Popular Boy Group Selling “Explicit” Merch Of Members’ Body Parts

The merch design has sparked outrage and concern.
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ZEROBASEONE‘s latest merchandise drop has sparked a lot of conversation online, and not in a good way.

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Among the new items is a jewelry tray set that comes with a small silver hand sculpture modeled after the actual hands of individual members. The holders are member-specific, with each idol having their own personal one.

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The now-controversial hand sits upright on an oval metallic tray, designed to hold rings or other small accessories.

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The concept itself isn’t entirely new in K-pop, with SHINee’s Taemin having previously released a similar item.

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However, fans of ZEROBASEONE are pushing back against it.

The main concern is that body part replicas, however well-intentioned, are easy to misuse. Many fans feel the item is an open invitation for explicit behavior, with some already cracking “inappropriate” jokes on X (formerly Twitter).

Photobooks, lightsticks, plushies, and branded clothing are all standard. Casts of members’ body parts, even something as relatively tame as a hand, seem to sit in a different category for a lot of fans.

While fan outrage is increasing, the group’s management has not commented publicly on the backlash so far.

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