Stays, everywhere all around the world, were shocked to see Lee Know's butt-hunting skills disappear today. I genuinely thought nothing could stop this man from grabbing onto Changbin's rear because he's done it in almost every โข music โข show โข performance, in front of audiences and on national television.
But today, while performing as representative ambassadors in front of South Korea's president, Moon Jae-in, the infamous Gimpo BH was subdued. It looks like the Kids were on their best behavior because we got no ad-libs (as someone joked on Twitter, I hope the President doesn't think Changbin's last name is Oh!), no Chan abs (a travesty, tbh), and no aggressive butt-slapping though we still got the Hyunlix hand squeezes. Just look at how Seungmin had to re-think smacking Han's butt mid-air! If you've watched any Thunderous stages, you know that the kids really take every opportunity to mess about on stage -- from silly poses, games of paper, scissors, rock, and of course, Changbin's varying ad-libs. They must have really struggled to be on their best behavior! Don't worry, they got all their mischievousness fulfilled during their concert set at night.
Okay, all joking aside -- this was a really proud moment for Stray Kids and their fans. Felix was gushing on Bubble about how the President smiled at him and how he smiled back twice as big. They were beyond honored to represent South Korea with a song, styling, dancers, and more that really showcased their pride in South Korean culture. Thunderous is a love letter to South Korea in so many ways, especially its use of South Korean instruments, while also merging everything with a modern twist. It's really not every day that you get to meet the President of your country, let alone perform for him and his wife, and have the Blue House both tweet and instagram the occasion. Who knows? Maybe the President will walk away a Stay. He did seem really enamored of I.N. and Felix, haha.
