Anime IRL: Stray Kids' Hyunjin Looked Just Like A "Jujutsu Kaisen" Character At The “2024 MET Gala”

Fans of both anime and K-Pop were in for a huge surprise at the 2024 MET Gala when Stray Kids‘ Hyunjin made an appearance reminiscent of Yuji Itadori from the hit anime Jujutsu Kaisen!

Tweets garnering thousands of likes made the connection between the two. Clearly, everyone agreed there was a strong resemblance.

girl that’s yuuji itadori https://t.co/9Ewk3kmOlH

— ً (@vantaeprod) May 6, 2024

YUJI ? 😭 https://t.co/BdZwvzq92P

— Jujutsu Kaisen (@JujutsuTwts) May 7, 2024

hyunjin as yuuji itadori pic.twitter.com/mhU4YXVuLS

— ً (@hwgfolder) May 7, 2024

Sporting a long navy coat with a thick red neckline, Hyunjin’s outfit looked just like Yuji’s school uniform on the anime.

Hyunjin got the yuuji itadori on pic.twitter.com/fzMODNZDh0

— 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐞⁷👾 saw OOO !! (@sxungchxolie) May 6, 2024

The clothes are so similar, in fact, that fans joked the Stray Kids member was cosplaying for the MET Gala.

not hyunjin cosplaying yuuji's uniform #MetGala pic.twitter.com/lvZS1Ab1dz

— abbie ★ (@biyuuji) May 6, 2024

Didn’t know that Yuji Itadori debuted as a K-Pop idol, he slayssss#StrayKids #StrayKids_MetGala #Hyunjin #JujustuKaisen https://t.co/dOSe7lECFt pic.twitter.com/2yo3HYa2vT

— skz @ met gala (@hyunjinpacil) May 6, 2024

But the uncanny similarity didn’t stop there. Fans were shocked to discover that both Hyunjin and Yuji actually share the same birthday, March 20! The crazy coincidence excited many people.

yuuji is not sukuna's twin because it's hyunjin https://t.co/WObcN0q7aG

— :P (@seas1uggu_) May 7, 2024

just found out hyunjin of Stray Kids and yuji itadori share the same birthday. this truly is our skz kaisen pic.twitter.com/PDr24rj4QN

— M ☆ (satoru comeback 🔜) (@duskgumi) May 7, 2024

welcome back itadori yuuji . #hyunjin pic.twitter.com/ioZnVfxsmX

— hyunار♡ (@HHJdori) May 7, 2024

Here’s to hoping Hyunjin will do an actual cosplay of the Jujutsu Kaisen character one day! Meanwhile, see how Stray Kids reacted upon seeing BLACKPINK‘s Jennie at the same event in the article below.