Fans of Twice’s Momo and Super Junior’s Heechul are upset over ‘Knowing Bros‘ casts confrontation of their alleged relationship in a recent episode. Although Heechul tried to laugh off the whole embarrassing situation, fans are not happy with how things went down the hole. Netizens are divided over what happened on the show and it’s mostly against the ‘Knowing Bros’.
In the latest episode of ‘Knowing Bros’, actress Chae Soo Bin and SHINee‘s Minho appeared to promote their Netflix K-Drama ‘The Fabulous’. They explained that their characters are two exes turned friends. This conversation then lead to the confrontation of Heechul and Momo’s alleged relationship.
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What Led To The Confrontation Of Momo and Heechul’s Relationship?
‘The Fabulous’ K-drama actors came to the sets of ‘Knowing Bros’ and explained that their characters are two exes turned friends. Upon hearing the complicated background of the relationship between the K-Drama leads, show hosts Lee Soo Geun doubted that exes can remain friends. Lee Sang Min also added, “It’s only possible in K-Dramas.”
Kang Ho Dong asked his fellow show hosts if friendships can emerge from past relationships—to which Chae Soo Bin answered, “No.” “I don’t think it’s possible. For the relationship to continue after it has come to an end, I think it means one of the two people involved still has feelings left. It’s the same for our characters in the show. One of us still has feelings,” she said. It’s after this conversation, Heechul was involved and a cast member poked at his alleged relationship with a girl band.
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Why Fans Are Upset At How ‘Knowing Bros’ Treated Heechul?
When it was Heechul’s turn to answer, he tried to skip the question. He insisted that Seo Jang Hoon’s answer would be more interesting given Kim’s past. Then, Lee Soo Geun playfully snapped at Heechul—complaining that a certain “group” can no longer appear on ‘Knowing Bros‘ because of Heechul.
At this point, it is very clear who that group is. Though no names were named, viewers could easily tell Lee Soo Geun was hinting at Heechul’s previous relationship with girl group TWICE‘s Momo having ended. Comedian Lee Jin Ho added, “There could be other [girl group members who can’t appear on the show]” because the relationship was never made public.
While Heechul laughed the situation off, viewers flooded to online communities to debate whether the whole conversation had been problematic or not. Some praised the “brave” comments made by the hosts, while others criticized them for being out of line and disrespectful to the person(s) involved.
One netizen commented, “Where are their manners toward Momo? I feel terrible for the fans.” Another comment read, “It’s getting really old. So disrespectful. Like sirs, we’re nearing 2023.” Specifically, one netizen suggested, “It’s better [for TWICE] to stay far from ‘Knowing Bros,’ though.”
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