BTS’s Suga has been facing hate comments over his visuals recently.
On April 9, BTS kicked off their ARIRANG world tour with the first of three nights in Goyang.
Ahead of the show, the group performed a soundcheck, taking the stage despite the rain.
Photo of Suga taken at this time have gained attention, showing the idol’s unedited visuals.
These photos have been reposted, with some calling out his visuals as “bloated,” and leaving strong hate comments on a post with over 1.7 million views.
Ahjumma looks bloated pic.twitter.com/Kq8R081tnJ
— ۟ (@mndublinkk) April 9, 2026
Comments speaking negatively about his looks also sparked more intense reactions.
I'm ctfuuu😭 pic.twitter.com/77GVKXGs6z
— T🎭 (@Wakeazul) April 9, 2026
LMAOOOO TF IS THAT??? pic.twitter.com/UydI6v24z2
— jiminieoppa (@JJHILLV) April 9, 2026
male idols get to look like this and be called hot and sexy yet female idols can’t weigh a gram above bmi 14 without being called fat and ugly https://t.co/crH6CPA2wQ
— karo ｡˚✧ (@elfbunnyz) April 9, 2026
The resulting viral criticism spark a wave of defense and praise towards the idol on other images from the soundcheck.
He’s more baby than he was before! https://t.co/mcsyFXrxMn pic.twitter.com/KfMGuRH3EM
— Justice for “Come Over (Prod. SUGA)” 🥢‼️ (@mandaroongi) April 9, 2026
he's too cute 😭😭 https://t.co/vJq6IQnDf1
— mugiwara no BTS SEER 🪭⁷₁₃ (@STRAWTANNIES) April 9, 2026