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On September 23, 2024, GQ KOREA dropped the latest interview video of SEVENTEEN's Joshua's What's in My Bag on YouTube. The video, titled "The Human Thom Browne's What's in My Bag and The Woody Fragrances," showed the K-pop idol in collaboration with Thom Browne.
The popular K-pop singer showed what he always carried inside his bag. He then took out his Chanel wallet and showed his driver's license. Hawk-eyed fans noticed that Joshua was utilizing a photo from his photo shoot for his driver's license.
"This feels illegal," one fan tweeted.
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The clip went viral online on X as fans recognized the picture from the CARAT Membership Kit. For the unversed, a CARAT Membership Kit is a purchasable item after a fan subscribes to the band via Weverse. It provides fans with added perks of getting early concert tickets, etc.
CARATs (the official fandom name of SEVENTEEN) mentioned how Joshua's bandmate, Mingyu, had done something similar. Mingyu had once asked them via Weverse Livestream to share a good picture to use for his passport image.
"At this point, they can’t be bothered by id photos because they have carat kits and carats themselves editing id photos for the boys," one fan said.
"Gyushua sharing one brain cell. Meanwhile us common folks always have worst photo for driving license and id card," another fan joked.
"And I remember when mingyu asked carats for id picture. MY UNSERIOUS GYUSHUA," one other fan added.
CARATs made light of the fact that SEVENTEEN members don't take anything seriously. Some fans, however, remembered a similar action taken by T.O.P. of BIGBANG, in which he used a photograph from his photoshoot for his passport.
"When everybody hates their drivers license/id pics, we have SVT members using their company head shots," one fan mentioned.
"Reminds me of this TOP using it for his passport pic lol," another fan recalled.
More about SEVENTEEN's latest activities
On April 29, 2024, SEVENTEEN released their comeback album, 17 IS RIGHT HERE, with 33 tracks divided into two CDs. The album had four new songs: MAESTRO (its title track), Spell, LALALI, and Cheers To Youth. The rest of the tracks were reprised versions of their career-long hits.
Pledis Entertainment announced on August 12 that band member Jun would take a break from group activities in South Korea in favor of acting work in China. Furthermore, Jeonghan is set to enlist in the South Korean military on September 26, 2024, ahead of the release of the group's EP in October.
SEVENTEEN became the first K-pop artist to headline the Lollapalooza Berlin festival on September 8, 2024. It was Jeonghan's last performance with the group before his enlistment.
The SEVENTEEN [RIGHT HERE] World Tour is set to kick off in Seoul in October 2024.
