SEVENTEEN fans are increasingly disappointed after the group’s recent collaboration announcement.
Previously, American DJ and record producer DJ Khaled shared a photo with SEVENTEEN’s Mingyu, VernonAND Stunned.
A few days ago, SEVENTEEN announced an official collaboration with DJ Khaled. It is featured on the title track “LOVE, MONEY, FAME” from the group’s upcoming album EXPERIENCE THE FEELINGS.
📥 DJ Khaled just sent a message: Preview alert!
🗣️ 10.14.2024 18:00 (KST)
👂 10.14.2024 05:00 (ET)#SEVENTEEN #seventeen#SPILL_THE_FEELS pic.twitter.com/UkLisgvivd— SEVENTEEN (@pledis_17) October 1, 2024
SEVENTEEN 12th Mini Album ‘SPILL THE FEELS’
Track listing🗣️ 10.14.2024 18:00 (KST)
👂 10/14/2024 5:00 am (ET)#SEVENTEEN #seventeen#SPILL_THE_FEELS#LOVE_MONEY_FAME pic.twitter.com/v8xmpbIU8q— SEVENTEEN (@pledis_17) October 2, 2024
Longtime CARAT (SEVENTEEN fans) couldn’t contain their disappointment upon hearing the news. Many are even thinking of boycotting the new song.
seventeen track no. 1 but it is with
new collaboration dj khaled.— marg 🔆 (@dokyeomlvr_) October 1, 2024
I’m sorry but I’m afraid this would be the only skipped track in Seventeen’s discography, I love Seventeen to death and will support the other tracks, but dj Khaled wasn’t the right move and I hate seeing his name and Seventeen’s in a frame https ://t.co/KNp6bK2wo2
— 🩵𝑗anelle💚 (@nanajaemhyun) October 1, 2024
Forever a Carat, here since 2015, stop it. Stop introducing these people, research who you are collaborating with before collaborating, I’m begging.. https://t.co/tb7ALeM4Sc
— ࣭ ⭑⚝Mei (@AjuNiice_) October 1, 2024
I hit “Skip” on the seventeenth song with the DJ Khaled feature without even listening to it first pic.twitter.com/TSM6bYp9TC
— Lesbian Spongebob (@chwebob) September 30, 2024
CARAT are worried about DJ Khaled’s reputation as he is not a good person. Although his parents are Palestinian immigrants, he lived a luxurious lifestyle and remained silent while a genocide was taking place in Palestine. According to Al Jazeera, since October 2023, at least 41,788 people in Palestine (many of whom were innocent children, women, etc.) have been killed, 96,794 are injured, and over 10,000 are missing due to Israeli attacks.
DJ Khaled celebrates next to his private yacht with unlimited food
He still hasn’t donated a single cent or even mentioned the ongoing genocide in Gaza…
Is he the worst Palestinian in the world right now? pic.twitter.com/nkRH1WICFB
— The Savior (@stairwayto3dom) May 13, 2024
DJ Khaled said he gets his jet washed EVERY DAY, but he still hasn’t spent a PENNY or uttered a WORD about the Palestinians…
Is he the worst Palestinian in the world right now? pic.twitter.com/7tarEVmMqP
— The Savior (@stairwayto3dom) March 17, 2024
apparently I’m less than a karat because I don’t support dj khaled. mind you, he’s known for being disrespectful towards women, he hasn’t talked about Palestine (he’s Palestinian btw) and in the midst of the diddy rn case? obviously I’m disappointed.
— zy 🍊 (@ZYRA4K) October 1, 2024
Many CARATs are also alarmed by DJ Khaled’s ties to Zionist organizations and people, such as Brown Scooteras well as Sean “Diddy” Combswho is currently facing serious charges of sexual assault, rape, pedophilia and more.
this is DJ Khaled, by the way. so if you think the kats who get disappointed/angry/reject support for this collaboration aren’t “real” kats, then that says a lot about you, yk? I guess it’s always “morals above k-pop” until you have to put morals above k-pop, huh?pic.twitter.com/EBcj6I139W https://t.co/tIqs9rhzyR
— leil ໒꒱ (@MeloHannieee) October 1, 2024
Thank God someone said that! Don’t fall in love with it. DJ Khaled is not a good person. His friendship with Diddy should be a pretty big wake up call! Also, the fact that he is Palestinian and has remained SILENT regarding the GENOCIDE of his people. Hmm… I wonder why….🛴 #HybeDivestFromZionism https://t.co/1lKUXkNCQQ pic.twitter.com/sje0wcb4eP
— GraceSea 🍉🔻🐋 (@HungryBunnie23) September 23, 2024
It will support the other songs, but this one. This seems wrong to me since we’re talking about DJ Khaled. I don’t know the thought process behind all this, but working with him is a questionable choice. It’s fine to support Seventeen, but I hope Carats remembers morality rather than bigotry. https://t.co/XYNYDuLLox pic.twitter.com/E24kPTaDPG
— Javi | Happy Jeonghan Day! 🇫🇷🇺🇸🇯🇵🇰🇷 (@jamesvitaliano) October 1, 2024
DJ Khaled also has a history of being openly sexist and misogynistic. He said a lot of old-fashioned things about women and men.
