P1Harmony’s “Embarrassing” TikTok Triggers Divided Reactions
P1Harmony is known for their unique social media posts. Leader Keeho is certified Gen Z and always in the know about the latest trends.
@p1harmony 私は 🌟⭐️ #P1Harmony #피원하모니 #P1H
Yet, their latest post has raised eyebrows.
Currently, a new trend, “Just Give Me My Money,” has overtaken the video-sharing app. Its objective is to prank someone in a group. Everyone takes turns saying, “Just give me my money,” usually with a jokey voice and unique movement, which the rest of the group applauds. The prank’s victim receives dead silence and no applause after their turn. Most netizens don’t seem to know who started the trend, though.
@gracedeluna_ i feel so bad… #justgivememymoney #fyp #foryou #dadsoftiktok @Anna @Gabby @Papa D
Yet, one thing is certain: P1Harmony has started the trend in the K-Pop community, with AMPERS&ONE recently joining. Their video has 1.5M views at the time of writing, as netizens confess that P1Harmony’s video left them scarred.
@ampersandone Guess the victim🤣 #앰퍼샌드원 #AMPERSANDONE #givememymoney #prank
P1Harmony’s video has especially gone viral, garnering 6.3M views and 1.5M views on TikTok and Instagram, respectively, at the time of writing. Yet, the virality is primarily due to netizens’ mixed reactions.
@p1harmony GIVE ME MY MONEYYYY💸💸💸 P1Harmony 피원하모니 P1H
In P1Harmony’s video, Jiung was the victim. Many fans and even non-fans got second-hand embarrassment watching the moment.
Some netizens joked that if they were Jiung, they would have either gone on hiatus or left the group straight-up after the members embarrassed him. Fans also feel like Jiung has been embarrassed and pranked far too many times now, and they feel bad that he’s always the victim and the punchline of jokes.
Netizens have gone so far as to say it’s the “worst trend” so far.
@loonanextdoor THE DEAD SILENCEEEE HAD ME IN TEARS JIUNG GET UPPP😭😭 #jiung #soul #keeho #theo #jongseob #p1harmony #kpop #kpopfyp #fyp
@notashunaustin I have never felt the type of secondhand embarassment I felt when watching that tiktok 😭😭😭#P1harmony #piwon #jiung #givememymoney
@_hyukasgf_ I actually wanna know whos idea it was this time… #foryou #foryou #foryoupage #p1harmony #piwon #jiung #keeho #intak #soul #jongseob #theo #p1ece #justgivememymoney
Keeho is definitely a prankster, and it’s one of the things we can’t help but love about him. One of the group’s most viral videos was a “pass-the-phone” prank by Keeho in which he gave different trend instructions to all the members. Soul thought it was a “dinosaur imitation,” Intak thought it was OOTD, Jongseob thought it was a push-up contest, Theo thought it was a “do your best British accent” challenge, and Jiung thought it was a “who would I trade my body with for one day” challenge.
@p1harmony Pass the phone challenge 📲😀 #P1Harmony #피원하모니 #P1H
Since their “Give Me The Money” video went viral, Intak held a live broadcast. He explained how Keeho recruited him and how they filmed it, and he credited Jiung with the video’s virality.
@minnytak LMAO THE ENDING HE’S JUST GLAD HE’S THE ONE THAT NOTICED #intak #p1harmony #kpopfyp
Do you think the challenge is a harmless prank or too embarrassing?