The American Media Mistook NCT for BTS… Again
In a segment called K-Pop 101, Good Morning America editors made a huge mistake with matching pictures of idols with their names.
In the segment, K-Pop fans had the chance to win front row tickets to NCT 127‘s show in New York; all they had to do was answer a K-Pop trivia question correctly. If they answered incorrectly they would have to do some K-Pop choreo as punishment.
After asking a fan what the zodiac sign of BTS’ Jungkook was – to which she correctly answered “Virgo” – Good Morning America flashed a picture of NCT’s Jungwoo with the answer instead of Jungkook.
whoa! there’s something different about jungkook here. I can’t really tell what exactly it is 🤯 pic.twitter.com/RmFviFHdGQ
— José/JK Mixtape (@TheJose8A) April 18, 2019
Then, when asking the blood type of NCT’s Jungwoo, Good Morning America showed a picture of Jungkook.
PLEASE NOOOOOO pic.twitter.com/A5msNmxkYh
— morgan¹¹⁶ (@zeuswooz) April 18, 2019
Well, that was awkward. Good Morning America editors definitely would’ve failed their own test.
Netizens are rightfully upset and see this as a sign of disrespect to both groups and negligence on the part of editors.
THE WORST PART IS THAT THIS ISNT EVEN LIVE SO THEY MESSED IT UP IN AFTER PRODUCTION
— morgan¹¹⁶ (@zeuswooz) April 18, 2019
Am done!!!! Am leaving this planet with both NCT and bts!!! They don’t deserve this like uuuggggghhhhh!!! Like get your freaking facts straight 😑🗿 these people will never learn how to do research and respect individual!!!😤😤😤😔
— BOYWITHLUV.IN.HOME.MAKEITRIGHT.DIONYSUS. (@ateezxbts) April 18, 2019
This also isn’t the first time an American media outlet has carelessly mixed up NCT and BTS. During the American Music Awards 2018, so many news sites confused NCT for BTS – BTS weren’t even in attendance.
Good Morning America has since fixed the clip as is posted on their official website.
