“I Thought Yoongi Was Dead” — BTS Fan’s Hilarious Misunderstanding Goes Viral
There are two kinds of K-Pop fans; fans who start stanning a group as soon as that group debuts (or earlier), and fans who join the fandom later on. ARMYs who became fans of BTS in recent years have a lot to catch up on, and sometimes that can get a little…confusing.
In November of 2020, BTS released BE, their first self-directed album, with hit songs such as “Life Goes On” and “Dynamite”. During some of BE‘s promotions in late 2020 and early 2021, Suga was absent because he was recovering from shoulder surgery. So, Suga’s members brought photos of Suga to include him in these promotions.
They even used a hologram of Suga to include him in their performance at the 2020 MAMA Awards.
This made me remember when bts brought a yoongi hologram to mama in 2020 pic.twitter.com/Bq80udTbcW https://t.co/JmVhdQoTcf
— jade⁷🍓 #ARMYRANG♥️ (@0UTR0EG0) May 26, 2025
This led one BE era ARMY to believe that Suga had passed away!
THIS IS SOO😭😭 pic.twitter.com/LJ7XvXENM8
— isa (@solmerv) January 28, 2026
On January 28, a screenshot of this tweet blew up on X (Twitter), with some ARMYs revealing their own funny misunderstandings in the comments.
Well, honestly the way they did a performance with his hologram and carried pictures of him everywhere, I don’t blame this person 🤣 Also, his return to stage was a second coming level of dramatic 🤣
— Michelle⁷ 🥢 ARIRANG 🥢 (@msmichellew) January 29, 2026
When he made appearance after
Did she thought he appear after death 😭— ‧₊ ⊙⊝⊜ Sarah ✰ ୭ ˚.ᵎᵎ (@Sar0oh7) January 28, 2026
When I get to know about bts I thought they were South Korean soldiers and they died in a war
— abeda Munni (@AbedaMunni68053) January 28, 2026
My first comeback was spring day and I thought V d1ed in real life because I saw a theory of the MV said he was d3ad
— Laila⁷ 🧸ྀི TAKE MY HALF 𓇢𓆸 (@BEOMGYUSB0BA) January 29, 2026
This is so real. When i known about them i heard jin solo and i was confused bc they sing all in every album. For a moment i thought they disbaned
— Yoselin⁷ (@yoongi_97_) January 28, 2026
Thankfully, Suga is very much alive and thriving! BTS will be releasing a new album featuring all seven member this year. Check out the details here:
BTS Officially Announce New Album: Here’s All The Information You Need
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