Netizens were furious at the criticism against the idol.
Koreaboo
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SEVENTEEN‘s DK has been subjected to a wave of brutal after crying during his pre-enlistment live, with netizens defending the idol.
SEVENTEEN’s DK | @dk_is_dokyeom/Instagram
DK recently enlisted for his military service.
Ahead of his enlistment, DK sparked heartbreak with his tearful comments, sparking a debate on the idea of mandatory military service.
SEVENTEEN DK’s Heartbreaking Actions Before Enlistment Sparks Heated Debate On Military Service
Yet, as the clip started to go viral, the idol was hit with malicious hate.
In particular, netizens hit back at DK’s tears and vulnerability, explaining that they had no sympathy for the idol and calling him names.
Not 1 ounce of sympathy, yall made it hell for BTS so i truly dgaf, pack your bags.👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 https://t.co/RwUMJ7pwUt
— ✨TaeGenic ⁷ ✨ (@Thebear1995T) September 8, 2026
A manchild pic.twitter.com/kFsmy7vOoI https://t.co/FyGSE4OooM
— Mei (@meikthvs) September 8, 2026
they burned jin at the stake for saying he wasn’t excited for his birthday because of the upcoming enlistment btw https://t.co/LSMXh3ixdI
— 🍎 (@wootteocharts) September 8, 2026
What a pussy. Pack your bags and go to the military https://t.co/3x6NALtk1o
— CONFETTI (@fettibombshel) September 8, 2026
Netizens came to DK’s defence, hitting back at the awful and cruel comments towards the idol for showing his emotions for a controversial part of Korean society.
mocking a man for showing vulnerability or getting emotional is just pure toxic masculinity and qrts and replies filled with sexist people no wonder you guys are okay knowing that your favs support a known woman abuser and don’t give a shit that he called y’all h*es https://t.co/QNgYFkL1Ad
— z (@seokingdk) September 8, 2026
this is why i will never understand kpop stans using military service for fanwars, laughing at idols for having to go…
the way it is globally known that the military genuinely RUINS a person’s mental health, mandatory service or not. https://t.co/jeRwI1UbJx
— dia (@d1ament_) September 8, 2026
“a manchild” as long as we keep shaming men for being vulnerable we’ll never make it out of the patriarchy fyi https://t.co/zfE8cj3mmF
— ˙✦ (@cacioepene) September 8, 2026
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