Popular Female Idol Gives “Lap Dance” To Male Fan, Hit With Brutal Backlash 

WJSN’s Dayoung is getting slammed online after a fan interaction during a festival sparked heated reactions from Korean netizens.

The singer recently performed at Hanyang University’s festival as a solo artist.

During the performance, she interacted closely with students in the crowd. One part showed her sitting on a male student’s lap while performing before hugging him.

우주소녀 다영 대학교 축제 팬서비스 근황.

무릎의자에 허그까지 해주는 다영.
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— 영리 (@Younglee88) October 3, 2026

The interaction quickly spread online. Some people focused on the male student’s hand, which appeared to touch Dayoung’s bare stomach during the moment.

Others questioned Dayoung’s decision to include such an intimate interaction in her performance.

There were also comments about Dayoung’s recent direction as a solo artist. Some fans said they felt she was moving toward a different style than before and questioned why she was doing this type of fan service.

• “Is she still going around doing this? She did this in the spring too, and got criticized for it because people were asking why she was acting like that. Sitting on someone’s lap while dancing is called a lap dance, and that’s something strippers do…”

• “Touching her stomach is definitely the most over-the-top part, but what female idol even does stuff like this these days….”

• “She’s voluntarily downgrading herself;;”

• “Ah… Why does she have to go that far?”

• “I’m telling you, it’s funny how people blame the stylist or the company every time a female idol comes out with a concept like that… If she’s a solo artist and has been in the industry for years, then it’s obviously the kind of thing she herself wants to pursue lol”

• “Ugh~~ And that’s supposed to be fan service?”