“… let people like what they want.”
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ZerobaseoRecent content has aroused conflicting reactions by Netizen.
Recently, Zerobaseone appeared on the SBS Inkigayo Youtube channel as part of their promotions. The video characterized the group that carried out a series of activities including Pepero Game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b4dzii_-tg
The Pepero game is a trend that has decreased in some way by popularity with k-pop idols, but presents the members who bite a candy stick to try to make it as small as possible.
The members of Zerobaseone played the game and had some of the typical moments, they approach enough while competing.
“Hey Matthew is excited right now”
“Because Matthew is in a hurry”
“Don’t make it so obvious”Haobin who closes them that cries pic.twitter.com/twizagx00u
– ꒰ᐢ..ᐢ꒱🪽 (@haomcats) April 4, 2025
Jiwoong and Ricky Pocky Game 😭 pic.twitter.com/zf0mlp4rib
– Nori✩ (@jiwoongiez) April 4, 2025
The clips have quickly become viral while fans discussed and shared the content. However, not all the discussion was positive.
Among the comments made, many have accused the group of “queerbaits”. Queerbaithing is a term usually used for when the characters portray strangeness without being actually strange for attention or other earnings.
You can say that they are all straight because of the amount of strange they do. No gays feel comfortable in doing, especially in the conservative country such as https://t.co/xfyjjboyrh of Korea
– ys (@yslhaerin) April 4, 2025
When sales are becoming low https://t.co/9slqdax4kq
– ୨♡୧ (@baecix) April 4, 2025
Every time I see something about ZB1, they are always foreigners https://t.co/b0qcaqufhe
– ً (@niishMriki) April 5, 2025
Many have come to the defense of idols, mentioning that even without speculating on the sexuality of the members, comments such as those can be considered homophobic. Some also observed that the game was a commonplace in previous generations of K-pop, calling negative reactions.
Blocking anyone who calls this strange bait … it’s just a fucking pepper game … and stop taking the sexuality of bc people sex, it is still suppose even when you call them straight !!! Let them act as they want https://t.co/pcyys0lz6o
– evenings (@Norssung) April 4, 2025
Surely this is Fanservicey but ZB1 is the last group that you would like to call for Queerbaitting 💀 Jiwoong has participated in an MV on homophobia, Hanbin specialized in Styles by dance coded with queer coding and more HTTPS: /t.co3
– 🩷💛🩵💚💜 (@nobodybaechuu) April 5, 2025
It’s Akways “Bring the old kpop” or “make the kpop funny again” until they do it and a pile of hypocrites get angry
He kisses my ass and let people appreciate what they want https://t.co/pbvx5i7rwm– While (@haosterpol) April 5, 2025
The group showed support to the LGBTQIA+ community previously, of which you can read below.
The speech of the Zerobaseone concert Kim Jiwoong touches Lgbtqia+ Fans
