SEVENTEEN’s Dino Goes Viral As The “Ninth Member Of Stray Kids” — And For “Feeling Up” Changbin’s Arms
SEVENTEEN and Stray Kids shared some iconic interactions at the recent 37th Golden Disc Awards, but none quite so memorable as the ones between Dino and Changbin.
Each group made their fans proud with some next-level performances, but the “Golden Bunnies” (or K-Pop’s ’99-liners) also had their own scene-stealing moments. Consisting of Dino, Changbin, (G)-IDLE‘s Yuqi and TREASURE‘s Hyunsuk, the ’99-liners, whose nickname comes from being born in the year of the rabbit, came out with Dino as their leader.
dino leader of the 'golden bunnies' ??? (idols born in the year of the rabbit) HAHAHAHAHAH pic.twitter.com/KvQaZbFLqD
— cine ᙏ̤̫ (@dadeuthannie) January 7, 2023
dino rabbit leader omgggg so cute 😭 pic.twitter.com/ZGsimf4agW
— cine ᙏ̤̫ (@dadeuthannie) January 7, 2023
As they made their entrance, fans immediately pointed out the hilarious difference between Dino and Changbin’s commitment to their “concept…”
the way changbin was so into it and dino was just not having it 😭pic.twitter.com/qd6BmdRI3T
— 빈 ✧ (@binseolovely) January 7, 2023
…among many other funny moments.
CHANGBIN AND DINO RINGA LING STAYCARATS WE pic.twitter.com/9mJLDkUmwo
— 땨 (@dailyseung2) January 7, 2023
But what had most netizens’ attention was one particular moment between them. When Changbin made to show one of his biceps, it hilariously distracted Dino, who was then unable to resist touching the arm in question.
Fans were appropriately obsessed with Dino’s “feeling up” of Changbin’s arms…
DINO FEELING UP CHANGBIN’S ARMS I’M SCREAMING pic.twitter.com/o2SvQ0PEHc
— 땨 (@dailyseung2) January 7, 2023
…pointing out that it was, in fact, very on-brand for him as a SEVENTEEN member.
thats very svt member of him pic.twitter.com/CmuIU3xp4p
— fran (@cscwzi) January 7, 2023
Later on, Dino was seen sitting with Changbin and the Stray Kids members instead of sitting with his own group. Fans jokingly suggested that Stray Kids must have taken Dino in after seeing his relatable reaction to Changbin’s bicep…
they saw dino feeling changbin's abs and arms and decided to adopt him as their own pic.twitter.com/DAHY8qVYdN
— Haech// skzteen ❤️🔥 (@HaechZino) January 7, 2023
…or, perhaps after SEVENTEEN “left” Dino there.
did seventeen leave dino alone to sit in between le sserafim and stray kids plsss 😭😭😭 /lh pic.twitter.com/nWQFL6KvWz
— hien 🍯 BSS (@viethoshi) January 7, 2023
Whatever the reason, Dino soon went viral for having turned into the ninth “stray kid.”
dino vibing with skz.. so who’s the real stray kid now pic.twitter.com/7uGIyVTwHg
— eryka .ᐟ is seeing skzitzy (@grandeskz) January 7, 2023
dino the ninth stray kid pic.twitter.com/FqJpEYgo0T
— CornHingle McDinkle (@pIanethan) January 7, 2023
if we have jun the secret member of nct, we also have dino the 9th member of stray kids pic.twitter.com/t8zhNC2M1E
— 서명호 (hao) 🐱🐸 (@xum8nghao_o2) January 7, 2023
And Changbin’s new best friend!
omg dino sharing his water with changbin 🥹🥹🥹 MY 99Z BEST FRIENDS pic.twitter.com/l3yN5oMajS
— 땨 (@dailyseung2) January 8, 2023
These were definitely some much-needed crumbs—or feast, in fact, as some fans put it.
This is one friendship that we’ll definitely need to see much more of in the future!