It really wasn’t about the Pokémon cards, now was it?
Pokémon really is that cultural icon that’ll stay no matter what year it is, and has almost everyone in a chokehold—K-pop idols included.
On April 5, 2024, ZEROBASEONE’s Seok Matthew held a live showcase of his Pokémon collection after a fan requested it. Being the Pokémon fanboy that he was (which was evident in many instances), he happily displayed his collection to the fans watching.
seok matthew and his love for pokémon- a thread to show he's just a little weeb. https://t.co/CUAiR9koDy pic.twitter.com/ROHfQhrQUZ
— dee ⭐️ (@seokeist) April 7, 2024
While there was totally nothing amiss from the entire livestream itself, an X account known for posting updates on music, K-pop, and other artists, posted a Tweet that might have caused others to do a spit take.
ZEROBASEONE's Matthew shows his Pokemon cards in a recent live. pic.twitter.com/BQmofZS9cG
— About Music (@AboutMusicYT) April 5, 2024
And yes, we exactly mean that Tweet where in one photo Matthew was seen showing off his Pokémon card collection and the other photo is him unintentionally flexing his muscles on camera.
Of course, the fans’ reactions were totally called for. Like, our boy was literally talking about Pokémon and there was definitely no need for those guns to be magnified. And the way he was just talking about eggs in that part of the livestream makes this even funnier.
Boy, ain't nobody looking at those tarot cards….
— Ú s h ñ â 🍫❣️ (@Ushna345) April 5, 2024
Stan seok matthew yall he has the best duality ever, one day he's a baby and another day hes a gym bro pic.twitter.com/E2BaYF0mp7
— Laiboooe (@laibaooe) April 5, 2024
The 2nd photo sneak 😭😭😭
— 👑 SonesLoveSoshi 💗 (@soneslovesoshi) April 5, 2024
nobody looking at those cards.. pic.twitter.com/HgwbFrzrkT
— lauti 💦 (@lvseokmatthew) April 5, 2024
He is:
Matthew seok – muscle man 💪🏻 https://t.co/xFutnQYl8d
— mattchu_ HELLO 🌵 (@mattchu_lily) April 5, 2024
yo the fact that these are the same person is just crazy… #석매튜 #SEOKMATTHEW pic.twitter.com/lXYcMY00fN
— Piopio (@piopio2805) April 6, 2024
that’s some very interesting pokemon on the second picture
— lilligantLover💦 (@LilligantL) April 5, 2024
everyone thirsting over the second pic when matthew was just casually talking about eggs is so funny to mepic.twitter.com/9y3SDY5Hqs https://t.co/PgKoIePR1E
— ~원~ (@myseokryudan) April 6, 2024
you had to insert the second photo https://t.co/78FKKO9oB5
— AARON (@lidolmix) April 5, 2024
And K-pop stans also had the best reaction to the now viral Tweet—making the same Tweet format with their faves on it.
NCT DREAM’s Renjun shows a plumeria flower in an instagram post. https://t.co/k60EouXK13 pic.twitter.com/H9z7cpOAnJ
— ฅ^•–•^ฅ (@rennjuns) April 8, 2024
TXT’s Taehyun shows off his magic tricks in a recent live. https://t.co/Bu0frvw0lx pic.twitter.com/YXyEM4J2O0
— 𐙚 Cece ‧˚⊹ 🐈⬛ྀིྀི 💭 (@ANGELZTYUNIE) April 7, 2024
TWICE's Jihyo shows her spongebob #1-esque hat in recent live. https://t.co/kUqaJQrVYg pic.twitter.com/w0O6wox8q4
— dawn misses jihyo so so so bad 💔🐖 (@jihyoschae) April 6, 2024
aespa's Winter shows off her rice cake in a recent live https://t.co/YU1lPpMCrh pic.twitter.com/6eFU3jZB99
— el 👽 (@lisamjeong) April 7, 2024
TAEYONG shows his One Piece figurines in a recent live. https://t.co/UM7fgej95e pic.twitter.com/jt3fC9IVjS
— taeyong pics (@taeyongpictures) April 7, 2024
DREAMCATCHER's Jiu shows her dog in a recent live. https://t.co/gquSKBRgas pic.twitter.com/Fv6tMgSW67
— corvus (@siyooist) April 7, 2024
Red Velvet's Seulgi shows of her Lego cup in a recent post https://t.co/hqxBBqp5Vm pic.twitter.com/VcD6IIdtXv
— vivian ˚୨୧⋆｡ (@universerene) April 7, 2024
TWICE's Tzuyu shows her melon hat in a recent bbl message https://t.co/araBC0lfi5 pic.twitter.com/Zd6ufAGYcn
— jitzuer (@jitzuer) April 7, 2024
blackpink's jennie shows her cute stuffed animal in a recent live https://t.co/fgLJNaGPrq pic.twitter.com/X8aOiby4KF
— ✩ (@ctrlrozay) April 7, 2024
LOONA’s Yves shows her basketball plushie in a recent live. https://t.co/uS061aRZTa pic.twitter.com/Nk8VubLWBV
— Jane™ 🍉 vani lvr (@residentyvesil) April 6, 2024
SEVENTEEN's Wonwoo shows his cat paws controller in a recent live. https://t.co/bYoED31a2c pic.twitter.com/dS1kMsUpVA
— sara sara. (@svteenwrld) April 6, 2024
Oh, and did we mention that Matthew himself has seen the Tweet?
Matthew has now seen the tweet. https://t.co/Zqkj3fuIuz pic.twitter.com/12YJNGwKQ2
— About Music (@AboutMusicYT) April 8, 2024
Yes. He did.
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