SEVENTEEN’s Mingyu Set The Internet On Fire With A Shirtless Photo, But Here’s Why He May Not Post Another

He knew the members would tease him for the reason.

Keeping the summer a hot one, SEVENTEEN‘s Mingyu shared a shirtless photo on Instagram that had fans running to cool down.

Mingyu | @min9yu_k/Instagram

When discussing the photo during an Elle Korea interview, the idol gave a bit of background for the moment and why he’d had second thoughts about it afterward.

I drank beer and ate delicious food with Seungkwan, and I played volleyball with strangers. I think I posted this picture because I was so happy.

— Mingyu

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Looking back on it, Mingyu shared that he might’ve kept the photo to himself. He admitted, “I think I’ll think [it] through if I upload it again.” Mingyu had an understandable reason why.

Knowing his members might tease him, Mingyu explained why it was only a rare moment to show how much fun he’d been having abroad.

If I say, ‘I don’t like to show too much of my skin,’ my team members will tease me a lot, right?

I don’t like to show my skin intentionally. But, I think I wanted to say that I’m fully enjoying this.

— Mingyu

It looks like Carats will have to look forward to the photos Mingyu’s mom takes of him on their family vacations instead.

| @min9yu_k/Instagram

Watch Mingyu stay true to himself on showing—or not showing—a bit of skin.

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