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Protest trucks sent to BELIFT LAB by Korean fans of ENHYPEN led to a major conflict between them and the group's international fans. On May 24, 2023, pictures of protests demanding the removal of female dancers from title track Bite Me's choreography spread on Twitter. Bite Me is a song from the group’s latest comeback, their fourth mini album DARK BLOOD.
As Bite Me is the title track, the septet has performed it at their comeback showcase and will be performing it during various other promotional activities. The choreography for Bite Me has become a topic of discussion ever since its teaser was released, as the fandom loved that the singers were paired with female dancers.
However, some Korean fans seemed to be heavily against it. They targeted BELIFT LAB and insulted its position as one of the sub labels of HYBE and demanded that the female dancers be removed from the choreography.
The message on the picture is translated as below:
“BELIFT LAB who made a fool out of the waiting fans. The company that deters the future of the artist. The company that doesn’t have any will to grow. The label under HYBE that has the least power.”
ENHYPEN’s international fans criticize Korean fans for sending protest truck demanding removal of female dancers
ENHYPEN recently went viral on the internet, as per their fans, for breaking the fourth-generation K-pop barrier by dancing with female partners. The septet bowled fans over with the choreography and music of their latest title track, Bite Me, from their fourth mini album DARK BLOOD. Many fans even claimed that the septet seems to have revived second-generation K-pop music.
Amid the majority of positive responses and support for their couple dance, it appears that several fans in South Korea were against the idea of ENHYPEN dancing with women for their choreo. While clips of the group’s performance during their comeback showcases went viral on the internet, on May 24, however, photos of protest trucks sent by some Korean fans also spread on Twitter.
The fans protested for removing the female dancers and only having the seven members dance on stage. One of the banners on the protest trucks read (as translated via Koreaboo):
“The perpetrator who causes fans to leave, BELIFT LAB. Remove the choreography with the female dancers completely. Only put the seven members on stage.”
International fans instantly criticized the Korean fans’ demand and their use of protest trucks for the same. They trended #SupportBiteMeDancers and #WeLoveBiteMeChoreography to extend their support to the female dancers. Take a look at how they defended the criticisms thrown at the Bite Me choreography below:
Meanwhile, ENHYPEN made an impressive achievement with DARK BLOOD. The septet broke their personal first-day sales record by surpassing one million sales. As per Hanteo Chart, the group recorded 1,108,337 sales for DARK BLOOD, which was a significant growth over their previous record of 768,603 first-day sales for MANIFESTO: DAY 1.
