NCT‘s Jungwoo just went viral for a reason no one expected!
NCT’s Jungwoo | SM Entertainment
K-Pop idols often share their meals, whether it is for product placement or just to share their personal tastes. For example, BTS Jungkook‘s recipe for ramen went viral, and fans loved watching the idol eat.
jungkook slurping ramen pic.twitter.com/EGYaSFg3Dc
— random jk things (@randomjungkook) July 22, 2022
At the same time, some foods made popular by idols have not always been well-received, like the infamous Inkigayo sandwiches or GOT7 Yugyeom‘s opposite of well-done bacon.
SEVENTEEN holding Inkigayo sandwiches.
Nothing beats Yugyeom’s uncooked bacon
i rest my case pic.twitter.com/FkH8BDUzhp
— Atty. Jay B (@arsjiaerwang) April 18, 2021
Super Junior‘s Donghae also gained attention for his unique meal a few months ago.
Super Junior’s Donghae Disgusts The Entire Internet With A Single Photo Of His Breakfast
Recently, NCT’s Jungwoo shared a meal that puzzled and disgusted many.
Jungwoo is known for eating on stage…
Jungwoo always gives he’s 110% when he’s on stage he’s too excellent pic.twitter.com/nvmr3OSM80
— sari (@wookjw) January 21, 2024
…as well as off, with fans loving how cute the idol is when he is enjoying a meal.
jungwoo’s cute hamster cheeks when eating pic.twitter.com/rjDnPWA0y2
— 𝓶𝓲𝓷𝓷𝓲𝓮 (@sugarcandymark) December 28, 2023
Choreographer and artistic director Rino Nakasone once even used Jungwoo’s love of food to help him nail some of the stage choreography during NCT 127’s The Link+ concerts!
THE LINK+ LOG | Ep 2
Rino: *giving instructions* Jungwoo, listen, you got to make a story! Imagine you ate smth good.. what’s your favorite food?
JW: Um.. ddeokbokki?
DY:
RN: So you just ate that, how do you feel?
JW: (eng) Spicy~ & (kor) sweet & salty~ (eng) sweet & salty~ pic.twitter.com/EfCb2gNK3B
— (@jungwooallday) January 15, 2023
So when Jungwoo recently shared a photo of his meal, it was not unusual behavior. However, once fans got a closer look, there were many reactions to it.
240323 #JUNGWOO Instagram Story Update
“”#정우 #NCT127 @NCTsmtown_127 pic.twitter.com/VQidkhh10U
— NCT 127 Central (@127CENTRAL) March 23, 2024
Jungwoo’s meal was a “pizza” with one half appearing to be cheese, pineapple, and corn. The other half included toppings not usually seen on pizza — portions of corn on the cob, shrimp, and potato chips with ridges.
| @sugaringcandy/instagram
The image was reposted on X (formerly Twitter), where it racked up millions of views as people from all corners of the internet tried to make sense of the meal.
what the fuck am i looking at. https://t.co/iTaSNCy9nY
— 𝚔𝚍 ❦ (@fromkdwithluv) March 23, 2024
Jail! Immediately!! https://t.co/U3IfqKOKiC pic.twitter.com/canW786fII
— BratGPT (@BRITTANYbelAIR_) March 24, 2024
jungwoo ilysm but this is a crazy pizza man pic.twitter.com/JdnUdaCyZJ
— cozy ₊˚⊹ (@sugaring404) March 23, 2024
Many pizza restaurants in Korea offer interesting combinations not found in most places, so this is just a viral case of culture shock!
Check out Jungwoo’s recent OST below.
