HYBE Male Idols Hit With Poor Personality Controversy After Behavior In New Video

Members of CORTIS have come under major fire for their poor personalities after their behavior in a new video.

Recently, CORTIS members James, Keonho, and Seonghyeon appeared in a video where they went to work at Olive Young.

A clip had been going viral from the video showing the members working, including James getting the layout of the items wrong after doing it, and the other two members opening the boxes and laying out the products before punching the boxes to collapse them.

While the original tweet that was criticizing the members was deleted, the quotes shared hit back at the members’ personalities. Not only did they share that if it were a female idol, there would be huge controversy, but also how difficult they were making the workers’ lives just for their content, when this is how they earn money.

여돌들이 이랬으면 똑같이 어린나이인데도 무개념,민폐 논란생김 사람들이 행동거지 품평하고 옛날행동들 불러와서 사실 이 행동은 이런뜻이 있고 저런뜻이 있는 행동들이였음 궁예하면서 이럴줄 알았다면서 인성토론해댐

민폐논린이라는 말이 나오는 xx그룹 xx의 행동… 같은 씹쓰러운 쇼츠 nn개…

— 아이나 (@aina0660) May 8, 2026

If this had been female idols, even though they’re the same young age, people would already be calling them clueless and a public nuisance. People would be judging every little thing they do, dragging up old behavior and going ‘actually this action meant this and that,’ psychoanalyzing everything and saying ‘I knew they were like this,’ turning it into a whole personality debate.
There’d be like 50 obnoxious Shorts videos titled ‘The behavior of XX from XX group causing controversy…’
Men have it like a trillion times easier in society. People always try to give reasons for men’s behavior, treat it like it’s no big deal, and go out of their way to empathize with and understand them.

근데 나 저거보는데 ㄹㅇ 하나도안웃기고심각햇음
왜냐면 호주에서 보는 저나이대 애들 중에 저런애들개많음

— 괭기 (@iminautralia) May 7, 2026

But honestly when I watched that, it wasn’t funny at all to me, it was serious.
Because in Australia, there are actually tons of guys around that age who act exactly like that.

근데 시청자입장에서 이해안가는게… 이런 방송 출연하면 성실하게일잘하는모습 보여주는게 이미지도좋아지고.. 좋은거아닌가?? 왜남의업장가서 소란피우고 일도엉망으로하는걸 촬영해오는지모르겟음;; 왜 안좋은이미지만드는걸 촬영하러가는지 이게 의문임;

— 정수필 (@kitschkyu) May 8, 2026

What I don’t understand as a viewer is… if you go on a show like this, wouldn’t it be better to show yourself working hard and being competent? That would improve your image too.
So why go to someone else’s workplace, cause chaos, and do a terrible job on purpose while filming?
I genuinely don’t get why they’d film themselves creating a bad image like that.

쟤네 둘은 어디 아픈가?
미친놈들이 아니고서야 매장에서 물건 정리 하면서 저런 행동을 함?
컨셉이 프리한 건 대충 알았는데 아무리 어려도 그렇지 회사에서 애들 관리를 전혀 안 한 것 같음
적어도 고딩은 됐을 거 아닌가
저러는 애들 첨 봄

— sowhat126 (@sowhat126126) May 8, 2026

Are those two okay in the head or something?
Unless they’re insane, who acts like that while organizing products in a store?
I kinda knew their concept was supposed to be “free-spirited,” but still, even if they’re young, it really feels like the company never taught them how to behave.
At least they’re high-school age, right?
I’ve seriously never seen kids act like that before.

진ㄴ심 억까가 아니라 남자들 평균이 이런데 좀 쳐맞아야된다고 생각함 실제로 일 저따위로 하는 동안 다른 사람 자원까지 빨아먹고있는건데 기생충도아니고 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 저러고 돈받을거라는게 제일 웃김

— 요루ヨル (@S2__gi7__s2) May 8, 2026

I’m seriously not exaggerating or hating for no reason, I think this is just the average level of men, and honestly, they deserve to get called out more for it.
While they’re doing their job like that, they’re literally wasting other people’s time and resources too. They’re like parasites lol.
The funniest part is that they’re probably still getting paid for acting like that.

Many Korean netizens shared their thoughts.