Recently, SEVENTEEN’s Mingyu went viral for his sweet moment with BLACKPINK’s Lisa as the two attended an event held by luxury brand BVLGARI. In fact, a video capturing the two’s interaction even attracted millions of views.
Lisa and Mingyu exchange a few words at the Bulgari event.pic.twitter.com/guR21giYfX
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However, some keen-eyed netizens discovered one detail about Mingyu from this video – the male idol’s rather unique lockscreen.
In particular, it was revealed that Mingyu used a photo of bodybuilder competitor Chris Bumstead, who is known to be the reigning 5-time champion of the male body-building contest “Mr. Olympia Classic Physique Champion” .
As a result, many have claimed that Mingyu’s action is giving them “the ick” , while others found the photo weird, especially as bodybuilding is often associated with negative connotations.
On the other hand, many defend Mingyu, stating that as a gym fanatic, it’s normal for him to use a bodybuilder as a lockscreen for inspiration. Others also described people who criticized Mingyu as being “hypocritical” , since K-pop fans very often use images of their idols as lockscreens.
Meanwhile, the person who noticed Mingyu’s lockscreen has deleted their original post due to receiving an onslaught of criticisms.
hello! ! i apologize for the mingyu lockscreen tweet, i was in no way making fun of him, i am in fact in awe that he idolizes cbum, he’s a god in the bodybuilding community 😭 i was just as curious as the rest of you earlier when the video dropped
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