Aespa‘s NingNing is going viral for her reaction to male idol members on a Japanese how.
On July 3, aespa made an appearance on the Japanese show The Weekly 99 Music.
Towards the end of the show, all the idols involved had time in front of the camera, and some male idols didn’t miss their chance to show off their personality.
As the male idol members made their way back into the crowd of artists for the final scenes, NingNing was seen backing away and moving closer to Giselle as the members got closer.
Netizens quickly found out that the members in the video were BALLISTIK BOYZ from EXILE TRIBE.
When the video was posted, netizens couldn’t get over NingNing’s reaction to the male idols, and the OG video with the caption, “NingNing, it’s so funny I can’t stop laughing” was watched over 3 million times in under 24 hours.
ニンニンツボすぎて笑い止まらん pic.twitter.com/XM5mRQhPcN
— 🍑 (@noasukidaisuki) July 3, 2024
Some fans also pointed out that the stage itself was extremely cramped, so NingNing’s reaction would’ve been trying to avoid physical contact on a stage full of artists, and many Japanese fans sympathized with the idol after the male idols got quite close.
ningning was trying to both distance and cover herself bc they were moving back. if yall have seen the whole frame, there were a lot of artists on stage and it looked so cramped. she’s afraid they might bump into her. https://t.co/gkuFOIK0uo
— juls (@jenoningz) July 3, 2024
don’t worry ning ning, they’re just a bunch of silly and innocence boys istg 🤣#BALLISTIKBOYZpic.twitter.com/Ugl145girJ https://t.co/Wa1pBQUVfE
— ⓐⓘ (@oshisareK) July 4, 2024
Ningning:“Someone help me.”(kidding)😂😂😂 https://t.co/64t2WO0DQs
— 😼🐯🐷 (@imyoursning) July 3, 2024
日本の男の距離感がおかしいって、
ニンニン可哀想😢 https://t.co/T8WNl84fKM— さくらもち猫 (@sakuramochinek) July 3, 2024
Japanese men have a strange sense of distance, poor NingNing.
— @sakuramochinek/Twitter
バカ男ニンニンに寄るな💢💢 https://t.co/4ycsw36NAi
— くも (@mariru856) July 3, 2024
Don’t approach the foolish man NingNing.
— @mariru856/Twitter
ニンニンちゃんとアイドルやってるさすが! https://t.co/x2dISLRWNn
— 川畑晋也 原宿 美容師 ハイトーンヘアー (@kawbata_shinya) July 4, 2024
As expected, NingNing [chan] is an idol.
— @kawbata_shinya/Twitter
バカおもろい
ごめんねニンニン https://t.co/VskL2LlvRi— アドミッション・ポリシー (@bakuage_QOL) July 3, 2024
Stupid, funny.
NingNing, sorry.— @bakuage_QOL/Twitter
Considering the assumptions and rumors arising when female and male idols get close, even if they can’t avoid it due to spacing, NingNing’s reaction isn’t too surprising.