YouTube Faces Heated Backlash Over “Nasty” Mention Of TWICE And Stray Kids
An official account owned by YouTube is facing backlash after a tweet mentioning Stray Kids.
Stray Kids recently returned with KARMA, releasing the music video for “Ceremony.” The group has already recorded over 2 million sales in the first day alone, heading towards another record breaking first week of sales.
The group also announced that they will be releasing a single album of remixes of “Ceremony,” which has been met with some mixed reactions.
Stray Kids(스트레이 키즈)
Digital Single"CEREMONY (Maximum Power Remixes)"
🔋2025.08.25 MON 1PM (KST) | 0AM (ET)"CEREMONY (Celebrate Remixes)"
🎉2025.08.29 FRI 1PM (KST) | 0AM (ET)COMING SOON#StrayKids #스트레이키즈#CEREMONY_MaximumPower_Remixes… pic.twitter.com/EfmewcKSCq
— Stray Kids (@Stray_Kids) August 23, 2025
"sped up version" https://t.co/pw81fbntQH pic.twitter.com/eMMIA62T4h
— cris🍓saw skz! ᴷᴬᴿᴹᴬ☯︎ (@sungfresitas) August 23, 2025
"Karma version" are they just gonna repeat Karma the whole song through https://t.co/HIlV6nojlH pic.twitter.com/7mF8zLiAIb
— Luna ☯︎ KARMA ☯︎ (@Lunarecpl) August 23, 2025
"Who asked for a sped up version" ME https://t.co/b4tQVBvcJd pic.twitter.com/TjKsfbbPxk
— annie (@seungminsglock) August 23, 2025
However, one reaction has caused some controversy, mainly for seemingly mentioning another JYP Entertainment group — TWICE.
Shortly after the announcement, YouTube Music‘s official X account replied to the tweet, saying that fans were going to “eat TWICE in one week.”
@Stray_Kids #STAYs are about to eat TWICE in one week
— YouTube Music (@youtubemusic) August 23, 2025
The surface meaning referred to the group releasing things in the same week, saying that fans were going to “eat” well.
On the other hand, some saw the capitalization of the word TWICE as a hit towards the girl group, taking the tweet as “shade.” This was likely worsened by beliefs that the company was attempting to challenge TWICE’s records with the release of multiple versions of “Ceremony,” a method used by artists to push for better positions on charts.
The concept of shading women for a bunch of males on an official account… https://t.co/3tsOmEe8qn
— MIYEONCÉ⸆⸉ (@MIYE0NCE) August 23, 2025
I don’t even go here but this is such a weird thing to say… https://t.co/JaKTOGbORG
— Reno⁷ (@thvbtttt) August 23, 2025
Is this you bitch?! Fuck You and never tweet and speak about TWICE again. Unprofessional account https://t.co/fX1765ZVNk pic.twitter.com/3JnWymioDW
— This is For Alexander09 (@alexanderuseda9) August 23, 2025
the way YouTube Music tweeted on TWICE like 1 time in the whole of 2025, but tweet about Stray Kids every week. plus the fact that JYP tweeted on SKZ new album
tell me how that it’s not weird. SKZ fans can’t even deny the JYPE favouritism. lucky they are born with golden spoon😅 https://t.co/AOqIbd0UgY pic.twitter.com/4ebHcp2Sjs
— maty (@melodytricia) August 24, 2025
As of writing, the YouTube has not addressed the viral accusations.
