His relationship was public.
Starlight Boysan ongoing South Korean and Chinese boy group survival show, recently premiered via iQIYI AND SBS on October 26, 2024. Sixty-nine male contestants around the world compete for a place in the final top 9, with the first few episodes already eliminating several trainees.
One of the trainee’s pre-debut activities with a boyfriend recently attracted attention online.
Of the remaining contestants, Chinese trainee Xinche it was praised for its AI-like visuals. He is the only intern who competes for his company, UN4.
Before joining the show, he was active on social media as an influencer and has over 770,000 followers on Douyin.
Videos from the run-up to the show have recently attracted attention online, with Xinche shown with a supposed ex-boyfriend, an influencer. The video clips show the couple in live streaming and in videos posted on Douyin, where they play and kiss.
Other content reveals how public their relationship was, with many photos and images of the two in a romantic setting, including streamed screenshots.
After this information circulated, many shared their support for the intern, even if his skills were not up to par in their opinion.
oh my god, you know who else is openly gay on a korean survival show? xeven the Starlight Boyspic.twitter.com/lXuRsDyjE6 https://t.co/ZDtm3TLYTd
— Dinosaurs vs. Wolves (@gegefanche) November 5, 2024
I need this blonde boy and Hangyul to debut. I DON’T EVEN KNOW THEM BUT PLEASE https://t.co/KOpFdzLe64
— seagull (@hafifyagami) November 6, 2024
Xinche honey, I need you to practice really hard and improve your singing and dancing so I can vote for you 🙏🙏 Visual and community bias can only go so far 😔 https://t.co/VIG6j73vDF
— Never mind (@grainofsalt101) November 6, 2024
I didn’t know he was gay my god he didn’t do very well in that viral clip but I hope he improves and can debut https://t.co/h3aYvvzEJO
— Jan (@luvsleehj) November 6, 2024
Other details about Xinche’s life before the show have also circulated, which you can read more about below.
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