Internet users praised SHINee Minho after he scolded a man who lets his wife do most of the childrearing.
To commemorate the release of his first full album "CALL BACK" on November 4, Minho has been appearing in various shows to promote his release.
In a recent broadcast he attended, the idol then drew admiration for his "feminist" remark as he called out the streamer for his views on childcare.
In particular, the man stated while laughing:
"My wife mostly does the childcare."
육아 대부분 아내가 한다니까 바로 줘패는 남자 ㅈㄴ 호감… 와존나 다자녀혜택 받게 해주고 싶네 pic.twitter.com/apwFwWHT0f
— 담ᶜᴬᴸᴸᴮᴬᶜᴷ (@mingdam99) November 4, 2024
translation! 🩵#SHINee #MINHO https://t.co/PxL5Uk58SM pic.twitter.com/9zFWlvtH5q
— 리 (@noisemusicstan) November 5, 2024
Perplexed, Minho, while still being playful, almost hit the guy while cursing and immediately reprimanded him.
The streamer then explained that he has the concept of a "tired dad" on his livestream, and justified this by stating how he would attend to his baby at night from 7 p.m. and has to wake up at 5 or 6 a.m. to spend time with them. Between that, his wife takes care of the baby.
Hearing this, Minho said:
"No, that's not it! You should also contribute during the time in between as well, you rascal!"
The man excused himself that he's mostly away due to work but he would do video calls and stuff like that to make up for that.
going viral in kr for being a feminist & scolding a man for acting like childcare is not an equal job and a woman's responsibility
— isSHINeeback? (@isSHINeeback) November 5, 2024
oh Minho, the man you are https://t.co/zHbOBZ0yAt
that time when someone said Minho was just a basic average korean man and then a korean tweeted "IF THE CHOI MINHO WAS AVERAGE KOREAN MEN, KOREA’S BIRTH RATE WOULDN’T BE THAT LOW"
— hito (@nyxofson) November 5, 2024
they were so real for that https://t.co/sYBY5hcfpL
The way Minho almost cursed and almost smacked the dude on live broadcast as soon as he said that his wife mostly does the childcare, then proceeds to lecture him on how childcare should be done equally by both parents 🙂↕️🤍pic.twitter.com/rm2BAmLjex
— 큥베리 | Grace 💫 (@Ace_BBH) November 5, 2024
oh this too!!! Minho didn’t say “you have to help your wife” but he said “you have to do it together with your wife”
— 💎 (@earthtotaemin) November 5, 2024
it’s like saying the man shouldnt be praised for “helping” the wife bc raising kids is originally both the parents’ job. 역시 최다정. https://t.co/6KbC8oDTPV
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Unconvinced, Minho called out his action.
"It sounds like you're doing all these to escape from doing all that work, but anyway, listen, from time to time you should also contribute and do childcare together."
When this clip circulated online, people were impressed by Minho's mindset.
While the task of raising a kid is the responsibility of both parents, due to the misogynistic views of childbirth in South Korea, this mindset is rare.
Koreans then recalled the time someone called Minho a "basic man" as an insult, but they refuted this by stating that if he's "basic," then Korea's birthrate shouldn't be a problem.
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Written by Eunice Dela Cruz
