CARATs post proof in defense of SEVENTEEN’s DK being criticized for texting while on a video fansign

After being slandered on community sites for nearly a day, SEVENTEEN’s DK is now being cleared of his allegedly rude behavior towards a fan during a fansign video call.

On March 4, 2023, a Weibo post went viral on online communities after a Chinese fan posted about her fan call experience with the SEVENTEEN member. She posted screenshots from the call and claimed that the singer was constantly texting someone despite being on a call. K-pop fans instantly began criticizing the singer, since people usually pay a lot of money to get a chance for a video call.

However, other fans who attended the Yizhiyu fansign soon began posting videos from their own calls to debunk the claim. They mentioned that the Chinese fan had zoomed in and cropped someone else’s video fansign and purposely made it look like he wasn’t paying attention.

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“His hands are right THERE”: CARATs call out Chinese fan for slandering SEVENTEEN’s DK’s reputation

SEVENTEEN’s DK became the target of many negative comments online after he was alleged to have been texting someone while on a call with a Chinese fan for a video signing event. The winners of such events are usually people who have placed big orders, although they are selected via a random system.

Twitter user @insteadgny uploaded a 14-second clip of the fansign recording to post an explainer about what exactly happened. In the Chinese fans’ four-second clip, DK’s face was seen up close and a reflection on his glasses was claimed to be him texting.

In the post by @insteadgny, the same reflection of a person typing on mobile can be seen, although the singer’s hands are clearly visible in the call. An explanation for the same was also posted:

Apart from the written explanation, @insteadgny had also posted a video debunking the Chinese fan's claim. While that video was deleted, it was picked up by other handles that circulated it. One fan reposted the same, tweeting:

"His hands are right THERE what are people talking about."

Fans discussed on Twitter that Chinese fans who won the fansign were trying to clear up his name after realizing what had happened.

Some also shared that they asked the original poster of the four-second clip to upload the full fansign recording but they denied doing so, further fueling their suspicions of it being a malicious post. Fans debunked the rude claims and called out the poster for trying to slander the SEVENTEEN member’s reputation:

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SEVENTEEN’s DK shares his thoughts on BSS subunit first comeback, Fighting (feat Lee Youngji)

DK made a return with the group’s subunit, BSS, aka BooSeokSoon, a month ago with SECOND WIND and its powerful refresher title track, Fighting (feat. Lee Youngji).

Often known as the group’s vitamin pill, sunshine, and all-things-humourous, SEVENTEEN’s DK recently talked to ELLE Korea about his driving force:

“It is the members. When the members are by my side, I gain strength and more confidence. I don’t think I’m the type of person who can do well with confidence if I have to do something all alone."

Meanwhile, neither the group’s agency, PLEDIS Entertainment, nor SEVENTEEN’s DK had released any statement regarding the same.