Netizens Taken Aback By 5th Gen Boy Group Member’s Posts For International Women’s Day

On March 8, the world observes International Women’s Day, celebrating the social, economic, political, and cultural achievements of women.

On this day, a fifth-generation male idol won netizens’ hearts with his sweet messages to fans, celebrating the occasion. TEMPEST member Hanbin made sure to wish fans a “Happy International Women’s Day” on multiple social media platforms, including the group’s official Twitter account.

[#한빈] 우리 마이럽 iE들~
오늘도 아주 행복한 하루 보내요~

Happy International Women's Day pic.twitter.com/NSBbF0Eo3F

— TEMPEST(템페스트) (@TPST_twt) March 8, 2024

He also posted on Bubble, the fan communication app, wishing fans the same. But in the process,  he ended up making a minor mistake. At first, before midnight on March 7, Hanbin sent a message saying, “Tomorrow is Vietnamese Women’s Day,” but soon realized his mistake and corrected himself.

Tomorrow is Vietnamese Women’s Day

My love, have a good day.

Oh.

Oh.

I lost my mind.

International women’s day.

— Hanbin

He wished fans happiness and even sent a virtual bouquet, along with a video of a beautiful flower field.

In a viral post on the community site TheQoo, a netizen pointed out that Hanbin is from Vietnam, where October 20 is celebrated as Vietnamese Women’s Day and is considered very important. The post also pointed out that Hanbin had changed his Bubble profile picture to a photo of him holding a flower, adding that the idol seemed to be enthusiastically celebrating the day throughout.

Though such minor mistakes can often be blown out of proportion for K-Pop idols, netizens found Hanbin’s shenanigans quite adorable. Many also implied that they didn’t expect such messages from a Korean idol, but once they realized he was a foreigner, it made sense.

• “I like him.”
• “When he participated in some survival show, I thought he was cute TT. I see he debuted and is doing well! I hope he does even better!!”
• “As expected, it’s a foreigner.”
• “I was wondering what’s happening. It turns out he is a foreigner. He’s cool.”
• “Of course, it’s a foreigner…LOL.”
• “He’s handsome.”
• “Only foreign members would take care of things like this…He’s so likable.”