On the 6th, SEVENTEEN’s FOLLOW to JAPAN concert was held at Tokyo Dome.
During the members’ ending ment, Joshua suddenly broke down into tears. The members comforted him, as well as the crowd, who gave him cheers and encouraging applauses.
230906 슈아 울어요…
— 🍮 (@shudiing) September 6, 2023
슈아야 앞으로는 행복만 하자.. pic.twitter.com/w87pZgjTV6
230906 SEVENTEEN FOLLOW TO JAPAN Tokyo
— 🩵. (@04060915_) September 6, 2023
조슈아ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ pic.twitter.com/xWSpJBDu61
Afterward, he delivered his ending ment: “Carats will always be the force that drives me…With the love I’ve received from Carats—so I can convey my feelings to Carats, I will work even harder going forward. Everyone, please take care of me from here on, too. And thank you as always.” (Full translation link)
However, netizens expressed their mixed reactions to Joshua despite this touching moment.
Netizens commented:
- If you cry in front of your overseas fans, they will comfort you. Haha.
- Why did a man in his 30s cry during the concert?
- Is your girlfriend there too?
- This is my first time seeing him cry ㅋㅋ…
- Did you guys break up?
- Joshua, I love you. I always cheer for you. I'll see you tomorrow!!
- Are you sad because your girlfriend can’t attend the concert now?
- Wow.. He didn’t apologize and just cried…
- I'm just annoyed that I'm still in the same fandom as people who curse over this. I hate that more than Joshua.
- From the fan's point of view, if you don't want to cry like this, you'll pretend to cry, and you'll be comforted by the members, and the fans will too... I hope you don't do that at the concert
- I feel so sorry for him... He was criticized and ridiculed for dating just because he was an idol...He really saw the truck...
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