Popular Fifth-Gen Idol’s Behavior At “ISAC 2025” Triggers Divided Reactions

An online community post recently went viral regarding an idol’s behavior while filming the 2025 Idol Star Athletics Championships (ISAC).

The post garnered over 51,000 views and revealed RIIZE’s Eunseok allegedly throwing the ball towards the girl group ILLIT.

The OP felt that Eunseok should have apologized face-to-face and that another member apologized more than him.

Seeing this, K-netizens gave divided reactions to the situation.

• “I saw the video, and they laughed after hitting the ball hard. The ball would have some weight if they threw it from that far…”
• “I don’t like ILLIT, but he should at least have some basic manners and apologize properly.”
• “I guess they’re interested in ILLIT…they probably tried to talk to them afterwards.”

Another netizen posted a photo and revealed that he didn’t do it on purpose.

There are many fans who saw this on the spot, so it’s useless to make up stories and bash him. He didn’t throw the ball on purpose; it rolled in their direction, and the girls looked elsewhere. Eunseok and Sohee quickly lowered their heads, apologized, and left. The situation was over in an instant. There are countless times Eunseok picks up trash and is considerate of others, and I don’t think it’s right to criticize him based on his personality.

— Korean netizen

Meanwhile, this year’s ISAC filming received much criticism from netizens.

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