ZEROBASEONE’s Seok Matthew Responds To Unexpected Viral “Shoutout” From BTS’s RM
On September 18, BTS‘s RM took to Weverse to catch up with ARMYs, and one interaction went viral on X (formerly Twitter). An ARMY named Julie had shared a heartfelt letter to their bias, but it was addressed to Matthew rather than RM, confusing the BTS member, who asked, “Who’s Matthew?”
This unexpected interaction quickly circulated on X (formerly Twitter), going viral among ARMYs. Over 10K related tweets have been shared at the time of writing.
NAMJOON IS CONFUSED AS HELL LMAOOO 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/qq8n8BfIdI
— moni⁷ 𖠌 (@sevenrchive) September 18, 2024
Matthew: Right Person Wrong Place pic.twitter.com/8pjVnvjfp1
— ARMY-ing 101 for 방탄소년단 (@ARMYing101_) September 18, 2024
The interaction sparked many hilarious memes. Some even visualized the incident happening.
I’m sorry this was immediately the face I imagined pic.twitter.com/GWaUmqJKUl
— Liz⁷ 💜🥢 HOPECOMING AND JIMTOBER (@lizzyfaith) September 18, 2024
WHO IS Matthew 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/ZKmgu8aAFR
— FATIMA ᵐᵘˢᵉ (@__MEL8) September 18, 2024
Who's Matthew pic.twitter.com/tYe5x6Ar41
— ˚˖𓍢ִֶָ໋֢🧜🏻♀️ִֶֶָָ֢𓂃ּ ࣪˖ ִֶָ ⊹ ˑi am still 엠미⁷ (@dooyourthing) September 18, 2024
Nonetheless, it also raised the question that RM wanted an answer to from the start: Who is Matthew?
no like seriously. who is Matthew. pic.twitter.com/4k5sUbVSbb
— reyna⁷ (@lethalbangtan) September 18, 2024
There was one fandom that had a clue. ZEROBASEONE fans recognized the name, as Seok Matthew is a member of the group.
"who's matthew" now let me introduce you to thee seok matthew from zerobaseone; a necessary thread — pic.twitter.com/pxNwjkbwCc
— seok matthew archive (@0528_files) September 18, 2024
“who’s matthew” pic.twitter.com/WDA2Scx247
— 🍅 (@toomattchu) September 18, 2024
SOMEONE TELL HIM MATTHEW IS POKEMON CARD COLLECTOR OBSESSED PERSON LIKE HIM https://t.co/3DpoeMLUir pic.twitter.com/QHEueJuEnI
— akshu⁷ 🐯 (@hiphopggukie) September 18, 2024
The original poster, Julie, also addressed the matter via X. Julie revealed that they have different messages saved in their notes app for different idols. While panicking over RM’s sudden Weverse activity, they accidentally copied and pasted the wrong one. Julie also confirmed that Matthew is, for a fact, ZEROBASEONE’s Seok Matthew!
and if anybody says anything NAMJOON HAS BEEN MY ULT FOR OVER 7 YEARS SO PLEASE 😭😭😭😭 AND I VOTED (also paid people to vote) FOR MATTHEW DURING BOYS PLANET EVERY DAY 😭😭😭
— hotgirl줄리 (@seokmyboji) September 18, 2024
CAN YALL SEE HOW I MESSED UP 😭 (top is namjoon / bottom is matthew) pic.twitter.com/CFDgSl3BtA
— hotgirl줄리 (@seokmyboji) September 18, 2024
ZEROSEs have been hoping Matthew himself would also join the conversation, considering how viral this has become.
you can do the funniest thing ever by tweeting “i’m matthew” @ZB1_official pic.twitter.com/7q15A5n1gT
— matthaobin brain rot SAW ZB1 (@sparkths) September 18, 2024
Now, he has!
Julie revealed in a recent tweet that they informed Matthew via Plus Chat about his previous virality. He responded, telling Julie that they should be an official promoter! Matthew added, “Love you,” expressing his gratitude.
matthew bro you got hire me at this point 😭 pic.twitter.com/2p211BOXlH
— hotgirl줄리 (@seokmyboji) September 18, 2024
Later, Julie apologized for the “Who’s Matthew” trend while Matthew held a live broadcast. Matthew read the comment and revealed he had contemplated publicly responding, revealing he is the Matthew in question. However, his fear of fandoms’ reactions held him back.
@alexanderbihn Matthew knows about the “Who’s Matthew trend” 😂 #seokmatthew #kpop #fyp #foryou #namjoon #bts #kpopfyp #rm #zerobaseone #zb1
Hopefully, Julie gets that promotion or at least barricade for a ZB1 concert!
