Article: Top 10 Times K-Pop Idols Stood Up For One Another

One of the fascinating aspects of K-pop is the relationship between the group members. Fans adore the friendships between their favourite groups and enjoy seeing them bicker like siblings and make up after petty fights. However, what warms our hearts most is when we see K-pop idols protect and care for each other. Here are our top 10 moments in K-pop when idols stood up for one another.

1. Soobin Standing Up For Yeonjun Against Fat Shamers

In a recent Vlive episode, someone commented on Yeonjun’s weight and attempted to humiliate him. While Yeonjun chose to take the high road, Soobin did not hesitate to express his distaste. He rightfully shut them down and asked people to be more empathetic and kinder and stated that they all worked very hard and such comments only served to lower their morale. He proved that the company was right in choosing him to be the group’s leader with this solid but polite stand.

 

2. Bambam Stands Up To Racist Haters For Lisa.

Fans are likely aware of Got7 Bambam and BlackPink Lisa’s adorable friendship. The two of them are childhood friends and have known each other for years. They even attended the same dance classes in Thailand. Both of them were ambitious from a young age and decided to move to Korea to pursue a career in K-pop. Unfortunately, some of the comments focused primarily on Lisa's Thai background and used that to shame her. Bambam stood up for her against the racist comments and said he had conveyed his support to her personally.

 

3. IU For Yebin

DIA’s Yebin is well-known to be a massive fan of IU. She has proven her love for her idol countless times through the covers of her songs on social media. She also attended IU’s concert.

However, a hateful commenter told her that she was not “worthy” of being friends with IU. Seeing this, she demurely replied that she would be content with just being a fan.

Being the angel she is, IU could not stand her junior being put down and left a supportive message for her on Instagram. Yebin was thrilled to see this and expressed her gratitude to her senior.

 

4. V For BTS

Most ARMY live by the motto ‘7 or none’. The fans believe each member of BTS is equally deserving of love and support. However, some malicious netizens attempt to put down a member to prop up another. But BTS’s V has always made it a point to ask his fans to love all the seven guys equally. His thoughtful words have only made the ARMY appreciate him more.

 

5. Mino And Block B’s PO Defending Actress Choi Ye Seul

Actress Choi Ye Seul revealed a heart-touching story involving WINNER’s Mino and Block B’s PO. She said that she didn’t have many friends during high school. Other kids often picked on the actress for being a try-hard.

She shared that Mino reached out to her during those days and tried to be a good friend. He even sent the songs he worked on to her to ask for her opinion. Even though they have not kept in contact since their school days, she is still grateful to him for helping her through some very dark times.

 

6. MMM For Moonbyul

Mamamoo once again proved they are strong, independent women. As fans may already be aware, Moonbyul was a victim of school bullying. Her school friends turned on her when they learned that she was trying to become a singer. Once, after their debut, she ran into one of her high school bullies out of the blue. They tried to act haughty with her, but thankfully, she had her members to protect her.

 

7. Former VIXX Member Hongbin Defending N

Vixx’s N became the target of his fans over some rumours. Some of them believed that he would be holding a solo fan meet in Japan on his birthday. His fellow member Hongbin tweeted that we should not make a person a target of hate for no reason. He implored fans to think about the consequences of their words.

 

8. BTS’s Jin Standing Up For V

In 2020 the Bang tan Boys walked the red carpet of an award show in Korea. V accidentally tripped on his shoes. He fell on his knees to the shock of many onlookers. Jin, however, immediately got down on his knees so that his fellow member would not be the only one embarrassed.

This instantaneous action moved people’s hearts as they commended him for his compassionate act.

 

9. IU For Sulli

IU and Sulli’s friendship is very famous in the K-pop world. IU has spoken about her love for Sulli countless times and Sulli has returned the favour. IU has even written many songs inspired by Sulli. On the other hand, Sulli always made sure to attend her friend’s concerts when she could and promoted IU’s music on her social media. The two of them even supported each other through media trials and public hate campaigns.

When Sulli passed away in 2019, IU dedicated her song ‘Love Poem’ to her.

 

10. Taeyang For GD

When G-Dragon first joined public high school, he had already debuted as a singer. His celebrity status, unfortunately, turned him into a target for bullies. Some of them ganged up on G-Dragon and started badgering him. They kept hounding him about being a celebrity. When he refused to answer, they got even more aggressive.

Luckily, his fellow member was attending the same school. Taeyang pushed G-Dragon away from the bullies and protected him from further harm.