It’s official: K-pop’s famous squad, the 97 liners, includes Stray Kids’ Bang Chan. Until August 25, BTS' Jung Kook, ASTRO's Cha Eun-woo, GOT7's BamBam and Yugyeom, NCT's Jaehyun, and SEVENTEEN's The8, Mingyu, and DK were the only known members of the 97-liner squad. An unexpected tweet began going viral on August 25. The tweet included a picture of four autographs - Bang Chan, Jung Kook, Jaehyun and Cha Eun-woo. The picture was posted by a famous Korean beef barbecue restaurant, Youngcheon Yong Hwa. In the caption of their Instagram post, they thanked the K-pop idols for their visit, saying,“Thank you for your visit and Youngcheon Yong Hwa is cheering you on! 🥰“ View this post on Instagram Instagram PostMeet the newest (publicly known) member of 97 liners: Stray Kids’ Bang Chan goes out with BTS’ Jung Kook, ASTRO’s Cha Eun-woo and NCT’s JaehyunJungkook SNS@Jungkook_SNSJungkook along with Jaehyun, Bang Chan and Cha Eunwoo visited a beef barbecue restaurant together in Seoul. The restaurant posted their autographs and thanked “97 liners” for the visit.3396930Jungkook along with Jaehyun, Bang Chan and Cha Eunwoo visited a beef barbecue restaurant together in Seoul. The restaurant posted their autographs and thanked “97 liners” for the visit. https://t.co/MlDb3wuzJDIt is a well-known fact that the Stray Kids’ leader, Bang Chan, knows everyone in the K-pop industry. He was a trainee at JYP Entertainment for eight years before he was given the responsibility of choosing his teammates and debuting as an idol. He has repeatedly talked about being close to numerous other idols, but it was still a mystery if he was friends with any of the 97-born K-pop idols.The autographs of Bang Chan, BTS’ Jung Kook, Cha Eun-woo, and NCT’s Jaehyun went viral on social media as no fan had expected the Stray Kids’ leader to hang out with the 97-liner squad.There were also no hints in the past that they could have pointed towards the God’s Menu creator being a part of the squad except for a little exposure on a May 13, 2022 V LIVE broadcast.Bang Chan had admitted that he was "close" with a few fellow 1997-born idols, and teased that "they know who they are," refusing to name them on the live stream. So while STAYs were all over the internet searching if the Charmer singer was friends with Jung Kook, Mingyu, and others, they found nothing other than him showering praise on them while playing their songs on Chan's Room.0325 LOVESTRAYKIDS ☻@backsdoorchan saying this in response to someone asking if he’s close to the 97 liners is so much funnier now 170952179chan saying this in response to someone asking if he’s close to the 97 liners is so much funnier now 😭😭 https://t.co/BRnLnnSZ7Vikie 🌈@renejinsi knew bangchan was in the 97 line when jungkook said breaky twitter.com/JJK_Times/stat…Jungkook Times✨@JJK_TimesA beef barbecue restaurant in Seoul posted on Instagram that Jungkook visited the place along w/ Stray Kids Bang Chan, Astro Cha Eunwoo, and NCT Jaehyun. The store posted their autographs, thanking “97ers” for their visit and rooting for them196682106A beef barbecue restaurant in Seoul posted on Instagram that Jungkook visited the place along w/ Stray Kids Bang Chan, Astro Cha Eunwoo, and NCT Jaehyun. The store posted their autographs, thanking “97ers” for their visit and rooting for them https://t.co/NhMYoxh0zmi knew bangchan was in the 97 line when jungkook said breaky twitter.com/JJK_Times/stat…The recent Hanwoo beef hangout autograph confirmed that the Stray Kids’ leader was indeed a member of the 97 line. The Hanwoo beef restaurant, Youngcheon Yong Hwa, also seems to be a connecting point for the squad. BTS’ RM, Yoo Jae-suk, Stray Kids, Son Ye-jin, Hyun Bin, and many other well-known stars have visited the restaurant.Fans react to Stray Kids’ Bang Chan joining the 97 liners squadro🦕@blueseungminsif it took 4 years to confirm that bang chan and jungkook are besties how long is it going to take for a photo.4618396if it took 4 years to confirm that bang chan and jungkook are besties how long is it going to take for a photo.Probably the most unexpected news that hit the K-pop fandom like a truck recently, was seeing Stray Kids’ Bang Chan, BTS’ Jung Kook, ASTRO’s Cha Eun-woo, and NCT’s Jaehyun eating out at a famous beef restaurant in Seoul.While a get-together of idols is still a rarity, what makes the August 25 hangout able to shake things up is that the MANIAC singer was confirmed to be a part of the popular 97 liner squad. The internet went berserk over the autograph pictures, with many fans expressing their surprise.skzteen thinker@skzteeenBANG CHAN CONFIRMED PART OF 97L FRIEND GROUP AND HUNG OUT W EUNWOO JAEHYUN JUNGKOOK ANE U KNOW WHAY THAT MEANS ??????? 97L FRIEND GROUP ALSO INCLUDES MINGYU DK HAO WHICH MENASTHIE MEANS SKZTEEN 97L BFFS AND AND372BANG CHAN CONFIRMED PART OF 97L FRIEND GROUP AND HUNG OUT W EUNWOO JAEHYUN JUNGKOOK ANE U KNOW WHAY THAT MEANS ??????? 97L FRIEND GROUP ALSO INCLUDES MINGYU DK HAO WHICH MENASTHIE MEANS SKZTEEN 97L BFFS AND AND https://t.co/jCpVDPSRdXFΛTIMΛ⁷ 🏴‍☠️☘💎@evalizationchan ate at a restaurant with jungkook, jaehyun and eunwoo. CHAN IS PART OF THE 97 LINERS NO ONE TOUCH ME 583chan ate at a restaurant with jungkook, jaehyun and eunwoo. CHAN IS PART OF THE 97 LINERS NO ONE TOUCH ME https://t.co/Te1XihscUSdani@SSlCKZAT THE END OF THE DAY JUNGKOOK AND CHAN KNOW EACH OTHER AND ARE FRIENDS AND HANG OUT AND CAN SEE EACH OTHER WHENEVER THEY HAVE THE TIME TO, YALL CANT SAY THE SAME STAY PRESSED 27AT THE END OF THE DAY JUNGKOOK AND CHAN KNOW EACH OTHER AND ARE FRIENDS AND HANG OUT AND CAN SEE EACH OTHER WHENEVER THEY HAVE THE TIME TO, YALL CANT SAY THE SAME STAY PRESSED 😁 https://t.co/SAXasxX4eqkaro@straykidshanniechan being friends with jungkook, eunwoo and jaehyun is everything i ever needed1chan being friends with jungkook, eunwoo and jaehyun is everything i ever needed https://t.co/7ufMYcDmwxaquila⁷ #teammots@aquila_tenI just learned bang Chan is friends with jungkook my life is complete now 51I just learned bang Chan is friends with jungkook💞💞💞💞💞 my life is complete now 💞💞💞💞💞💞ssd 📌@SEUNGM0NGMINit’s funny how the 97 liners have the boys next door (eunwoo, jungkook, mingyu, yugyeom, jaehyun, etc.) on the right and the it girls (jihyo, lisa, minnie, mina, etc.) on the left and there’s bambam who kinda sits on the middle and chan being the sole male member of it girls 153it’s funny how the 97 liners have the boys next door (eunwoo, jungkook, mingyu, yugyeom, jaehyun, etc.) on the right and the it girls (jihyo, lisa, minnie, mina, etc.) on the left and there’s bambam who kinda sits on the middle and chan being the sole male member of it girls 😭rei🏸 bwc’22@yuzustsqCHAN JAEHYUN JUNGKOOK AND EUNWOO ATE TOGETHER ???? CHAN IS IN THE 97 LINER GC ?????2CHAN JAEHYUN JUNGKOOK AND EUNWOO ATE TOGETHER ???? CHAN IS IN THE 97 LINER GC ????? https://t.co/2udiGM2I44Fans can now only hope that the 97-liner squad posts a picture of their hangout or, better yet, collaborates with each other.