STAY and ARMY fandoms were in high spirits once again after BTS Jimin’s new Weverse post. On March 26, Jimin appeared on PIXID’s Find the Imposter series to promote his album Face. This fun-filled show involves finding an outsider among a group of people. In a surprising turn of events, Jimin gave a shout out to Felix in that PIXID’s episode.
This episode features four ARMYs from different provinces who do not live near Seoul. As Jimin was trying to blend in, Jimim pointed out a fan who confessed to being a fan of Felix after exiting the BTS fandom. This fan expressed his admiration for the Stray Kids’ Felix by referring to his Korean name, Yongbok.
Jimin Recalls the Fan in the New Weverse Post
On July 14, Jimin posted on Weverse recalled the fan thinking if she was doing well. The Like Crazy mentioned the fan with her name, posting ‘I wonder if Jibangi is doing well.’ As soon as the post was updated, comments from STAY and ARMY flooded in. Both fandoms were rejoiced with these indirect interactions.
jimin weverse post
🐥 i suddenly started thinking about it, but i wonder if jibangie doing well
(t/n jibangie is a fan that jimin met during his pixid video) pic.twitter.com/PvLMgkY86O
— 윤서⁷ (slow) (@btsinthemoment) July 14, 2023
On PIXID, the fan confessed to being a STAYARMY and expressed his affection for Felix and his deep vocals in the chorus of Maniac. Jimin handled the situation with a broad smile and even showcased some of the Maniac choregraphy moves. Jimin confronted the province void fan in the most hilarious way, leaving both the fandoms in stitches.
Following the episode, Jimin again gave a shout out to the fan to make her return to the BTS fandom again. Fans believe that she would have surely entered the fandom again after Jimin’s insistence. It is true no fan has the courage to say no when Jimin asks you to rejoin in the most adorable way.
Stray Kids’ Felix Response to this Exhilarating Intersection
This exciting interaction caught the interaction of the Stray Kids’s Felix who posted a video on his TikTok account. The video was posted with a caption ‘Yongbok-i.e. I’m Felix’ where the K-pop star was seen participating in Jimin’s Like Crazy challenge. This TikTok video sent STAY and ARMY into a frenzy resulting in thousands of comments and likes.
After the episode was aired, Yongbok started trending on Twitter all thanks to Jimin’s hilarious interaction with the fan. Even the Stray Kids’ Bang Chan gave a shout out to this hilarious interaction in one of his live streams. Even since the Find the Imposter series, fans have been anxiously waiting for the collaboration between the two K-pop groups.
