ENHYPEN Accused of 'Fat-Shaming' Sunoo During Live Broadcast – What Happened?

[T/W: Body issues, weight] Following a recent live broadcast, ENHYPEN attracted divided reactions for allegedly fat-shaming Sunoo.

Sunoo Shares Anecdotes With ENHYPEN About His Weight

On June 19, ENHYPEN members including Jake, Jungwon, Sunoo and Ni-Ki turned on V Live broadcast to communicate with fans, particularly ENGENEs (fandom).

During the casual chat, K-pop fans were delighted by the closeness of the members, who talked about various things.

However, on June 21, some expressed their concerns following claims that the ENHYPEN members unnoticeably "body-shamed" Sunoo.

In particular, the accusations started when Sunoo opened up about how the members would "make fun" of him, apparently about his body.

"Sunghoon hyung would always say he was hit by a wild boar every time I bump into him and acts like he's going to fly away."

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Jungwon then added to the topic and mentioned that there's also an "elephant joke."

"Sunghoon hyung replied (to the director), I can't (move), an elephant is sitting here."

Although the "Polaroid Love" singers were all laughing, some fans raised their brows because this animal is often linked to heaviness.

The male idols didn't stop there and in a clip, ENHYPEN were also seen describing Sunoo's boy frame and what made it worse was Ni-Ki's remark, who said:

"That's because he eats a lot."

ENGENEs Debate Whether ENHYPEN Did Fat-Shame Sunoo vs Joke Between Friends

When the group was accused of body shaming Sunoo, the reactions were divided.

Some defended the members that the conversation was supposed to be a joke between same-age friends. They also emphasized that Sunoo also opened up about the weight topic himself which means that he didn't mind it.

On the other side, a lot of ENGENEs, particularly supporters of Sunoo conveyed their frustrations and emphasized that the fandom and the group both need education and lessons on the topic of body issues and their effect on a person.

These fans emphasized that although Sunoo was laughing with the other members, there was no certainty about what he was actually feeling and thinking at that time.

In fact, people highlighted that this is not the first time ENHYPEN allegedly acted insensitively and "fat-shamed" their co-member.

In the past, the "FEVER" singers also made remarks such as pointing out that he gained weight because of eating too much.

Nevertheless, ENGENEs comforted Sunoo on social media platforms by writing cheering messages and affirming him that he should do and eat anything he wants as long as he's happy and healthy.

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Written by Eunice Dawson