SEVENTEEN’s Mingyu Is Gaining Attention For His Reaction To A “Disrespectful” Sign At A Fan Event

SEVENTEEN‘s Mingyu has gained attention for his reaction to a “disrespectful” sign at a recent fan event.

SEVENTEEN’s Mingyu | @min9yu_k/Instagram

Mingyu is known for being caring and genuine when it comes to interactions with fans, but sometimes, his kindness can be taken for granted. Recently, the idol’s reaction to a “disrespectful” sign has received praise.

On May 4, SEVENTEEN held a special event for CARATs after the release of their latest album. As expected, Mingyu was interacting with the lucky fans attending and flaunted his visuals.

240504 '17 IS RIGHT HERE' SPECIAL GV#민규 #김민규 #MINGYU #金珉奎 #ミンギュ #SEVENTEEN #세븐틴 pic.twitter.com/LLx9f4scSI

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#민규 #ミンギュ #MINGYU #세븐틴  #SEVENTEEN pic.twitter.com/tm0b2OFWr7

— EnGinE (@EnGinE_0406) May 4, 2024

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MINGYU pic.twitter.com/6isk5aBpc6

— gelai 알리사 (@schoi_scoups) May 4, 2024

Yet, a video gained attention, in which Mingyu was seen in the crowd, and after he saw a banner, he pushed it down before walking off. Although he still had a smile, netizens believed that it was something negative, and Mingyu was showcasing professionalism and boundaries.

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After seeing the video, even without the context of the banner, they praised Mingyu for standing his ground and hated how some netizens always seemed to take him for granted, treating him in a way that wasn’t respectful.

On May 7, netizens found the actual poster that Mingyu was reacting to, and it had photos of Mingyu from various lives and promotions, with the words “Potato country” and “Thumbelina Kim Mingyu” on it.

The poster | @minretreiver/Twitter

While the OP didn’t seem to see anything wrong with the sign, CARATs shared their anger at what was written, pointing out how Mingyu has stated multiple times how uncomfortable he is about “potato” jokes, along with how his hair looked in that particular photo.

do you know how stupid you sound right now? even though your banner says otherwise, the fact that you made him uneasy remains the same. he pointed out many times that he's uncomfortable with these kinds of jokes, particularly that screenshort during his live. https://t.co/ZbHiDomGcc

— el (@fmltracks) May 7, 2024

he's uncomfortable with potato jokes and he also refrain from taking off his cap/beanie on lives because you guys used that screenshot everywhere to make fun of him. and you still dare to post this knowing you did both. https://t.co/iqxJrxfL1n

— lei (@onegyuri) May 7, 2024

that man took off his cap once to share a playful and raw side of him and then said he shouldn't have done that bc y'all use it for posters and what shit not ideas i honestly dont know what else to say https://t.co/Pu797wW2PM

— raestro (@lifes9yu) May 7, 2024

Mingyu already said he didn’t like the way yall making fun of him , the potato jokes and the pic of his hair up..you deserve nothing https://t.co/86vY1XdW88

— Seungkwan Juwon debut (@yutagueule) May 6, 2024

Many fans believe Mingyu is one of the sweetest idols, but hate how netizens mistake that for acting in a way that isn’t appropriate.