On September 13, 2024, Stray Kids' official YouTube Channel dropped the [One Kid's Room 2024] Epi. 05 Felix, where the bandmate Hyunjin revealed Felix's proactive and cheerful personality at the Met Gala. The band recently emerged as the first K-pop group to grace the red carpet of the annual fashion exhibit Met Gala on May 6, 2024.
During the latest episode of One Kid's Room, Hyunjin complimented Felix Yongbok Lee's social skills and described how he took proactive steps to interact with people at the Met Gala, introducing other members of the group as well. Hyunjin mentioned, as translated by Stray Kids YouTube Channel:
"Oh, we went to the Met Gala together, and we were just awkwardly standing around, but Yongbok was like, Nice to meet you guys."
He further said:
He would introduce us to people and would be walking around and doing all of that. He's amazing. That's real talent. Lee Yongbok is bold and puts in the effort. Knows it's not easy, so it's more grand. Because it's not easy to be like that."
Subsequently, the clip from the group's web series circulated on social media, going viral. The fandom could not stop gushing over Stray Kids' Felix's social skills, as an X user tweeted:
"Hyunjin said when they went to the met gala together, the kids were all awkwardly standing but felix was the one walking around and introducing skz to other people! our social butterfly felix."
STAYs (the Stray Kid's fandom) also praised how Hyunjin enthusiastically talked about Deep End singer's social skills and flaunted it.
"This was soooo cute UEUEUE hyunjin was so animated telling the story and imitating lix HDJDH u can tell that felix's social skills really left an impression on skz," a fan reacted.
"Felix is that one friend to drag you to a party full of people you don't know and dgaf about and manage to make it actually nice and fun," another user shared.
"Felix social skill is next level, fr. If he was out here job hunting, every company would be like ‘you are hired,'" a fan commented.
Many fans further referred to the 23-year-old as an angel and stated they loved his personality.
"Hyunjin mentioning how helpful felix was during the met gala by walking around and introducing the members to people reminded me of how he helped hyunjin get dj snakes autograph when he was shy to do so alone, Felix really is a social butterfly angel," a user shared.
"Our social butterfly how i love his personality," a user commented.
"I.N's imitation of Felix's deep voice "Noice to meet you guys," a user reacted.
More about Stray Kids's Felix
Felix Yongbok Lee (mononymously known as Felix) was born on September 15, 2000, in Sydney, Australia. The 23-year-old rapper and singer is a member of the South Korean K-pop group Stray Kids, formed by JYP Entertainment in 2017. Starting his career as a trainee, the male artist was selected by the group's leader, Bang Chan.
The K-pop artist officially debuted with the group by releasing their extended play I Am Not on March 25, 2018. He further ventured out into different domains, such as hosting and taking up the role of the house ambassador for the French luxury brand Louis Vuitton in August 2023.
In recent news, Stray Kids released their mini-album ATE on July 19, 2024, through JYP Entertainment.