“Shade?” EVAN’s Recent Actions Linked To ENHYPEN’s Jake Trigger Hugely Divided Reactions

EVAN‘s (former Heeseung) actions linked to ENHYPEN‘s Jake have sparked hugely divided reactions from netizens.

On September 13, EVAN performed on Inkigayo.

At the end of the performance, EVAN did his ending fairy and is going viral for the pose.

EVAN | ‘DEATH OF ME’ INKIGAYO ENDING 260913 pic.twitter.com/4998YmCV4c

— 🎧⁷ (@shantii4EVAN) September 13, 2026

The video is going viral, mainly because it resembled the past ending fairy of ENHYPEN’s Jake. Some fans were shocked that EVAN had brought it back during his performance.

evil doesn’t die…it reinvents itself… pic.twitter.com/dpDELCS2Ar

— izzy (ia) (@phosphorsun) September 13, 2026

he did not

— alex seeing aespa (@wichualets) September 13, 2026

O RAGE BAIT PRO JAKE HEEJAKE TÁ VIVO CARALHO

— ؘbarbs (@wonspacy) September 13, 2026

I know damn well pic.twitter.com/xWHsateaRW

— Zoé EN- IS 7 ☽ Enhypen’s protector #boycottHYBE (@Jst_like_a_zooe) September 13, 2026

I’ll take this as heejake crumbs thangya. pic.twitter.com/KCNaCMFLFp

— ✦ (@iuvsaki) September 13, 2026

Yet, some hit back at the actions, especially as Jake was hit with a wave of hate for the actions, with some thinking it might be shade.

dude was flopping so hard he had to bring back a de@d ship just to stay relevant

— Gigi🧡EN⁶ (@beyondhypen) September 13, 2026

he looks like a fucking mess

— 🐝 (@mindmehoes) September 13, 2026

HES SHADYYYYYYYY

— evan 🎧 (@saintplush) September 13, 2026

IS HE TRYNA SHADE HIM

— sushiiii ꕤ (@ivemineswitch) September 13, 2026

ENHYPEN