“The sigh of relief I let out…”
Netizens believe Stray Kids‘ Bang Chan “shaded” Charlie Puth in a new interview.
Last month, Stray Kids released the song “Lose My Breath” featuring Charlie Puth, and many STAYs weren’t happy with the collaboration due to personal feelings towards the Western artist, particularly those deemed “zionist.”
Recently, Bang Chan, Felix, Seungmin, and Hyunjin appeared on the Z100 New York radio station.
During the interview, the host unsurprisingly spoke about the collaboration with Charlie Puth, adding, “To now be friends, pretty much with them, enough so to work together.”
Bang Chan quickly responded but changed the wording and explained, “Co-workers,” which Felix then repeated.
For many people, the term co-workers are very different from friends, and they are not as close or someone you don’t feel as comfortable with outside of the working environment. When the clip was posted on TikTok, it went viral with over 800,000 views and 230,000 likes in over 24 hours.
@linosaurus127 the way you will never catch him say that abt any of the other people they collabed with😭 #straykids #bangchan #fyp #kpop #comeback #edit #skz #felix #hyunjin #seungmin #losemybreath #single #charlieputh
In the comments, netizens thought Bang Chan was hilarious and “shading” Charlie Puth because he corrected the host. While it’s not confirmed that it was the leader’s intention to have his words interpreted negatively, it didn’t stop netizens from voicing their opinions on the interview.
While it is not confirmed that Bang Chan did “shade” Charlie Puth, many netizens believe he did.
