Chloe Kim, one of the greatest athletes in the Beijing 2022 Olympics, was invited to the Met Gala this Monday, and right before her appearance on the red carpet, the snowboarder went viral on Twitter. She featured in an Instagram post by NCT’s Johnny, and K-pop and snowboarding fans alike lost their minds.
2x olympic gold medalist chloe kim and 3x million seller kpop idol johnny suh… the power pic.twitter.com/Zi17QbZpCD
— 🍯 (@focusuh) May 2, 2022
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Fans’ reaction to Chloe Kim-Johnny Suh interaction
Chloe Kim and Johnny Suh were both seated at the same table during the Met Gala, and it seems the duo met for the first time right before the event. But this bizarre interaction out of the blue left the fans in quite a state of incredulity.
As soon as Johnny’s post went live, NCTzens immediately took to Twitter. Some fans were confused about which of the two was luckier to have met the other.
not sure if i’m more jealous of johnny meeting chloe kim or the other way around
— s (@tbzkm) May 2, 2022
On the other hand, some had already switched allegiances.
MOVE OVER JOHNNY I WANT TO SIT NEXT TO CHLOE KIM pic.twitter.com/0m1hgXVj8Q
— 🍂²⁹ (@suhnbeams) May 3, 2022
Chloe Kim and a Fan (2022) pic.twitter.com/jNgQbRnzX2
— Nita ¹²⁷• Tyong’s Love Fairy💕🧚🏽♀️ (@NeoLuvrNita) May 2, 2022
And as it turns out, the only other time a woman has starred on Johnny’s Instagram, was his mother!
Chloe Kim, the only woman on Johnny's feed aside from his mom. How to be u po? pic.twitter.com/S3rXDCDau0
— Tahanni 🌸🌻🌙 (@TahanniXTahanni) May 2, 2022
So, of course, it was time for Plan B.
me trying to learn how to snowboard after johnny posted that pic with chloe kim pic.twitter.com/qLYqlxjZDY
— ellie (@sook9i) May 2, 2022
Now, we know Johnny is famous for his YouTube series ‘Johnny’s Communication Center’. Is it too much to ask for an episode with two-time Olympic Champion Chloe Kim?
'Chloe Kim trains me to compete in the 2024 Olympics 💪🏅| Johnny's Communication Center (JCC) Ep. 33' https://t.co/AdtMfKzvdr
— chl𔓘ë JOHNNY MET GALA (@p1xymarkey) May 2, 2022
Of course, where there are fans, there are conspiracy theories.
Did anyone do the math using Chloe Kim’s height and the picture Johnny posted to figure out how tall Johnny really is yet?
— نور حداد (@Noor_Haddad_) May 2, 2022
Some of them even come true! For context, Johnny posted the picture before the Johfams (as Johnny’s fans are known) found out from official sources about his Met Gala appearance.
the theme for this year is gilded glamour…. johnny went to watch hamilton….peter do following johnny… johnny with chloe kim…peter do following chloe… pic.twitter.com/jlfx2UCERH
— suhgala (@johntagonist) May 2, 2022
Who is NCT’s Johnny Suh?
NCT is one of the most popular K-pop boy groups worldwide, and Johnny Suh belongs to one of its fixed unit groups, NCT 127. They started gaining popularity in America with their breakout song Cherry Bomb in 2017. And have released a number of songs stretching the boundaries of K-pop. With their latest album, “Sticker”, along with the repackage, “Favorite”, NCT 127 has passed 3 million in album sales.
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Johnny Suh is a Chicago-born Korean-American, who started training under the label SM Entertainment in 2008. He debuted in 2017 with NCT 127’s second mini-album, “NCT#127 Limitless”. NCT 127 is scheduled to go on a world tour in 2022, of which the dates are being released gradually.
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