Fan’s Personal Photo With Popular Fourth-Generation Male Idol Sparks Widespread Unease
Stray Kids’ Han is facing controversy over a fan photo that went viral for its extreme intimacy.
The photo shows Han with a fan in a close pose—his hand on her shoulder, and she’s pulling his tie. This sparked heated reactions online.
Fans say these polaroid events, where idols and fans get very close in exchange for a pricey ticket, cross a line. One fan reportedly paid $16,000 for a similar experience with NCT members.
The close-contact poses are described as “couple-coded,” making many feel uncomfortable because idols likely have no real choice in the matter.
Twitter users slammed the events as awkward, creepy, and pushing unhealthy parasocial boundaries.
“i don’t know why people don’t talk more about how uncomfortable those kpop polaroid events are. the poses are so couplecoded and the idol can’t even say no properly it feels icky”
— @jisunglows
“nah man, either i’m too lesbian or this is cringe as fuck for real”
— @prodbymiso
“So you pay them and they do things for you? What is pola event if not glorified host club?”
— @linogasm
“this is deranged behavior but this fandom will never be ready for this conversation”
— @qu0kkari
“this is weird like weird weird not normal weird”
— @oddinaryalien
The photo and reactions highlight growing concerns about boundaries in fan events and idol privacy.
Stray Kids’ Han | @_doolsetnet/Instagram
it’s actually so over pic.twitter.com/4mbua00uth
— ellie ✦ (@hyunehans) November 2, 2025
i don’t know why people don’t talk more about how uncomfortable those kpop polaroid events are. the poses are so couplecoded and the idol can’t even say no properly it feels icky
— . ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . ݁ (@jisunglows) November 2, 2025
nah man, either i’m too lesbian or this is cringe as fuck for real https://t.co/HZHc5b4cpS pic.twitter.com/euKFW5u5Ot
— juju ! (@prodbymiso) November 2, 2025
So you pay them and they do things for you ? What is pola event if not glorified host club ? https://t.co/QoTI41y3mJ
— ming (@linogasm) November 2, 2025
this is deranged behavior but this fandom will never be ready for this conversation https://t.co/ssPvV355QZ
— ♡ MINHO DAY (@qu0kkari) November 2, 2025
this is weird like weird weird not normal weird https://t.co/oyblnBz8gd
— luna HAN OST (@oddinaryalien) November 2, 2025