Taylor Swift Goes Viral For Her Reaction To Stray Kids At The 2023 VMAs

On Tuesday night, K-Pop group Stray Kids attended The 2023 VMAs (also known as The 2023 Video Music Awards) in Newark, New Jersey. It’s their first time attending the award show.

.@STRAY_KIDS ARE ON THE #VMAS CARPET AND I'M NOT OKAY!!

You do not want to miss their FIRST EVER #VMA performance — TONIGHT at 8p @MTV!! pic.twitter.com/ZDOCRxUPWt

— Video Music Awards (@vmas) September 12, 2023

Fellow nominee (and winner) American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift went viral for her reaction to the group.

Taylor Swift wins nine #VMAs tonight, tying record for most regular category wins in a single night in history. pic.twitter.com/HMt1NO9ok8

— chart data (@chartdata) September 13, 2023

Stray Kids delivered a phenomenal performance of their hit “S-Class” with their VMAs debut. They captured the audience, including STAYs, their industry peers, and sunbaes.

How much do you love @Stray_Kids on a scale of 1-10? #VMAs2023 pic.twitter.com/ukXUAFce2Z

— MTV Asia (@mtvasia) September 13, 2023

One of these sunbaes was none other than Taylor Swift. She was captured in the crowd, moving along to the music, with her face in awe of Stray Kids’ talent. Occasionally, she spoke with her friend about them and cheered for them enthusiastically.

TAYLOR SWIFT’S REACTION TO STRAY KIDS WHEN THEY PERFORMED S-CLASS OH MY GOD pic.twitter.com/ZS0NpQtQaf

— elise ★⁵ (@hwangsamericano) September 13, 2023

this is the best day of my life pic.twitter.com/UkEQtJnz0D

— skz taylor bot 🕛 (@taylorskzbot) September 13, 2023

STAYs noticed that Swift appeared especially mesmerized during leader Bang Chan‘s part.

I'M CRYING taylor swift was vibing over s-class but as soon as chan's part came on she was full on mesmerized by his vocals it was like she got caught under a spell she was focusing intentlypic.twitter.com/XiHsVjlckQ

— tiffany 🐈‍⬛ (@peachyniellie) September 13, 2023

her face when bang chan started singing SO TRUE https://t.co/WqMqEZiyIb pic.twitter.com/9ZE0BfZ3Ak

— ems☆⁵ (@staychanz) September 13, 2023

The video went viral with 1M views at the time of writing as multi-fans were excited to see Taylor Swift vibing with Stray Kids. She definitely became a STAY at that moment!

TAYLOR SWIFT'S REACTION TO STRAY KIDS' S-CLASS!!!!!#straykids #vmas pic.twitter.com/7Pm0aZvFL0

— lena ✰ (@staysday6) September 13, 2023

YOU GUYS IM GOING CRAZY OVER TAYLOR VIBING TO SKZ pic.twitter.com/Ws1BzTZpMI

— evi is in 🇰🇷 #StaysOpenUp (@ChansBabyStay) September 13, 2023

I'M LIVING FOR TAYLOR'S REACTION TO S-CLASS BY STRAY KIDS pic.twitter.com/hwCahmBetU

— J★★★★★ (@skz8isf8) September 13, 2023

That was not all, though. Stray Kids also won the “Best K-Pop” award for “S-Class.” Taylor Swift was also spotted during this time.

they are soo cuteeee since they totally did not expect it😭😭😭 congrats boyssss pic.twitter.com/l6K5KdSCuN

— 댕꾸 ◡̈ (@SEUNGM1NE) September 13, 2023

During their acceptance speech, Swift stood respectfully. She also applauded them multiple times.

Miss Taylor Swift during SKZ winning speech 😊😊😊😊 pic.twitter.com/ZOwkwvWHNc

— 댕꾸 ◡̈ (@SEUNGM1NE) September 13, 2023

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