SEVENTEEN’s Mingyu Sparks Outrage For Allegedly “Shading” Member

SEVENTEEN member Mingyu has stirred up some drama online, with netizens alleging that he was throwing shade at his own groupmate during a recent livestream.

During his latest live broadcast, Mingyu was asked by a fan to mimick his group member DK‘s crying from a previous livestream, and the idol obliged happily. He humrously mimicked DK’s mannerisms, ending the bit with a dramatic “sorry.”

mingyu ? 😭 pic.twitter.com/kTKZJfoivd

— 🙂 (@sounds_of_cheol) September 9, 2026

The moment in question that Mingyu was referring to was DK’s recent livestream where he said his goodbye to fans before his military enlistment on September 8, KST. While talking about enlistment, the idol teared up and kept apologizing, stirring up a serious discussion about the toll that mandatory military service can take on individuals.

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Given the seriousness of the discourse around DK’s actions, many netizens are left wondering if Mingyu was mocking his own groupmate.

Is he shading his bandmate? I smell #drama

— Lizz💤🥢⊙⊝⊜ taegi enthusiasts ᯓᡣ𐭩 (@polarnight613) September 10, 2026

The fact that you’ll never catch a BTS member mocking his own friend like this btw😭!!

— DEIMOS🐈‍⬛ (@deimosmin) September 10, 2026

LMAO, their own member is making fun of him for crying, lol.

Your own teammate is crying because he’s thinking about the military trauma he’s going to face, and here’s another member making fun of him for crying.

— Nɪᴋᴋɪ⁷ Is seeing BTS in india 2027🪭⋆🐰ྀི (@nikitychan) September 10, 2026

even #his bandmate is shading him😭

— Adrity⁷ (@preciousgguk_) September 10, 2026

seventeen fans preaching about how inhumane it is to laugh at dk crying meanwhile mingyu, A SEVENTEEN MEMBER, is on live making fun of dk’s crying 😭😭 i’m fvcking ctfu
pic.twitter.com/wlLxDlP1UQ

— 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔⁷ (@realmingbtw) September 10, 2026

However, fans defended the idol, arguing that as DK’s real life friend, Mingyu’s dynamic with him was not the same as strangers on the internet.

That fandom saying “even mingyu was making fun of him” YES MINGYU DID. AND MINGYU CAN. He is dk’s friend and you bitches are nobody. Get a life.

— sahi 🌻 (@7teenlvs) September 10, 2026

4 things,

1. they brothers
2. someone commented him to do so
3. he apologized right after this with a huge ass sigh
4. y’all are friendless and lack comprehension skills

— leo got neo’s back | 31/10 (@gyulaabi_exe) September 10, 2026

What do YOU know about their bondpic.twitter.com/pY80Pv8PzG

— jeongyeon’s wife~ (@myungjae05) September 10, 2026

Meanwhile, Mingyu also enlisted for his mandatory military service on September 10, KST, and will be serving under alternative services.

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