Many believe HYBE made them do it.
Koreaboo
12 minutes ago
A photo of BTS‘s Jungkook posted by a media outlet had sparked criticism for his visuals, with netizens noticing it had been deleted.
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Jungkook recently attended an event for HUBLOT, but was hit with backlash for his visuals.
BTS’s Jungkook “Aging” Visuals Hit With Criticism In Unedited Photos
One photo shared by a Japanese media outlet sparked a wave of criticism towards Jungkook and his visuals.
WHO MADE THIS I’M CTFU 😭 pic.twitter.com/UyBk6irm8v
— sana (@alonebymins) September 24, 2026
A jumpscare pic.twitter.com/VpqoE6PjqZ
— E (@lyilus) September 24, 2026
— woky (@libraldols) September 24, 2026
Yet, it gained even more attention after netizens realized that the post and photo had been deleted by the outlet, with some believing that HYBE had made Edgeline Tokyo remove the photos due to the criticism.
hybe asking them to delete the photo because he’s so ugly https://t.co/FUlkxN34Tj pic.twitter.com/UPtmPqGmVA
— 𝗩𝒆 (@honneybaes) September 24, 2026
@/edgelinetokyo, a Japanese outlet media deleted this picture of BTS Jungkook 😭 pic.twitter.com/HhVHfhatFw
— cia. (@ciagirli) September 24, 2026
not them deleting the post I can’t breathe 😭 https://t.co/3gORUHPsFN pic.twitter.com/TnyJKScIPF
— sana (@alonebymins) September 24, 2026
then why did Jungkook make this magazine delete their post ? https://t.co/Ym9MaV8N1g pic.twitter.com/DWq4uz4yfr
— dihi (@glowypjm) September 24, 2026
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