TWS member Hanjin is once again facing public scrutiny after a performance mishap at Korea University’s iconic festival, Ipselenti.
During a stage that featured group songs like Countdown! and Double Take, Hanjin appeared to make a noticeable choreography error particularly during Double Take and accidentally flung his microphone into the crowd. The mic drop moment, far from cool, quickly became a hot topic online.
According to online accounts, a fan initially uploaded footage of the performance late last night. However, the video was reportedly taken down shortly afterward for review by Pledis Entertainment. It resurfaced again around lunchtime today, reigniting the conversation.
Reactions online were swift and divided:
- Please go solo and promote in China. I’ll buy your album, watch your fancams, and even join your membership. Just please, stop doing tours with the group. Seriously.
- You ruined all the views and killed the buzz. Now Hanjin is getting hate, and you’re dragging your feet with the uploads—seriously, Pledis, this is infuriating. It was a day when the Korean members worked hard and got a great response, but Hanjin and Pledis totally poured cold water on it.
- Like many other dance singers, she was singing live with AR backing track. If you watch the Korea University fancam videos, you can see his live voice cutting through the AR clearly—it was really well done. However, some people who didn’t know the situation misunderstood because the microphone was dropped while the AR track was still playing, so they thought he was lip-syncing instead of singing live. But that’s not a problem at all. At this year’s Korea University Festival, the members sang live so well that their voices cut through the AR, and their dancing was also great, which was positively received on the Korea University online community. However, because of Hanjin’s previously accumulated “bad reputation” and several past mistakes due to lack of practice, fans got upset again this time when she made a mistake in the choreography, showing a lack of rehearsal.
- At this point, it really makes me suspicious that the agency is getting massive support from the Chinese side. Money sure is powerful.
- Ugh, it’s not just once or twice. Please, instead of spending all your time watching dramas, doing skincare, and flooding Weverse with selfies, just practice a bit. Because of him, there’s controversy over dance skills and lip-syncing… And then he says he’s happy.
This isn’t Hanjin’s first live-stage blunder, and netizens are increasingly questioning his consistency and readiness as an idol performer.
With TWS gaining traction among younger fans and university circuits, this incident could serve as a wake-up call—or just another moment swept under K-pop’s fast-moving radar.
