Top Girl Group Member Receives Backlash For “Flirting” With SM Entertainment Male Idol

TWICE member Sana has become the center of online debate following her recent appearance with RIIZE‘s Wonbin on the YouTube interview series Fridge Interview.

The episode, which featured the two idols chatting and joking together, quickly gained attention among fans.

While many viewers enjoyed their chemistry, others began criticizing Sana’s speaking style during the interview, claiming she sounded different while interacting with Wonbin. Short clips from the episode soon spread across social media, with some netizens accusing the TWICE member of behaving differently around the RIIZE idol.

However, many fans immediately came to Sana’s defense, arguing that the criticism was unfair and that her warm, playful personality has always been part of her interaction style.

What do you want Sana to do?

Give her guests a dirty look? Cuss at them? Look them up and down…?

Sana looks at everyone and everything like that get over yourself

— 🍒 (@impeachtofu) July 24, 2026

They pointed out that Sana has interacted similarly with numerous male and female guests throughout her career.

she just doing her job as a mc, of course 2 ways communication and eye contact are very important to make the guest comfortable. she already did 3 season and she doing the same treatment to all of her guests either its female or male. dont ever comparing sana with those emptyhead

— e (@sunoouyoi) July 24, 2026

As discussion surrounding the episode continues online, many fans have expressed support for Sana, arguing that the criticism stems from jealous fans rather than anything inappropriate that occurred during the interview.

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