NMIXX’s Kyujin Becomes A Hot Topic Online After Her Latest Purchase Has An Unexpected Link To A Male Idol

NMIXX‘s Kyujin has become a hot topic after her recent purchase had netizens LOL’ing because of its unexpected link to a male idol!

NMIXX’s Kyujin | @nmixx_official/Instagram

On August 15 (KST), Kyujin became a hot topic online after posting a photo of her new purchase. In the photo, the idol showed off her new griptok (often known as a pop socket) on the internet, and it was a cute item with a cat on it,

Kyujin’s photos of her new purchase via Instiz | Instiz | Instiz

With the photos, Kyujin posted how excited she was to receive the item, explaining that it was the first pop socket she had bought for herself and that she needed to buy it as soon as she saw it.

Kyujin’s messages about her purchase | Instiz

• My new griptok.
• It’s the first griptok that I bought.
• Honestly, I couldn’t not buy it as soon as I saw it.
• It was practically begging me to buy it.
• How can I not buy it!

Yet, the reason it became a hot topic online was all because of a third-generation idol, and it’s none other than NCT‘s Renjun.

NCT’s Renjun | @yellow_3to3/Instagram

It turns out that the item was actually using a meme of Renjun in the studio that had become so popular that it had become a piece of unique merchandise.

The meme of Renjun and the cat | Instiz The meme got turned into a product for fans to buy | Instiz

Of course, Kyujin’s messages prove that she had no idea about the connection and bought it because it was cute.

While netizens couldn’t get over the adorable connection, especially as Kyujin had no idea about the link, fans brought up other instances of idols buying fan-made merchandise. One of those was THE BOYZ member New seen wearing a t-shirt that was a fan artwork of BTS‘s Jimin and V.

THE BOYZ member New wearing a BTS Jimin and V fanart t-shirt | Instiz

Of course, if anyone wasn’t aware of the meme, there would be many netizens eager to buy the item because it is so adorable. The excitement in Kyujin’s messages showcases that the idol only bought it because she loved how it looked, but it’s a funny and unexpected connection.