In a Korean online community, SEVENTEEN Mingyu sparked laughter and discussion among fans for his English proficiency.
Here's what happened.
'Marry Christmas'? SEVENTEEN Mingyu's Recent Post Earns Mixed Reactions
In an online community, a photo posted by SEVENTEEN Mingyu on Christmas had people both laughing and scratching their heads for his misspelled term to the photo of a luxury gift.
The idol earlier flaunted a photo of his gift from a global brand on his Instagram. But over the luxurious present, what caught people's attention was his text: "Marry Christmas."
Obviously, Mingyu meant writing "Merry," but he misspelled it and wrote "Marry" instead.
As soon as the idol updated his IG story, it immediately circulated on various online communities. People cracked up at his small mistake, but some raised their concerns about the idol's English proficiency.
- "Do you want to marry God?"
- "I'm shocked."
- "Please stop using SNS."
- "I think it will be harder to find a smart idol."
Some also mocked the "HOT" singer for being a global idol who doesn't know basic English.
- "Don't start with me saying it's a 'typo.' (Letters) A and E are not even close to each other."
- "If you don't know, you can just look it up."
- "If you're a member of an influential group, shouldn't you learn at least the basic spelling."
- "Just say it in Korean."
Nevertheless, CARATs defended Mingyu, emphasizing that the criticism is absurd since English is not even his native language in the first place.
They went on by stating that most of the people criticizing the idol are not even close to his English skills.
- "A lot of Korean can't speak English. So why is it funny that they were pointing out (Mingyu's) spelling of 'Merry Christmas."
- "Marry and Merry is really confusing, though."
- "I thought there was something wrong. One word was misspelled and they ridiculed it. I guess people here don't know who has more problems."
In fact, even foreign fans who saw Mingyu's post didn't think much about it and dismissed it as funny and cute, and that that is not a big deal.
What are your thoughts on this?
SEVENTEEN Upcoming Activities, Schedules
SEVENTEEN continues their expansion to the global market.
On December 30, SEVENTEEN will meet Japanese fans through an appearance at the "Japan Record Awards," where they snagged the "Special International Music Award" trophy for the first time.
To thank fans' support, they will present a performance of their first Japanese EP's title song, "Dream."
On December 31, SEVENTEEN will continue to perform on TBS's "CDTV Live! Live! New Year's Eve Special".
The group will appear to celebrate the transition of the year from 2022→2023 and perform the Japanese version of their hits, "Rock with You" and "Dream."
On Dec. 26, the members also departed from South Korea to Indonesia to fulfill their "SEVENTEEN BE THE SUN WORLD TOUR IN JAKARTA."
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Written by Eunice Dawson.
