Netizens have defended BOYNEXTDOOR‘s Jaehyun after criticism for crying after the group’s music show win.
On the episode, BOYNEXTDOOR got a win for their song “IF I SAY, I LOVE YOU,” which was made even more poignant as member Jaehyun is the MC for M Countdown.
Although the members weren’t there, Jaehyun shared his thanks and got very emotional while sharing his speech with the audience.
After the encore, Jaehyun started crying when he was speaking to the fans directly.
When a video was posted online, some netizens shared hate towards Jaehyun for his reaction, with one particular comment gaining attention saying he was acting like he won a “Grammy.”
Why is he acting like he won a Grammy… https://t.co/alA1qSky3B
— ً (@baecix) January 16, 2025
He needs to stop embarrassing me omg https://t.co/Bczw4M0hX7
— 빵 (@kickfl0p) January 16, 2025
male idols be acting all cutesy and dumb in front of their braindead fangirls then go on to be horrible people irl😭 https://t.co/CLReVCx6eJ
— daze (@kpawping) January 17, 2025
Can we boycott him please https://t.co/fRpAkryAvR pic.twitter.com/If16SbG9n5
— AJ 🍔 (@AKTPLAYA) January 16, 2025
doing all that over an mcountdown win https://t.co/ObcVHcF9bv
— 😑 (@woncheu) January 16, 2025
While most of the negative comments were met with criticism, fans and netizens made sure to share their support and defend Jaehyun for his reaction to the win. Some pointed out how important wins are for groups, while others hated how the young idol was being criticized for showing emotions and that people seemed to send “hate” for no reason nowadays.
“acting like he won a grammy” because god forbid anyone be grateful for the smaller things in life. literally who are you to dictate how a humble person reacts to ANY career milestone regardless of how unimportant it is in your unasked for unwanted opinion. https://t.co/VLxCEmuy6X
— terra (@nblwpjm) January 16, 2025
jaehyun is happy, he gets hate.
jaehyun is sad, he gets hate.
he can’t even exist without people finding reason to hate on him. i hope he never loses his smile because of ugly fat fucks hating. i’ll actually start ww3— catbab (@twinkmyungie) January 16, 2025
and i hope jaehyun never changes to piss you people off even more actually
— 🐾 (@myungstwt) January 16, 2025
defending jaehyun on twt is not enough i need a gun.
— alice mini day (@hampterbin) January 16, 2025
yall complain when kpop idols are “ungrateful” and “arrogant” then yall hate on myung jaehyun who is humble and thankful ❓🤦🏻♀️ pic.twitter.com/MSvTR6mO0d
— ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁 𐙚 ziqi!! (@ifiwasziqi) January 17, 2025
Wins are very important to idols, and netizens believe the hate towards Jaehyun was unjustified and thought it was why many were afraid to showcase genuine emotion.
Source: M2
