“Armys are so unserious”: Fans spot an alleged hickey on BTS’ RM’s neck, make it trend worldwide on Twitter

The word Hickey trended in the top 20 trending list on Twitter on Thursday, February 16, soon after BTS’ RM went live on the Weverse platform.

The reason behind the trend was ARMYs noticing a mark on the BTS’ RM’s neck. In multiple clips going viral on Twitter, it seemed that RM saw his mark was visible on the screen and tried to block its view by nonchalantly keeping his hand in front of it.

ARMYs being a force to reckon with, continued gushing over the speculated hickey and reacting to it with memes. This was despite the BTS leader sharing that he was hurt while doing CrossFit after reading a comment about the mark on his neck.

BTS’ RM trends on Twitter as fans speculate a hickey on his neck in his latest livestream

After Jung Kook and SUGA met ARMYs on Weverse this month alone, BTS’ RM also went live recently to spend some time communicating with fans. He switched on the broadcast unexpectedly on February 16. While fans gushed over his outfit, a small mark on his neck took away major attention.

The live stream was done in portrait or vertical mode and gave a closer look at BTS’ RM. He was suited up in a puffy black, and white jacket zipped all the way to his neck. However, for a few seconds during the live, fans noticed a dark mark on the neck when the idol was resting his face on one hand and reading the comments.

It seems that RM noticed that the mark was visible. At the same time, he raised another arm to block the view. After fans started bombarding the comments asking him about it, he mentioned that he had been doing CrossFit and got injured.

However, fans hilariously began calling the mark a hickey and refused to believe the BTS leader. They unknowingly trended the word ‘HICKEY’ on worldwide Twitter trends.

While some fans mentioned that it might be an injury or scar that BTS’ RM received after doing some exercise, others were adamant about believing that it was a hickey.

A few fans also wished to protect the idol from unnecessary hate. They urged fellow ARMYs not to get overworked and post negative comments about RM, regardless of whether it was a hickey or not.

Recent updates on BTS: SUGA announces solo tour

After RM’s solo debut with Indigo, SUGA announced his solo tour on February 15. It marks the first time a BTS member will be hosting a solo world tour.

Titled SUGA | Agust D, the regions revealed for the tour currently include 11 nights in the U.S., six nights in Asia, and two nights in South Korea. It will kick off in late April and end in late June. The agency will also be posting dates for Japan in the future.

The tickets for the tour will be available to purchase from Ticketmaster. The first date of ticket opening is March 1, which will only be open to people who have registered on Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan Presale with ARMY Membership. If seats remain, the people who registered for General Verified Fan Presale will be able to purchase tickets on March 2.

People with no ARMY Membership or registration at Verified Fan can book seats on March 3, subject to seat availability.

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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.

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