ARMYs trend ‘BTS is 7’ furiously as Samsung Japan cuts Jin from the group photo

Samsung Mobile Japan’s Twitter handle unleashed the wrath of the BTS ARMY on September 30. They uploaded a post about their TV commercial that had the members of the incredibly popular boy band looking stunning, albeit without the eldest member, Jin.

Though they acknowledged their mistake in a fun way and apologized, nothing could’ve stopped the world’s biggest fandom from correcting them that the group is made up of seven members. ‘BTS is 7’ trended all over Twitter, with ARMYs bringing up past instances too.

'BTS is 7' trends as Samsung Japan Mobile uploads a photo with only six members

On September 30, Samsung Mobile Japan posted a tweet about Galaxy Z Flip’s TV commercial with the incredibly popular band. However, what the company thought would work, worked against them.

While they announced that the TV commercial featuring BTS would be aired, they unfortunately chose a still from the video that only shows RM, V, Jimin, Jungkook, J-Hope, and SUGA. It didn’t take long for ARMYs to find out that Jin was missing from the frame.

One look at the Z Flip’s commercial makes one understand the context behind the image. The video opens up with V walking across the frame and finding his position with the group.

Jin then takes the camera’s focus and moves towards a mirror, where we see his actions imitated by a Galaxy model as he shoots a finger gun. The camera pans to the members and we see their ‘freeze’ positions. This is the group photo that Samsung Japan chose to upload, much to the dismay of loyal ARMYs.

They uploaded a sad photo of Jin and captioned it in an amusing manner as they realized their mistake, promising to correct it soon.

The company then uploaded another image with all the members of the band and promptly deleted their earlier tweet.

But the damage was already done. ARMYs accused Samsung Japan of using the band's popularity simply for clout.

While ‘BTS is 7’ trended worldwide at No.7 earlier, ARMYs are now trending ‘Be Fair To Jin’, demanding better treatment for the member from HYBE and appropriate promotion of his talent and potential.

The issue mainly arises with BTS x Coldplay’s My Universe music video, which gives Jin only 3 seconds of screentime.

In other news, ARMYs had the most hilarious response to the My Universe music video as they saw J-Hope and Jungkook flirting with an alien. Check it out here.

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Afreen has been a K-Pop Content Specialist at Sportskeeda since 2021. She holds a Bachelor's degree in English Literature, along with a Post-Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication. Afreen has over 4+ years of working in various positions including being an entertainment content writer with Pinkvilla’s K-pop division Hallyutalk and CineDope, and as a copywriter at Flying Cursor.

As per Afreen, she loves her work because she gets to write about the things she is obsessed with. Her thorough research and following the two-genuine-source rule of journalism helps her produce the most accurate content, along with helping her be up-to-date with the industry.

Afreen has had the privilege to interview The Rose's frontrunner, WOOSUNG, and LIONESSES, K-pop's first openly LGBTQ+ group. She is a big fan of SEVENTEEN, Stray Kids, BTS, and The Rose for their hard work, sincerity, and the comic relief their shows provide.

When she is off her shift, Afreen explores the streets of Nottingham in the UK, cooks, and listens to new music.

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