On August 3, the first day of NCT 127‘s 8th-anniversary fan meet <8ECRET INVITATION> took place. Fans have been anticipating the events as the group has had fewer activities this year.
Like any other fan meeting, fans had an opportunity to not only see the group perform but see the members interact with each other in fun ways.
TAEILLLLLLLLLLL 😭😭😭😭😭😭#TAEILisBackOnStage#NCT127 #NCT127_8th_Anniversary#8ECRET_INVITATION#NCT127_8ECRET_INVITATION pic.twitter.com/6OvitHT12Z
— vv ₊˚⊹ᡣ𐭩 saw nct 127 💚 (@moonrisehyuka) August 3, 2024
目隠しした状態でメンバーの体の部位を触ってそれが誰かを当てるゲーム……(ドヨンに唇触られてる時のヘチャンの表情可愛すぎるね警戒心ゼロって感じ#NCT127_8th_Anniversary#8ECRET_INVITATION
240803 イリチル ペンミ pic.twitter.com/3Yen4JoPVv— IRINO (@fullsunsuki3u) August 3, 2024
Walk 🙂↔️#NCT127_8th_Anniversary#8ECRET_INVITATION#NCT127_8ECRET_INVITATION#Jaehyun #재현 pic.twitter.com/KOPWYzpOJC
— Wineee ♥ ♡✡︎ (@aknatsuki) August 3, 2024
This included games where there was a penalty for losing members. One of the penalties on the board was to show their abs, which has been seen before with similar activities with other groups.
During the part of the show where the penalties were given, Mark and Jaehyun were given the ab-revealing one. Jaehyun completed the activity pretty quickly, much to the excitement of fans.
JAEHYUN ABS 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/SJqtKKdaUZ
— 뷔♡ (@jaehyunpetals) August 3, 2024
However, from the beginning, Mark appeared uncomfortable with the entire situation. When the penalty was first revealed, Mark seemed a little hesitant, shaking his head in disbelief.
mark’s reaction when he knows that there is a penalty for opening his abs 😭pic.twitter.com/RjzomZgzrZ
— ٰ (@joyfulmarkly) August 3, 2024
When it was time for him to show his abs, he was very reluctant and did not want to do it, taking longer than Jaehyun to get it over with. Even after Jaehyun had completed the penalty, Mark was still affected, sparking concern from Doyoung and MC JaeJae.
마크가 복근공개 벌칙
너무….난감ㅠㅠㅠ해하니깐
해찬이가 배꼽공개로 바꾸자고..
마크양….🥺 pic.twitter.com/CLKPXWVyK1— ㅂiㅂ! (@biibiienne) August 3, 2024
mark looked down for a while in shock, unable to get up, and doyoung and jaejae noona looked into mark’s face with concern. i don’t want this kind of punishment never again, and most of all, I don’t want to see mark’s face like this ever again. i’m so sad i can’t stand it. pic.twitter.com/P9Au9HjqeX
— 𝘂🍳🕸₂₀₀ (@m__arkholic) August 3, 2024
It is well-known that among the members of NCT, Mark has always been more reserved when it comes to showing his skin. On previous occasions, he has refused to show his stomach.
Fans have commented on his discomfort during the fan meeting after this moment, hoping that in the future something like this will not happen again.
idk… mark seemed very obviously uncomfortable showing his abs, and then he ended up having to do it, and afterwards you can tells he’s not happy with it… this isn’t something to be cheering about, he just got pressured to show his body when he’s not comfortable with it
— jaz ⁶⁶ (@haekiir0) August 3, 2024
i’m sorry but including showing of abs as a punishment is just so….. mark was obviously uncomfortable and didn’t want to do it. they should have respected his boundaries.
— ㅎ (@Ieemarkees) August 3, 2024
mark i am so sorry 🙁 pressuring him into showing his abs when you could CLEARLY see that he’s uncomfortable is so fucking disrespectful. mark i hope u know that u don’t have to show us anything only bc u said that you’d be more revealing at the age of 25. i really hope ure okay. https://t.co/buennJKKWO
— ۟ (@iIovemrk) August 3, 2024