At the present time, although BTS is in the phase of individual activities and preparing for a reunion next year, every single move of the members is still a hot topic on social media. Especially, the airport has recently become the main subject in many discussions within the fandom due to the frequent travel schedules of the BTS members.
Every time a few members appear at the airport together, it creates trending moments. For example, when SUGA, Jimin, and Jungkook flew to LA together in mid-July, they quickly became a trending topic on social media because of the moment they stood side by side — soмєтнing ARMYs had waited over two years to see.
Or most recently, just this morning, the online community has been buzzing about Jungkook’s appearance in an all-black outfit, wearing a sun-protective mask and a tightly covered hat, to the point where many fans joked that he looked like “a bank robber,” “a special ops officer,” or “a ninja avoiding being photographed.”
And even someone calm and rarely chaotic like SUGA was not exempt from fan discussions — all because of one unintentional action while departing with RM for a packed schedule.
In a video recorded by fans at the airport a few days ago, SUGA and RM had just stepped out of a car to head into the terminal when SUGA suddenly noticed the plush tempura shrimp Labubu keychain attached to RM’s bag. Unable to resist his curiosity, SUGA reached out to touch the item, and the two shared a short and adorable conversation afterward that made BTS’s leader continuously glance at the keychain.
The moment lasted only a few seconds but quickly went viral across social media. From Weverse, Twitter to TikTok, the video was everywhere, accompanied by captions from fans touched by the adorable action and RM’s “big-built” appearance yet “baby-like” personality.
Meanwhile, a fan’s imagined comment recreating the conversation between SUGA and RM also went viral, garnering nearly 60,000 interactions. Fans αѕѕumed that SUGA might have asked his younger brother: "What is this, RM? Where is Koya?".
Instead of bringing along Koya — the official character representing RM in the BT21 collection, a mascot considered almost like his “son” — the leader RM chose the trendy Labubu shrimp keychain. This led to a justice mission that SUGA seemed to launch in search of Koya. On the other hand, ARMYs did not rule out the possibility that Koya might be feeling jealous seeing RM constantly using the shrimp Labubu lately.
Some interesting and humorous fan comments about the viral moment between SUGA and RM are compiled below:
- SUGA… curious cat mode activated
- Yoongi мιѕѕιиg his blue bear Koya, someone give this man a BT21 plush now!
- RM brought shrimp tempura, and Yoongi’s curious about a teddy bear. Someone rescue these two grown men.
- Now I’m more curious to know what Yoongi said after seeing the labubu on Namjoon’s bag. His raw unfiltered opinion on Labubu
- Starting to think Yoongi might actually be a cat… He’s way too into Namjoon’s tempura shrimp.
- The conversation must go like this "What's that??" "This is from my sweetie, so I gotta wear it, bro" "Awww haha my kid Shooky is still funnier"
- I just know exactly what his thoughts about that demonic creature are lol
- Yoongi, Namjooni, watching the shrimp tempura Labubu and laughing ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Even though he's big, Namjooni is still such a baby, I love it so much
- Honestly, I’ll be so ѕнσ¢кed if I found my Yoongi with a Labubu, he ain’t amused by that thing
- I just know Koya is watching this with tears in his little blue eyes
- SUGA’s cat instincts activated the second he saw soмєтнing soft and hanging
- RM casually flexing his shrimp keychain while Yoongi starts a full investigation
