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EXO’s Chanyeol \/ Xportsnews<\/p>\n
K-pop star Chanyeol is revisiting one of his most talked-about \u201cblack history\u201d moments \u2014 and this time, he\u2019s addressing it head-on.<\/p>\n
In a recent YouTube video uploaded on April 9 to EXO\u2019s official channel, Chanyeol opened up about the long-running \u201chand-sync\u201d controversy that once sparked widespread mockery online, turning an awkward onstage moment into a viral talking point among fans.<\/p>\n
The video, titled \u201cWe Are One, let\u2019s EXO,\u201d featured members of EXO \u2014 Suho, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai and Sehun \u2014 gathering to celebrate their 14th anniversaryof its debut.<\/p>\n
During the conversation, Chanyeol brought up the incident that continues to circulate on social media years later. \u201cI dropped the drumstick while doing a hand-sync performance. I was really flustered. In that short moment, I broke into a cold sweat,\u201d he said, before asking if he could finally clarify what happened.<\/p>\n
The controversy dates back to a concert performance where Chanyeol appeared to be playing drums. When he accidentally dropped a drumstick, the sound continued \u2014 revealing that the performance was pre-recorded. The clip quickly spread online, becoming a source of ridicule and memes.<\/p>\n
\u201cI could actually play that song,\u201d he said. \u201cBut for a one-minute-and-30-second segment at an overseas concert, it didn\u2019t make sense to mic everything live. So I did hand-sync. But when I dropped the stick, I was mocked endlessly.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chanyeol also addressed another widely shared moment involving a piano performance. While singing and playing simultaneously, his microphone stand reportedly loosened, forcing him to improvise.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe mic kept moving away while I was playing the piano. I had to decide in that instant \u2014 should I give up the singing or the piano?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
His bandmate D.O. jokingly asked if both had been lip-synced, drawing laughter from the group. Chanyeol clarified, \u201cThe singing was live.\u201d<\/p>\n
He explained that the piano part had been pre-recorded, which allowed him to continue playing with one hand while holding the microphone with the other. \u201cThe director even came from behind and held the mic for me. We basically performed together,\u201d he added, recalling the moment with humor.<\/p>\n
The candid explanation has sparked renewed buzz online, with fans reacting to his honesty. Comments such as \u201cI can\u2019t believe he\u2019s talking about this,\u201d and \u201cHe\u2019s finally confronting his legendary black history\u201d have been widely shared, showing how the incident remains a memorable moment in K-pop fandom culture.<\/p>\n
By openly addressing the controversy, Chanyeol appears to be reclaiming the narrative around a once-embarrassing episode \u2014 turning a viral mishap into a moment of self-awareness and humor.<\/p>\n
This article from Xportsnews is adapted by a generative AI system and edited by The Korea Times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EXO’s Chanyeol \/ Xportsnews K-pop star Chanyeol is revisiting one of his most talked-about \u201cblack history\u201d moments \u2014…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":375614,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[156,157,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-375613","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-music","10":"tag-new-zealand","11":"tag-newzealand","12":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=375613"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375613\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/375614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}