SEVENTEEN's leader S.Coups has been under scrutiny and criticism since it was announced earlier this year that he would be exempted from military service due to an ACL injury he sustained in August 2023.

Despite his injury being deemed a Grade 5 during a physical examination, which automatically exempts him from enlistment, he faced criticism.

S.Coups was on hiatus from the group for several months due to his injury and had to undergo surgery during his recovery process.

It wasn't until March that S.Coups was able to rejoin some of SEVENTEEN’s group activities, albeit in a limited capacity to avoid the risk of reinjury.

However, a short clip from one of the group’s performances from late March has recently gained attention online.

The screenshot from the clip appears to show S.Coups jumping high during a performance while the other members are just standing.

This led to renewed criticism of him for allegedly "avoiding" military enlistment.

Comments from some Korean netizens on the post were highly critical. However, upon viewing the full clip, it appears that the screenshot was taken out of context.

S.Coups didn’t jump that high to begin with, and it turns out he was just a beat ahead of the other members in the choreography.

Others shared that he actually took a lot of breaks and was careful for the majority of the performance.

Many fans have come to his defense in this matter, reminding people that it was the military itself, and not S.Coups, that refused to let him enlist.

Some fans do think that he could have taken it a little easier due to the harsh criticism he’d already received for the military exemption, but it’s possible he was just so excited to be on stage again that he couldn’t help himself!

As the debate continues, fans are eagerly awaiting more updates from S.Coups and are sending their love and support to the star.

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NewJeans quietly paused their activities after a tough legal battle… but a simple message from a fan left them emotional.

On April 12, NewJeans posted a single photo on their shared social media account, now renamed "mhdhh" (using the first letters of Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin, and Hyein), without any caption.

The photo was of a short, handwritten letter from a fan that read, “I love you. I support you.” Touched by the heartfelt words, NewJeans added a crying cat emoji, showing how much the support meant to them.

Fans quickly noticed and filled the comments with love and encouragement like “We’ll be here no matter what” and “NewJeans forever.”

This quiet but emotional post comes as NewJeans remains in a hiatus following a contract dispute with their agency ADOR.

Back in November, the members announced they would be starting solo schedules under a new name, NJZ, claiming ADOR had broken the terms of their contract. However, ADOR fired back with legal actions, including a lawsuit and a request to stop the girls from signing with other agencies or brands.

Last month, the court sided with ADOR, which forced the group to pause activities under the NJZ name. Their social media was also renamed from NJZ to “mhdhh” earlier this month.

Member Danielle recently opened up about her feelings in a long message on her birthday, just days after the official trial started on April 3 at the Seoul Central District Court.

Even though they’re not currently promoting, NewJeans’ fans continue to show strong support — and this small fan letter proves just how much that love means to the members.

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