WJSN’s Dayoung drew mixed reactions after a university festival video showed her engaging in excessive skinship with a male student.
October/5/2026 16:31
There is a wave of both support and criticism over WJSN’s Dayoung’s fan service at a university festival. On the 3rd, through an online community, a post spread along with a video saying, “WJSN’s Dayoung’s current university festival fan service. Dayoung sits on his lap and even gives a hug. A male student from Hanyang University happily gets down.” The released video shows Dayoung standing on the stage of Hanyang University’s university festival. What is causing debate is that Dayoung engaged in excessive physical contact with a male student during the performance. Dayoung sat down as if sitting on top of the male student and sang while making physical contact. The male student also placed his hand on Dayoung’s stomach and waved his hand in time with the performance. After the video was released, netizens’ opinions were divided. Some netizens defended Dayoung, saying, “It’s okay because it’s fan service,” and “It’s just a performance,” but many netizens left comments such as, “Why would she do that?”, “It’s gradually going too far,” and “Was there really a need to go that far?” Dayoung recently marked the first anniversary of her solo debut. Over the past year, beginning with her first digital single “gonna love me, right?”, she has steadily expanded the scope of her activities as a solo artist. In April this year, she released her second digital single, “What’s a girl to do.” • Expectations are also high for Naniwa Danshi’s appearance! The full lineup for the “Asia Artist Awards” has been announced... a luxurious gathering of idols and actors • From SHINee’s Minho and ITZY’s Yuna to Novelbright, the second lineup for the “2026 KGMA” has been announced
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