BTS’ J-Hope and ATEEZ’ San ignite fan war over TikTok dance challenge energy
A viral TikTok featuring BTS’ J-Hope and ATEEZ’ San performing ATEEZ’s new “Lemon Drop” challenge has sparked heated debate. ARMYs criticized San for seeming low energy and claimed J-Hope outshined him — despite it being San’s group’s original choreography.
Social media posts accused San of underperforming while praising J-Hope’s fluidity, precision, and excitement.
Some energy would’ve been nice
— ● ᴥ ● (@yor_art_taebear)Why does it seem like it’s hobi’s song and san is one who is asked for the challenge and not the otherway around
Why is hobi so much more energetic than the one whose song it actually is??
— Naksum⁷ ⩇⩇:⩇⩇ ︎ (@naksum_7g)Hobi ate him up and he’s only dancing at 30% power
— Selene Not Mean (@UPBookBlog)
ATEEZ fans fired back, defending San’s more toned-down performance as intentional to let J-Hope shine. They pointed to San’s strong reputation as a top K-pop performer.
to all the qrts who are like "whyd hobi eat up the choreo and outdance san" san isnt even giving 50% of his energy in this LOL, he could perfectly match his vibe but the spotlight is on hobi. dont start shit.
— kairo⁷ (@kaiotiic)so to understand, if san dances energetically he gets dragged, if he dances more calmly , he still gets dragged ?
— ayase (@hakkunamatataya)
ARMYs refused to back down, claiming even at full power J-Hope would outshine San due to his elite skills and natural flair.
That’s self-sabotage
— ● ᴥ ● (@yor_art_taebear)I might get jumped for this but I promise you, I am not even hating. “He usually holds back to give the other artist spotlight” is so… THAT IS JUNG HOSEOK. THEE DANCER. I PROMISE YOU, HE DOES NOT NEED YOU TO DIM YOUR LIGHT FOR HIS TO SHINE. DANCE!!!
— Koomi44 (@ParkJimins_toof)
The debate has flooded X (formerly Twitter) with viral posts from both fandoms, each trending widely as the dance battle drama unfolds.
