@ygkplusofficialcom: ENHYPEN Jungwon found himself at the center of an unexpected cultural misstep. On July 18, the 21-year-old wore a graphic Borat T-shirt in a TikTok dance video choreographed with Kazakh influences. Some Kazakh fans quickly pointed out the connection to Sacha Baron Cohen’s 2006 comedy, which satirizes Kazakhstan through exaggerated, often offensive stereotypes of backwardness, sexism, and cultural ignorance. The backlash was swift but measured. Jungwon didn’t dodge it. Around 8-9 a.m. Kazakhstan time on July 19, he went live on Weverse from what looked like a quiet hotel room, still in a camouflage hoodie over a casual tee. Speaking directly to the camera, he admitted he had no idea about the film’s implications. “I thought it was just a T-shirt,” he said, gesturing openly. He explained he immediately threw it out, deleted the original video, and took full responsibility. “I didn’t know the meaning behind it,” Jungwon continued, running a hand through his hair in a moment of visible discomfort. He emphasized he’d be more careful moving forward and appreciated fans bringing it to his attention despite the time difference. The sincerity landed well with many. Fans praised his maturity, noting how rare it is for idols to address issues so promptly and unscripted, especially mid-tour after high-energy performances of tracks like “Echoes” and “Chaconne.”

sofia :

like honestly I’m from Italy I have no idea what the issue with borat is, isn’t that just a movie? y’all seriously need to chill

Gabrielė :

I personaly haven’t seen any major discourse about the borat shirt yet jungwon still apologised , I feel like this shows that enhypen members really do see the discourse of fans. Feels weird thinking about the nword situation with heeseung that happened a few years ago though..

Chih🐰 :

Not gonna be rude but not everyone knows that the shirt is disrespectful..

Je_koning¹⁰⁰⁹ :

Hate over a stupid shirt btw

nown :

It IS that deep guys. I’m glad he understood, apologized and deleted the video

Бакытжамал :

I'm from Kazakhstan myself, but even I didn't know about it. I only found out after seeing a heated discussion on TikTok and then reading about it on Google. So it's quite possible that he simply didn't know either.

jun :

People are too soft these days

LAU :

Not all people know about things guys.

Lunaris :

Yall not everyone picks out graphic shirts cos they’re familiar with em. Sometimes they do the browse and this looks cool moment. Blame the store for making merchandise

XiaoZhan :

who tf knew that tshirt was dissrespectfull. that is not normal knowledge

Khy_ra :

All of us have to understand that not all people knows about the shirt. I didn't even know about it even the Kazakh DC of blood paradise didn't know . Jungwon bought it because he liked the design not because he wanted to disrespect the Kazakhs.

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