I just want to say how PROUD I am of Choi San. 🤍 He stepped into a completely different environment, accepted the invitation, tried something outside his comfort zone and still gave everyone that bright San smile. Whether people loved it, hated it or called it cringe, he showed up and enjoyed his moment.
What I hope San remembers isn’t the noise online, but the cheers from the people who were actually there. You could hear them screaming his name. 🥹
And maybe this little moment will introduce him to people who never knew Choi San or ATEEZ before. Some will scroll past, some will criticize, but some will get curious—and we already know what can happen once people start discovering San. ❤️
Keep taking opportunities, keep trying new things and keep being unapologetically you, San. The negativity is temporary. The experience, exposure and memories are yours forever. 🫶
@cubarsil We don’t want to see just nobodies” 😭 Yet this “nobody” got officially invited, appeared for barely a minute, and somehow has you writing think pieces about him days later
Some people are treating a ceremonial kick-off like a football skills test, when that was never its purpose.
San wasn’t invited because anyone believed he was a professional footballer. He was invited as a celebrity guest to participate in a symbolic moment. So judging the success of that appearance purely by the quality of his kick already misses the point.
What stands out to me even more is that he apparently took something outside his expertise seriously enough to prepare for it. Someone can practise and still look awkward—that’s completely normal. In fact, there’s something more genuine about seeing someone try something they’re unfamiliar with rather than pretending to be naturally good at everything.
And there’s a strange double standard in some of the reactions. If a footballer appeared at an entertainment event and attempted a dance badly, plenty of people would probably laugh affectionately and say, “At least he tried.” But when an idol attempts football at a ceremonial event, suddenly people analyse the kick like scouts are deciding whether to sign him. 😭
Most importantly, ceremonial kick-offs are about the person and the occasion, not technical ability. The awkwardness doesn't ruin the moment; sometimes it’s actually what makes these appearances memorable and human.
Not xikers related, but I wanted to share this because I like this perspective.
👤: Have you seen Choi San’s ceremonial first kick-off?
Honestly, his kick wasn’t exactly great. But personally, I didn’t find it embarrassing at all. As someone who loves football, what I noticed first wasn’t whether he kicked the ball well or not.
What I saw was how much effort someone who isn’t used to kicking a football had put into preparing for that moment and trying his best to do it properly. And most importantly, a ceremonial kick-off isn’t a place to judge someone’s football skills.
If what you wanted to see was a perfect kick, then a professional footballer like Ki Sung-yueng should’ve taken it. To me, a ceremonial kick-off is about starting the match together and creating a meaningful memory for the person taking part and everyone who came to the stadium.
Yet because his kick looked a little awkward despite all the preparation he had put into it, people still left mocking comments like, “Have you never played football before?”
Sometimes, it feels like we live in a society where it’s easier to find one thing someone is worse at than us than to recognize how much effort they’ve put into something.
So what if the kick wasn’t perfect?
Even though football isn’t something he’s familiar with, he was given the opportunity to take the ceremonial kick-off at such a major match. He understood the significance of that moment, prepared seriously, and did his best in front of thousands of people.
To me, that is what a ceremonial kick-off should be about.
For those of you who watched the video, what did you notice first about Choi San’s kick-off? His awkward posture?
Or the person behind it who genuinely put in the effort to prepare?
#에이티즈 #산 #ATEEZ #SAN
Not xikers related, but I wanted to share this because I like this perspective.
👤: Have you seen Choi San’s ceremonial first kick-off?
Honestly, his kick wasn’t exactly great. But personally, I didn’t find it embarrassing at all. As someone who loves football, what I noticed first wasn’t whether he kicked the ball well or not.
What I saw was how much effort someone who isn’t used to kicking a football had put into preparing for that moment and trying his best to do it properly. And most importantly, a ceremonial kick-off isn’t a place to judge someone’s football skills.
If what you wanted to see was a perfect kick, then a professional footballer like Ki Sung-yueng should’ve taken it. To me, a ceremonial kick-off is about starting the match together and creating a meaningful memory for the person taking part and everyone who came to the stadium.
Yet because his kick looked a little awkward despite all the preparation he had put into it, people still left mocking comments like, “Have you never played football before?”
Sometimes, it feels like we live in a society where it’s easier to find one thing someone is worse at than us than to recognize how much effort they’ve put into something.
So what if the kick wasn’t perfect?
Even though football isn’t something he’s familiar with, he was given the opportunity to take the ceremonial kick-off at such a major match. He understood the significance of that moment, prepared seriously, and did his best in front of thousands of people.
To me, that is what a ceremonial kick-off should be about.
For those of you who watched the video, what did you notice first about Choi San’s kick-off? His awkward posture?
Or the person behind it who genuinely put in the effort to prepare?
#에이티즈 #산 #ATEEZ #SAN
🐶: lee dokyeom and yoon jeonghan, these… these guys suddenly started looking at me while san was doing the “bad” challenge
🐶: “why are you looking at me?” so the three of us gathered together, and we had those light sticks that you go tatatatak with, shaped like a palm. the three of us were doing tatatatak with them like this
🐶: but the problem was, in the coupang play video, san’s performance was filmed right up front and shown properly. but on the big screen that we were watching, instead of being shown through the live-broadcast camera, they were capturing it in a full shot
🐶: so from my perspective, we were like, “ah~ what is that? they should be showing the main camera to the audience.” “ah~ the camera work is such a shame~ what is this~” and that three seconds of me doing that ended up being broadcast
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