BTS members RM, Jin, V, and Jimin have found themselves in hot water over their remarks about their junior group, CORTIS.
(From L to R) Jimin, V, Jin, and RM CORTIS | @cortis/Instagram
Recently, a moment from the four members’ candid livestream a few months ago resurfaced on social media, in which they mentioned the CORTIS members and praised their visuals. However, the conversation took a controversial turn when Jimin mentioned that the junior idols were skinnier than him.
V and RM then mentioned that the BTS members were also skinnier when they were younger, and all of them went on a tangent, discussing Jimin’s bodyweight.
The membody speculated about how much the CORTIS members weighed, with V suggesting that three of the members were “probably in the 40kg range.”
everytime they open their mouth they always talk about weight and start bodyshaming and skinnyshaming idols. pic.twitter.com/NGRMdAvgVj
— ia (@mndublinkk) August 13, 2026
This particular moment has stirred up heated reactions, garnering over a million views. Netizens strongly rebuked the mindset displayed in the clip, calling out the BTS members with blistering criticism.
if they talk like this about boys imagine how they talk about women https://t.co/ybm0o8Z7MM
— Ruby 🧛♀️ (@jenfiIIed) August 13, 2026
Had to qrt this again because this is genuinely so unprovoked and there is no reason for them to need to say this. You are a grown ass man talking on the weight of teenagers. https://t.co/cd78wmMpzR
— Mercy is STUP!D (@unofficialymerc) August 12, 2026
They saw 4 teenagers and their first reaction as grown ass men in their 30s is so compare their weights and judge their body yet female idols are the ones promoting ED according to their fans #interesting https://t.co/cfdMZIXMEc
— riko on dior (@sooyaserve) August 13, 2026
grown ass men talking abt minors weight its giving somi https://t.co/QoSPzFeCTp
— ari ʚɞ ⁺˖ ⋆ (@meizinipasta) August 13, 2026
While some fans argued that the clip was taken out of context, the majority opinion remains that the remarks cannot be justified, whatever the context.
Meanwhile, BTS members J-Hope and RM are also under fire for their recent interaction with Chris Brown.
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