I want to yell at all of you “have some self respect” so bad. Aren’t most of you women? Do you know what DJ Khaled said PUBLICLY? Do you want to throw away your self respect because svt collaborated on a song you don’t even know what it sounds like? https://t.co/oYsL6ONvOX pic.twitter.com/mai7hUnhI4
— rude punk (@manywayshome) October 1, 2024
— music fights and wins (@musicstruggles1) February 7, 2023
As a result, some CARATs are boycotting the upcoming title track. Many are worried that SEVENTEEN’s collaboration with DJ Khaled will taint their good image.
🚨DEAR!
We will NOT be streaming this collaboration. Not only has DJ Khaled remained silent about the ongoing genocide, but he is also a friend of Diddy and a creative consultant at UMG. The largest and most Zionist musical group around.
Don’t prioritize flows over morals. BOYCOTT! https://t.co/bcfX47dXhh pic.twitter.com/RfTmKw9Y5B
— CARATI FOR PALESTINE 💎🇵🇸 (@CARAT4PALESTINE) October 1, 2024
The collaboration we don’t need 😔 DJ Khaled could be problematic, we don’t need Seventeen to get involved in something problematic and useless for Carats.
— Vanessa 🍒🍓🍉 (@vancatrna) October 1, 2024
Shortly after the announcement, SEVENTEEN’s Hoshi shared a compilation video of himself from various interviews, naming DJ Khaled as a dream collaboration via Instagram Stories. Hoshi tagged DJ Khaled and added a greeting emoji.
[#INSTAGRAM STORY] 241003 HOSHI #hoshi
🐯: @.djkhaled 🫡 pic.twitter.com/8DRqic2Hax
— svt content (@updatingsvt) October 3, 2024
Many CARATs were immensely disappointed following Hoshi’s post, feeling he hadn’t “read the room” amid their outrage over the collaboration.
Posting this on main when the entire fandom was up in arms to boycott your title track due to its association with a known Zionist/general horrible piece of shit is crazy https://t.co/IunJACGV27
— 🍋 (@crimsonmeringue) October 3, 2024
I’ve always liked Hoshi’s idgaf attitude, but knowing that they’re usually all aware of what’s going on on social media related to them and then posting a story about him fanboying about dj khaled on his main account really left me a bad taste. disappointed but not surprised… https://t.co/jdJcmV3iMF
— desiburgerbacha (@shortiekiddo28) October 3, 2024
okay, listen with this logic, it’s hard for them to talk about Palestine and other genocides in the world despite being UNESCO ambassadors, but it’s easy to associate and even COLLABORATE with someone with Zionist ties and a known misogynist? https://t.co/gSDzqGxfNL
— 🦑 (@jungchanisms) October 3, 2024
it’s a real spit in your face when you realize that women in Korea are still fighting tooth and nail for their rights. yet these men actively choose to collaborate with a raging misogynist and Zionist. you can’t wriggle out of “trust us” on this one. https://t.co/WeUnAUV9Si
— L🥯 (@goodavernoon) October 3, 2024
Some CARATs feel that they are not necessarily capable of “defending” Hoshi. They think that many K-Pop idols have strange obsessions with grassroots Western artists.
sure it’s tacky and it’s annoying, but there’s a general problem here: why the FUCK are so many kpop idols obsessed with some of the most boring western artists ever https://t.co/YxN7TChHYA
— summery₊✩‧₊ but disturbing (㇏(•̀ᵥᵥ•́)ノ) (@ch3rryboos) October 3, 2024
Someone on Reddit said this reconfirms 3 things about Hoshi: that he’s easily excitable, into cheesy Western artists, and can’t read the room… and they’re so right about that😭 He’s not saying “fuck everyone”, he’s just Hoshi coded damage control that failed, to be honest😬 https://t.co/TS4H9Ppdoy
— ¹²⁷₂₉ℕ𝕖𝕠 ℂ𝕠𝕦𝕡𝕤 𝕋𝕖𝕔𝕙𝕟𝕠𝕝𝕠𝕘𝕪₈₈¹⁷ (@catboijohnny) October 3, 2024
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