“I’m 24” — 5th Gen Idol’s Talk About Kissing Goes Viral And Stresses Out Fans

NCT‘s Sion just left some of his fans more than a little stressed out.

During a recent fansign event, NCT WISH met fans in person and a fan’s moment with Sion made waves online after being translated. According to the initial translation, Sion responded to a fan telling him not to go around kissing anyone, to which he said that he could do what he wanted due to his age.
250329 — KMS Fansign in Shanghai
💚: You can't go to kissing people!
🌷: I can if I want to. I'm 24 years old tho????#SION #시온 #シオン #NCTWISH pic.twitter.com/E5SRpjEPoC— 𝑐•ᴗ•𝑜𝑛 (@seeonocean_) March 29, 2025
Naturally, based on the translation, many that saw the clip praised him for keeping it real.
i love idols who keep it real 🔥🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/KQTZN06cOo
— may⁺⁸² 🫑 (@wishieswish) March 29, 2025
Periodddddd you tell them https://t.co/XQG0o9yQVG
— cinnamon 🧸💙🌸 (@CinnamonS410) March 29, 2025
However, there is more to the story than initially meets the eye!
As it turns out, this clip is a reference to a popular video of actor Kim Bum that has turned into a meme. In the clip, Kim Bum recreated a scene with a similar script, but added “Why no kissing? I can kiss! I’m in my 30s.”
Once the realization that it was a meme that the idol was following, fans expressed “relief” over the viral clip.
대본이라다행이야
진짜시온이가한말이엇다면 아마난머리깨고죽엇을거야 https://t.co/b7islJNoJm pic.twitter.com/SIonCmmjeR— hb (@fukuiocean) March 29, 2025
밈이라 다행 밈이라서 감사 🙏 https://t.co/GR1mkAgGMR
— 우유시럽 (@ohcean01) March 29, 2025
오늘 소주 100병 달립니다 말리지마. https://t.co/zAGa34ZgsS
— 금파 (@guem_pa__) March 29, 2025
- Thank God it was just part of the script. If Sion had actually said that for real, I think I would’ve lost my mind and died on the spot.
- Thank goodness, it’s a meme. Thank goodness, it’s a meme.
- I’m downing 100 bottles of soju today—don’t try to stop me.