TXT Member Fiercely Bashed For “Inappropriate” Comment About A Baby
Recently, group TXT’s new variety show, Parenting Diary, has sparked huge backlash online.
While the show follows the members as they take care of baby Choi Yoojun, it has sparked debate over concerns about filming the child.
In particular, a scene from the show drew significant backlash online for Yeonjun‘s “inappropriate” comment about the baby.
— amieraaa ♡ ⌖ (@amieramh) June 14, 2026
Yoojun, you are sexy. Yoojun is sexy.
— Yeonjun
As a result, many fans were disappointed in his wording.
losing morals over kpop.. no matter what you say yeonjun’s comment was weird af
— mia (@homechive) June 13, 2026
ppl are saying "sexy" just means handsome in korean but yall forgetting he lived in the US for 2 years…of course he knew his comment would come across as weird and he still said it https://t.co/Kgv7tsqXtz
— kwartz 🍀 | HIT COMEBACK ERA (@kw4rt2crystal) June 14, 2026
However, others defended him, stating that the word connotation carries a different undertone in Korea.
hello, we have seen a clip of YJ going around and we wanted to explain the nuance of the word “sexy”. it’s understandable as to why people feel uncomfortable by it because to many of us, the word “sexy” carries a sexual undertone. however, the word “sexy” in korea carries a… pic.twitter.com/jSGT36FV47
— zzn. (@archivezzn) June 13, 2026
wrong choice of word, but there’s clearly no malice behind it so https://t.co/O8JUQqEpx1
— prim (@hongkyu9g) June 14, 2026
checked the context and bruh. i really can't with kpop fans. y'all so performative, it's funny. only u guys can turn a harmless comment into something it isn't. 💀💀 not even a stan, man.. but bffr. i saw it and went like that's it? https://t.co/m8zAIPdfv9
— ✮ᯓ★ (@konfuzedhbu) June 14, 2026
Meanwhile, the show was also recently under fire for filming the child while naked.
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