He was performing at the time.
Koreaboo
7 minutes ago
Top male HYBE idol SEVENTEEN The8‘s reaction to a female singer pole dancing while he’s performing has sparked major “speculations.”
The8 | @xuminghao_o/Instagram
English singer-songwriter and producer FKA twigs recently held an event in Seoul attended by huge stars.
Amid the attendees, SEVENTEEN’s The8 and Vernon performed.
260811 #V8 singasong#버논 #VERNON #디에잇 #THE8 pic.twitter.com/uENtqyPHds
— ˗ˏˋ ᴢᴇʀᴏ☁️ ˎˊ˗ (@svtzero_o) August 11, 2026
In a clip going viral, The8 is singing while FKA twigs is dancing on a pole, and netizens joked that when the idol turned around to look at her and then looked back, his ears turned red.
DAYMMNN!!! MINGHAO’S EARS TURNED SO RED 😭😭
cr https://t.co/lv09gAJMS4 pic.twitter.com/53keU6XN0E
— pastelmoon ✈︎ (@pastelmoonsky8) August 11, 2026
his ears turning red as soon as he turns around sksksk pic.twitter.com/xlNglsVrOW
— nana🧚🏽♀️ (@luvr8hao) August 11, 2026
minghao’s ears turned red 😭 fka twigs pole dancing is so cool AND THEIR EYE CONTACT?!!?!? pic.twitter.com/w4ANpSdutX
— 𝗸𝗲𝗮𝗻 ❽໒꒱ (@xuperyoon) August 11, 2026
Some even joked about sparking “rumors” because of the chemistry between The8 and FKA twigs, even though the singer has a boyfriend.
im going to start a rumor pic.twitter.com/HWZFmcm24H
— flávs ꕤ 🪩 (@intograyson) August 11, 2026
minghao has a big fat crush on fka twigs and i don’t blame him one bit
— lesbian joshua hong 📍 new fic !! (@eternalkwan) August 12, 2026
this angle of fka twigs & minghao looking at each other 🫠 pic.twitter.com/zBJEmG5SuT
— dee (@mochihochihae) August 11, 2026
I’m trying to like every FKA twigs and Minghao interaction tweet
I don’t care but I know she has a boyfriend
In my delulu mind they are the second coming of Tom Holland and Zendaya
— Moon the 역전재판 (@Moonismean) August 12, 2026