Netizens quickly defended the idol.
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EVAN (former ENHYPEN‘s Heeseung) has been hit with brutal criticism after his TikTok with a female HYBE idol.
Recently, EVAN appeared in a TikTok with fellow HYBE idol ILLIT‘s Iroha as they danced to the group’s new collaboration song “ICONIC BY MISTAKE,” which was released with KATSEYE and LE SSERAFIM/
@illit_official @EVAN is ICONIC🎵 #EVAN #ILLIT #IROHA #ICONICBYMISTAKE
♬ ICONIC BY MISTAKE – LE SSERAFIM & ILLIT & KATSEYE
When the video was posted, it sparked a lot of hate from netizens, which gained a lot of attention. In the comments, some hit back at EVAN’s talent, saying he wasn’t dancing it properly, and even claiming they had to be forced to watch him to see Iroha dancing.
can somebody tell him it’s okay to move his hips pic.twitter.com/UThu6GRgeN
— 🐶🍋 (@haeningies) June 17, 2026
being forced to watch a heeseung video in order to see iroha dance pic.twitter.com/PEr0zA8LQd https://t.co/1lAFBPOhI8
— the goobster (@IittIemonsterr) June 17, 2026
Is he seriously supposed to be dancing right now? 😭💀 This stiff and lazy movement is crazy… I literally don’t know why people used to call him the ‘ace’ when he doesn’t even know how to dance. The absolute lack of skills is insane https://t.co/Zprm2TP2QL
— . Taella . (@_heb6) June 17, 2026
“shake your hips or be racist”
evan asf as fuck: pic.twitter.com/WTVWXu6ssP https://t.co/7f38S8wk6b— YJ (@913yjn) June 17, 2026
Yet, netizens quickly came to defend EVAN, explaining that the trend of hating on idols when they do challenges has to be stopped and the hate was just forced.
Aren’t Kpopies tired? Hating has become a trend for them. They pick one idol and hate him everywhere. Imagine spending so much of your life hating someone. How miserable do you have to be? All y’all are doing is making him more ICONIC. https://t.co/dspD47sy0U
— THV (@kimtaehyungcore) June 17, 2026
The lyrics: hating me is like all you do breakfast to dinner
And people are in the comments…… hating on Heeseung unprovoked???
People be jamming songs with no self awareness that the song is about them 😂 https://t.co/PKskQDO0zz
— Evan-essence (@Naminreads) June 17, 2026
Forced hate comments for heeseung by his third fandom as if this song isn’t about clowns like them lol go on it won’t stop heeseung from being iconic. In the end all dancers have their own style and flair, either it be males or females regardless of choreo. https://t.co/ySXutd8GZm
— Tal – °• #EVAN •° (@apologyapo) June 17, 2026
