BTS fans celebrate as the auction of Jimin's unwashed Hanbok called off

Myart Auction's auction of BTS member Jimin's unwashed stage outfit, a hanbok, has been called off after uproar by fans. The K-pop singer wore the outfit for his performance on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon." It was lent to him by designer Kim Rieul.

According to reports, due to their busy schedules, BTS's styling team was unable to dry clean the outfit before returning it to Rieul's atelier, as the designer spoke about in a short documentary on VIDEOMUG:

"This outfit is touched and worn by Jimin. I didn’t even wash it… These are the clothes that still keep Jimin’s sweat and fragrance of that day."

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How did Jimin's BTS performance outfit end up at Myart Auction?

According to reports, Rieul provided the outfits for BTS's performance on the American talk show. While HYBE Entertainment wanted to purchase outfits worn by Jimin and the other members, Rieul - who has lent his designs to other idols in the past - refused, stating that he does not normally sell his clothing idol stars.

The Korea Times reported that while Rieul initially hesitated to place Jimin's Hanbok at auction, he eventually agreed.

A Myart spokesperson said of the outfit:

Jimin's hanbok is a work of art that is unique. It was left unwashed after the performance and will be sold with Jimin's body odor intact.

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Fans celebrate the canceling of the auction of Jimin's hanbok

BTS fans were outraged by the auction as they believed the designer had to procure Jimin's consent before selling the hanbok that had his "body odor."

Anyone who tries to twist this into sabotage jimin narrative, think about it this way: there would be NO PROBLEM if the hanbok was washed first.The horrifying aspect of the auction was that it was PROMOTED as an UNWASHED PIECE OF CLOTHING CONTAINING JIMIN'S SWEAT https://t.co/SPeFeRkKwF

— Tya⁷ (@Tyalovesbangtan) April 22, 2021

wait sorry i dont really know much about auction culture. but thats so unhygienic good thing they cancelled it. no one wants smth like that happening

— reinrein⁷✜ YUMI DAY !! (@imjnoodles) April 22, 2021

THE AUCTION WAS CANCELED WE WON!!! https://t.co/1XDabA38oW

— Bri✿⁷ (@kseokjinpd) April 22, 2021

I'm glad the auction was cancelled. One of their selling points was the hanbok was 'unwashed' and Jm's body odour was still on it. He didn't consent to any of this, the whole is creepy and invasive. I dgaf what solo stans say, they treat Jm like he is sub-human as well.

— 🌸Becky-connects-to⁷ᴳ🇲🇸🌸 (@BeckyTheStan) April 22, 2021

I'm glad it was cancelled. I did see where the auction was for charity, though, and it's not cool to harass the designer. People who are mad it was cancelled need to understand that without Jimin's explicit consent he was being used/exploited, which is not OK. (1)

— SaltyGrandma_is_BTS_Army_Now (@Grandma_Is_Army) April 22, 2021

Oh so that auction got cancelled? Great!! Boys shouldn't be used like that for people's personal gains

— Chosen (@fanwithlove) April 22, 2021

Thank god that auction was cancelled

— t⁷ 🎫 (@MoonJooneth) April 22, 2021

thank goodness the auction was cancelled in the end but that doesn’t change the fact that there are some disgusting and creepy people out there 🤧

— Alyanna⁷ 🌬🌸 KTH1 IS COMING (@kthloml_) April 22, 2021

if you're mad the auction was cancelled, you're an anti. As a fan you must stand up for him and his privacy.What that designer did is wrong on so many levels. You don't profit off our boys and get away with it!Leave Bora and #BTSARMY alone, you're not one of us. https://t.co/c0t5EUrn5f

— ⟬⟭ 🌸 Steffy 🌸⟬⟭ (@Frenchysteffy_R) April 22, 2021

move on. the auction is cancelled and we're not gonna let it happen. and armys already explained the problem, yall should bash your heads on a wall, then maybe yall brains will start seeing reason. https://t.co/wAqLUBukov

— g (@ftshooky) April 22, 2021

The fact that you even had to make a statement to justify how problematic the situation was is concerning. Solos please use your brains. Good thing the auction is cancelled. Let them treat bts and armys as human beings with respect and then they can do their auctions 😒

— GRAMMYNOMINATED_BangtanDdaeng? (@BangtanIsTheEra) April 22, 2021

Myart Auction stated that the auction had been canceled, explaining that this was the first time Rieul had attempted to sell a hanbok worn by an idol through an auction. The company stated:

"He felt burdened as it was being seen as a commercial appearance. For this reason, we decided to cancel the auction after much consideration because we agreed with the designer."