SEVENTEEN Mingyu “Ideal Type” Reveal Has Sparked Major Controversy

SEVENTEEN Mingyu‘s “Ideal Type” confession has sparked major controversy.

Mingyu and The8 appeared in a video with Lee Young Ji.

During the video, the two idols were asked about their ideal type, and Mingyu spoke about it in terms of how someone is with their job.

Not someone who just does their job, but someone who does it because it’s fun. Someone who enjoys doing their best. For example, when they go to work, instead of being like, ‘Ugh, this kills me,’ not someone like that. ‘I’m gonna crush it today!’

The video was shared, but it was later deleted due to the backlash Mingyu received.

mingyu’s ideal type

🐶 not someone who just does their job, but someone who does it cause it’s fun. someone who enjoys doing their best. when they go to work, instead of being like “ugh, this kills me”, “i’m gonna crush it today!” i think i’d like someone like that. pic.twitter.com/kNvqDlgDTw

— 🐶 (@gyumedia) June 26, 2026

Some netizens thought that Mingyu’s take was privileged, with them hitting back at someone who hasn’t had to do an “ordinary” job and has always been a full-time idol.

미친 딴따라새끼 좆반인 월급 받아봐 일이 재미가 잇나;;

— Dd (@ke_dqw) June 28, 2026

That crazy entertainer asshole. Try living on an ordinary person’s paycheck, do you really think work is fun? ;;

좆근안해본티

— 故고로롱 (@heavengogoring) June 27, 2026

You can tell he’s never worked a real job.”

its easy to say this when ur job is being an idol😭 people like this piss me off

— boom 🎈 (@boomrants) June 26, 2026

Yet, many fans defended Mingyu and hated how his words were being twisted. Mingyu is known as someone who is always positive, and they thought it wasn’t surprising that he also wanted someone positive in his life.

twitter the only place where you can say “i want a positive person in my life” and someone will say “so you hate the working class people????????” like bro that’s a whole another sentence what are you talking about 😭

— 🍓🍒🐈‍⬛ (@jeonghannisms) June 27, 2026

mingyu’s raised with so much love and positivity that he sees the world in a positive light despite experiencing hardships himself. instead of shaming his positive mindset, why can we just accept individual differences? as someone who looks up to mingyu, i am always inspired by…

— shanie🍥 ggyu (@minwonshu) June 27, 2026

Kpop Stans in the quotes twisting Mingyu’s works then few hours later will make thread of their favs getting mistreated and trends tags cause kpop companies dont treat idols well.

The way he never mentioned any type of job just meant he wants a postive person. But ppl are mad…

— BK (@horanghaeBK) June 27, 2026

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