THE BOYZ Hyunjae Under Fire for Doing THIS to Jacob — What Happened?

By Riely Miller Sep 28, 2023

Hyunjae is drawing flak for his latest actions towards member Jacob, sparking heated rant threads on social media.

Here's what happened.

THE BOYZ Hyunjae Faces Backlash for 'Forcing' Jacob to Eat Shrimp Despite Having Allergies

On September 27, a netizen opened a discussion regarding Hyunjae, whose clip trended across online communities.

According to the author, Hyunjae was shown to be forcing Jacob to eat shrimp despite knowing the latter's allergy to the food.

The OP even referred to Hyunjae as an iljin, which is a term for delinquents or bullies in a school setting. It also included how the topic went viral in fan communities with over a thousand comments that drew flak against Hyunjae. OP stated:

"Hyunjae is acting like an iljin forcing Jacob, a member known for his shrimp allergy, to eat shrimp. The topic went viral on theqoo and it has over 1,000 comments bashing him."

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"In the video, Hyunjae asked a member with shrimp allergies why can't he eat shrimp several times. Is he that ignorant? You can have different symptoms based on one's condition, but is he willing to take him to the hospital? Please wake up."

The author then followed up the translation of the members' conversation:

Hyunjae: "Can't you just try (the shrimp) once?"

Jacob: "No? I can eat it, but who's going to take responsibility?

Hyunjae: "I'll take the responsibility."

Younghoon: "We're going to have to turn off the broadcast then."

Hyunjae: "We can turn it off right away and deliver you to the hospital."

Jacob: "Hmm."

Hyunjae: "Please just try it once. Can you do it? Just this once."

Jacob: "I need to test it at the hospital."

Younghoon: "(to Hyunjae) No, but what are you doing this for?"

Hyunjae: "He tried eating it lots of times."

Younghoon: "No."

Jacob: "It comes suddenly. Why now?"

Hyunjae: "Yeah?"

Younghoon: "If he starts doing 'ughhh' like that, what are you even going to do?"

Jacob: "The shots are so painful. I don't want to get it."

Netizens expressed their disdain against Hyunjae for being problematic during the livestream. Others pointed out that Hyunjae is always gaining attention for the wrong reasons. Read their comments here:

"Is he insane? You can die from an allergy if the reaction is strong enough."

"Seriously, that Hyunjae guy is so problematic. He's been on Pann several times already because of how he treats his members."

"Is he a psychopath? Why is he acting like this?"

"Honestly, the other member was telling him to stop but he kept on going. His intelligence is all over the floor."

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"This guy again? I bet his stans must be tired of him now."