IU And “Boys Planet” Sung Hanbin Fandoms’ Unexpected Collaboration Is Going Viral On Twitter
One of the most popular and stand-out trainees of the Boys Planet survival series is STUDIO GL1DE‘s Sung Hanbin.
The star attracted attention from the beginning, earning much screentime and fans in return. The trainee attracted attention not only for his pre-debut photos…
…but for his stunning IRL visuals during a surprise visit to his fan-placed ads.
As a result of his popularity, Sung Hanbin remained in the number one spot on the show until the most recent rankings, where he still was in the top three of the final global voting. This high ranking has never been seen before in other survival-based reality programs.
SUNG HANBIN UNDISPUTED RANK #1 🥇FOR 11th EPISODE STRAIGHT pic.twitter.com/GHVaeYgONJ
— the hanbin with whiskers (@iveaies) April 13, 2023
Boys Planet‘s finale is scheduled for April 20 at Jamsil Arena in Seoul, and voting will not end until 10 a.m. the same day. Only nine of the current eighteen trainees will make the final group and promote with the temporary unit. Because of this, fans have gotten creative in garnering support for their favorite idols, including promoting them at other K-Pop events.
@hoonwonluvr PARK HANBIN DEBUT #fyp #kpop #kpopfyp #parkhanbin #phanbin #hanbin #hanbinboysplanet #boysplanethanbin #boysplanet #boysplanet999 #bp999 #mnet #nct #nctdream
Fans even got a first-generation ulzzang, Han Areumsongee, to promote Lee Junghyun on her Instagram account.
It is the finals for Boys Planet this week. Please vote for young’un Junghyun. As a 32-year-old star create, I cannot bear for such a handsome, young, and tall man to not be on TV.
— Areumsongee
Fans of Sung Hanbin have found their own way to get him votes — in the form of an unexpected collaboration with soloist IU!
The day before the final voting closed, one of Sung Hanbin’s fan accounts on Twitter shared they would be working with UAENAs (IU’s fans) to exchange votes for the two stars. In return for voting for Sung Hanbin, his fans would vote for IU to win the Baeksang Popularity Award. This award ceremony honors excellence in film, television and theatre.
☁️ IU & SUNG HANBIN
VOTING COLLABORATION ☁️We're pleased to announce this thrilling collaboration between Allindans & Uaenas!
Let's vote for IU to win Baeksang Popularity Award. Check the tweet below for the instructions.
Post your voting proofs using:#IUxSungHanbin pic.twitter.com/xaB5ZcxeeV
— SUNG HANBIN VOTING TEAM (@SungHanbinVT) April 19, 2023
The “collaboration” became such a hot topic on Twitter that it trended in different categories after it was revealed.
While some fans were a little disappointed that it wasn’t an actual music collaboration…
saw this trending under music nd for a sec i thought its a new collab🤡 @_IUofficial i'm desperate for ur new music give it to me alr NOW🥹#IUxSungHanbin
don't forget to vote for IU on tiktok app for baeksang art awards♥️
nd hanbin on boysplanet pic.twitter.com/hcHGZAZimh— I know U know DREAM⚽🎥 (@fnck_edam) April 19, 2023
…others embraced the two fandoms teaming up to support their faves!
its only 2 hours after the collab announcement but #IUxSungHanbin already made it's debut on pann 🥺😭 pic.twitter.com/vSFk019eK8
— ale (@hanbindeul) April 19, 2023
done with another device#IUXSungHanbin
sung hanbin fans plz vote for our IU in tiktok app https://t.co/QSGIKH2UUC pic.twitter.com/zhrxLLEpIL— I know U know DREAM⚽🎥 (@fnck_edam) April 19, 2023
Correction: A previous version mistakenly stated eleven would debut in the final group. Nine contestants will make it to the final group.
