Actress Go Min-si Under Fire After Choosing Between BTS & NewJeans; ARMYs Urge Others Not To Fall For Provocation

 

 

Publicly expressing fondness or admiration for a fellow celebrity has long been regarded a positive cultural gesture, reflecting connection and mutual respect within the entertainment industry. However, because this is show business, a single remark can easily be interpreted in multiple ways, often giving rise to unnecessary controversy. For this reason, most celebrities tend to be extremely cautious when mentioning other well-known figures during interviews.

Even with this awareness, there are moments when celebrities let their guard down, simply because they believe that liking one person does not imply devaluing another. Unfortunately, controversy rarely spares public figures. Sweet Home actress Go Min-si recently found herself unwillingly dragged into an unwarranted dispute, sparked solely by an innocent answer about her personal preferences within the K-pop scene.

The incident began when an interview clip of Go Min-si unexpectedly went viral on X, amassing over five million views. In the video, the actress was asked to choose between two top-tier K-pop groups: BTS and NewJeans. Without hesitation, she selected NewJeans, appearing bright and genuinely happy. She went on to shower the ADOR girl group with praise after having had the opportunity to meet them in person.

 

As soon as the clip spread widely across social media, a wave of intense backlash flooded Go Min-si's personal Instagram account. Thousands of malicious comments appeared, many from accounts displaying profile images or symbols associated with BTS. This quickly led public opinion to criticizw ARMY—the fandom of BTS—as rude, uncivilized, and excessively aggressive of attacking an actress simply because she chose NewJeans over BTS.

 

 

 

However, as the controversy escalated, level-headed ARMYs soon noticed several irregularities. In reality, the viral clip was not new at all. It was taken from an interview between Go Min-si and DAZED Korea back in 2023—nearly two years ago.

 

The resurfacing of a two-year-old video just as BTS are preparing to make their return with their fifth studio album raised serious questions about the uploader's motives. Notably, a comment left by the original posted read, "Unfortunately, everyone was right about ARMYs' reaction to this video," a clearly biased statement that framed ARMY as inevitably hostile and intent on attacking Go Min-si. This wa widely seen as a deliberate attempt to provoke a fandom war.

 

 

 

 

 

It is no secret that tensions have existed for quite some time between certain segments of NewJeans' fandom and BTS fans. Recent developments surrounding the dispute between HYBE and NewJeans, combined with BTS's impending comeback, have only added fuel to an already smoldering fire. In this context, reposting an old interview clip appears to have been a calculated move to further inflame hostility between the two fandoms.

Fans also pointed out that it is impossible to definitely confirm that all accounts attacking Go Min-si truly belong to ARMY. In large-scale online controversies, impersonators frequently emerge to escalate conflicts, tarnish the reputation of major fandoms like ARMY, and deepen visions within the K-pop fan community.

In response, many ARMYs urgently warned fellow fans not to get dragged into the situation, stressing that the controversy was merely an attempt to incite attacks against the actress, intensify hostility between BTS and NewJeans fans, and distract ARMY from what truly matters—the upcoming comeback of BTS. The fandom called on fans to remain focused on supporting BTS as their return draws near, rather than allowing peripheral controversies to damage the image of both the artists and the fandom itself.

ARMYs' Comments:

1. March 20, 2026. BTS is coming. Everyone know this. Don't bother with other things.

2. BTS comeback—the comeback of the century—is on March 20, 2026. New album and tour. Make sure to pre-ordfer and save your money. Everything else is irrelevant to us.

3. This is from 2023. You all are actually nasty for bringing this up again, knowing she'll get hate. Don't be fooled by these kinds of ridiculous bait posts.

4. Posting this video, which—mind you—is years old, and collectively praying in the comments that ARMYs would care when we don't. And we're not supposed to think we're the center of attention?

5. This is what K-pop fan do when they have nothing better to do—bringing up old videos to accuse us of hating. Always victimizing themselves and villainizing us.

6. ARMYs are being mentioned all over the quote retweets, but I can't see a single one here. Mental illness, if you ask me.

7. This clip is from years ago and is cleary being reused to stir drama. Please don't fall for this kind of bait.

8. Liking one group doesn't mean hating another. People are deliberately twisting this situation to provoke fan wars, and we shouldn't give them the reaction they want.

9. Guys, don't fall for this obvious bait. Stay focused on supporting our boys and ignore the noise.

10. Reminder: This is a two-year-old interview. The timing of this "viral" post is suspicious. Don't engage with the hate—just report malicious accounts and keep streaming for the upcoming album.