom are both the main dancers of their respective groups, Mingyu felt doubly insecure about his skills.

They’re both finest dancers in Korean idol world, and suddenly I was shoved in there to dance along without my members, so it was uncomfortable.

— Mingyu

Shownu calmly laid Mingyu’s concerns to rest by pointing out that his talent was never questioned. In his eyes, it was their physiques that made the festival staff members want to see them together on stage.

Rather than performance standpoint, they chose someone of similar size.

— Shownu

Minyu was feeling insecure because he had to dance with Shownu and Yugyeom who are known to be the best in Kpop, but Shownu quickly soothed him by saying they were chosen because of their physiques… I love this big bro leader energy 🥺🥰 pic.twitter.com/TgoGvWai6T

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