Popular Male Idol Flamed For Supposedly Making Fun Of Fan’s Body—But The Truth Is Something Else

NCT member Yuta is facing massive heat on social media over a viral video of him supposedly joking about a fan’s body.

NCT’s Yuta | @yuu_taa_1026/Instagram

The issue started with a clip from an NCT 127 fan event, where a female fan was taking a picture with all the members on stage while having her arms linked with Jaehyun. After the fan moves away, Yuta can be seen holding Jaehyun’s arm in the same manner briefly with a funny expression before letting it go. This clip was interpreted by some as Yuta poking fun at the fan because she had a bigger body.

له وجه يتنمر على خلقة غيره ولا شايف خلقته هالزنوة pic.twitter.com/NYg0spLrKo

— سوفليه (@n4mpi) May 23, 2026

This video quickly garnered traction on social media, prompting netizens to call out the idol’s behavior. However, it didn’t take long for these criticisms to turn into vicious attacks.

It’s always ugly men who shame women for some reason https://t.co/is6OQHbopU

— ❤︎₊ ⊹ (@LUCKYVlCKY) May 23, 2026

yuta out of all people laughing at a woman’s appearance like we can’t see his chin implant from 100km away https://t.co/pkkoMn55DM

— ✣ (@userlesbien) May 24, 2026

The audacity when yuta chin is longer than his success?? https://t.co/or1yAjdPkt pic.twitter.com/TVoNhRj97Y

— #1Jennie stan🇰🇷🚲 (@misogynistjenho) May 24, 2026

Amid this vitriol, many fans stepped in with a quick fact-check about the actual incident. Many posts explained that after the woman took the picture with the group, many fans reacted with jealousy. Yuta simply went up to Jaehyun and linked arms with him again to tease those fans.

please stop embarrassing yourselves https://t.co/0vYdiGwL6U pic.twitter.com/P0PnuG3bBe

— 💟 (@mimarleyy) May 24, 2026

It was a public fansign event where the lady took pics with 127 and when she did the pose with Jaehyun other fans in the crowd burst into jealousy and madness. Yuta did this way to distract the attention towards her in other words he was protecting the girl from being hated. https://t.co/LM7WdOL5v0

— Azurerererin (@saywhenwhywhat) May 24, 2026

He wasn't making fun of her appearance.
Fans were complaining that they couldn't take pictures with them, so he made that expression in response to their voices. https://t.co/1CauasACj8

— ゆたもと (@yutamottosuki) May 24, 2026

Fans also pointed out that those who interpreted the harmless clip as Yuta poking fun at a fan over her body were the ones who actually harbored fatphobia.

Even with the other video I don't understand how people think yuta was fatshaming?? He was literally just being silly and held jaehyun just like the fan??? No one was being disrespectful towards her. I'm so confused how this blew up and many people actually think he's bullying.. https://t.co/fDPRq3kZSc

— 🌻🐱🐯¹²⁷| MAAAARRRKKKK #NCT12726 (@markleesways) May 24, 2026

THE girl attending fansign taking a pic and the crowd was complaining but Yuta stepped in to defuse the situation. 4 y later video dragged back up and suddenly 1000000 ppl online are like, ‘She was being mocked for being fat.’ Girl nobody ever said she was fat until you did

— Azurerererin (@saywhenwhywhat) May 24, 2026

where are you guys getting that he was making fun of the girl for her weight genuinely 🧍‍♀️ https://t.co/S35bcrbNiQ

— ķarla 🏹 (@mingyvier) May 24, 2026

The only thing i'm gonna say is that of u saw that video and ur first thought was that fan's weight it's more about you than about yuta

— Ppi the giggles–hideto takarai🪻 (@yukkurifairies) May 24, 2026

This controversy has yet again highlighted how social media vitriol against celebrities can often go too far.

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