On December 12, Stray Kids' Changbin and Bangchan appeared as guests on the latest episode of Gym Jong Kook. The episode was released on the eponymous YouTube channel. In the 40-minute video, both the artists from Stray Kids talked about their gym sessions and also did several bodybuilding poses.
During their interaction, the host talked about celebrities who are gym maniacs, also mentioning SEVENTEEN’s Mingyu. To this, Stray Kids' Changbin disclosed that they often workout together at the gym.
“ah mingyu hyung is cool! mingyu hyung is the best!….he's tall and we've worked out together a lot,” Changbin stated.
The recent disclosure regarding the bond shared by Stray Kids' Changbin and SEVENTEEN's Mingyu has shocked their admirers. As a result, their fans flooded the internet with their reactions to the same. One user on X stated:
“staycarats are winning today”
Many other mixed responses on Stray Kids’ Changbin’s revelation about Mingyu were seen online. While many seemed happy and said that their “biases workout together,” others pointed out that celebrities usually put an end to such fanwars as they turn out to be besties.
“My SKZTeen heart I need to see my biases workout together,” a fan commented.
“Lol everytime there's a fanwar we get interactions between idols And i love it sm like fvk fanwars they're bestiess! 97s,” stated a fan.
“Mingyu hyung?? Workout buddies?? Oh the brain worms are going wild right now,” remarked another admirer.
“CHANGBIN REVEALING HIM AND MINGYU ARE GYM BUDDIES IS NOT ON MY 2024 BINGO CARD,” stated an admirer.
Several fans were shocked, while others demanded more TikTok challenges featuring Stray Kids' Changbin and SEVENTEEN’s Mingyu. A few of them even demanded proof for them being gym buddies.
“CHANGBIN AND MINGYU GIM BRO???? im so where are the pic? where are the tiktok challenge!!! GIVE ME MORE STRAYTEEN CONTENT PLEASE,” commented a fan.
“staycarat win once again,” stated an admirer.
“SKZTEEN CRUMBS SLOWLY ABT TO BECOME SKZTEEN BUFFETS???? YESYESSS,” a fan commented.
“WHAT THE FACKKKKKKKK AAHHHH CAN WE HAVE A PROOF LIKE VIDEO OR A PICTURE STH,” wrote a netizen.
Stray Kids' Changbin collaborated with ITZY on their song VAY
On September 12, 2024, the female K-pop ensemble ITZY unveiled the tracklist of their ninth mini-album, GOLD, and it featured a collaboration with Stray Kids' Changbin for the track VAY. The information was disseminated by the female band via the official X account.
The lyrics of VAY were written by the producing team 3RACHA from Stray Kids, comprising CB97, SPEARB, and J. ONE, and composed by RESTART and 3RACHA. ITZY’s album then released on October 15, 2024, including their collaborative track with Stray Kids' Changbin.
For those unaware, both Stray Kids and ITZY are managed by the same management company, JYP Entertainment.
In related news, Stray Kids and SEVENTEEN are all set to give their live performances at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards ceremony. The awards event is scheduled for December 12, at 8 pm ET.