ZEROBASEONE’s Seok Matthew Goes Viral For Accidental NSFW Moment
ZEROBASEONE‘s (also known as ZB1) Seok Matthew is going viral for an accidental NSFW moment!
Recently, a new episode of Idol Human Theater was released featuring ZEROBASEONE.
Matthew and Taerae played a game where they must out-compliment each other while holding hands, but the members teasingly gave each other “backhanded compliments.” So, Matthew commented that Taerae’s fashion appeared that he was going hunting.
Your sense in style is… honestly… Are you going out for a hunting?
— Matthew
Matthew’s comment shocked his fellow members. Seeing their expressions, he soon realized he made a mistake and that what he said must mean something inappropriate in Korean.
In Korean slang, “hunting” is basically synonymous with “hooking up!” It is to refer to men attempting to pick up women.
Solo Pocha is a Korean style bar also known for its concept of ‘hunting’ bar. In Korea, hunting is a term used when picking up women in random places.
— Trazy
Afterward, Matthew explained that he didn’t know the word had a different meaning in Korean slang. Since he’s Canadian, he is less familiar with the culture. He was just attempting to poke fun at Taerae’s orange hat as it appears like a bright hat that one would wear to go hunting in Canada. Canadian netizens can testify on his behalf too!
Because I am not familiar with Korean culture, I wasn’t aware of the other meaning of ‘hunting.’ So, Taerae always wears that hat … the hat for hunting. He looks like he is going hunting, but I received an awkward response… So, I wasn’t sure… That’s when I knew.
— Matthew
You have to wear bright orange so the other hunters can see you! Deer cannot see the color orange but humans can so it's protection! pic.twitter.com/uLoksx0NP3
— ✨️Moony✨️ zerose ver. (@hongbins) July 22, 2023
So the reason why Matthew said Taerae's fashion looks like going out for a hunting because Tearae loves wearing bright colors and in Canada people who hunts usually wears bright outfit to avoid wild animals 😭 pic.twitter.com/a057XbfA9S
— seok matthew archive (@0528_files) July 22, 2023
Still, Matthew’s misunderstanding and mistake created a viral moment across social media. Members’ reactions were too funny!
[INSTIZ] 230723 HOT under Entertainment: But I understand why Seok Matthew said "hunting"
So it's a hunting hat in Canada
(see tweet below for context)ㄴ ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋIt's exactly the sameㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
ㄴ The colour,… pic.twitter.com/x6eMUFEUlk— ~츄~☀️ (@nyangmatchu) July 22, 2023
gunwook when matthew said hunting 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/5w741tp1PY
— ocelot IN BLOOM!!! (@celtic_ocelot) July 22, 2023
matthew's unaware but turned out that hunting is a slang for trying to h00k up w someone which is probs why the other members reacted like that but you can literally see hao trying to do 🏹 and laughing loudly at the back 😭 my poor clueless heartz pic.twitter.com/3NHCKzrsaj
— p03 yuri HAO DAY (@i9chu) July 22, 2023
Matthew meant to say literal hunting but it’s a slang for “trying to h00k up with someone” in Korean look at members faces 😭 pic.twitter.com/yRn3ErUaIA
— suna hao day! (@sxtbbh) July 22, 2023
@hanbindoormat apparently hunting in korean means to h00k up with someone 💀 #zb1 #zerobaseone #seokmatthew
@rickyrizzardofoz Hanbins face dropped so fast 💀💀💀🪦#zb1 #matthew #ricky #hanbin
We know it was just an innocent mistake, though!
