When Stray Kids’ Bang Chan took the blame for eating more and instead gave coupons to TWICE members during a strict diet

Bang Chan of Stray Kids is considered one of the best leaders in K-pop, always looking out for his bandmates. But his heart is way too big for his own band. Two years ago, he revealed that when his labelmates TWICE were on a diet during their training period, he secretly gave food coupons to them and later took the blame for them eating more.

In 2022, Stray Kids made a guest appearance on the popular talk show The K-Star Next Door. MC Jonathan read out a tweet that said, “JYP stopped TWICE from using the cafeteria to force them to diet, but Bang Chan helped them and got in trouble at work.”

He asked the group if it was true. They replied that TWICE, like most trainees, was also on a strict diet at the time and preparing for their debut. Bang Chan was not at the show, so Lee Know called him to better verify the facts.

The Stray Kids leader confirmed over the phone that the TWICE members wanted pork belly but were not allowed to eat it due to the strict diet. “I gave them all my meal vouchers,” Bang Chan revealed.

The tweet also said that the K-pop star blamed the girl group members when he got in trouble for secretly stealing meal vouchers. However, Bang Chan immediately denied this over the phone and admitted that he took the blame instead: “I apologized for eating too much.”

MC Jonathan and his bandmates were immediately impressed by how cool he was. They couldn’t stop analyzing Bang Chan’s kind acts and also how he took the blame to protect his subordinates.

Whether it’s taking care of his bandmates or others, Bang Chan is always ready to step forward.

Professionally, Stray Kids had quite an eventful year. They started with a historic debut at the Met Gala and made the front page of international media. A few weeks later, the group released a digital single with Charlie Puth titled Lose My Breath. On July 19, they made their highly anticipated comeback with a new mini album, ATE, and its title track Chk Chk Boom. The group is currently on the DominATE world tour.

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