“What an unexpected duo”: NCT’s Johnny and SEVENTEEN’s JUN spotted together at a restaurant

The most surprising meeting in the K-pop fandom on Wednesday, October 26, was NCT’s Johnny hanging out with SEVENTEEN’s JUN at a restaurant in South Korea. The duo were hands-down the last idols that fans expected to interact with each other.

Pictures of the two idols and their autographs went viral on Twitter after user @99_82__ spotted them together. Fans were baffled seeing the duo together and exclaimed how unexpected it was to see Johnny and JUN just casually meeting up for lunch.

Comments ranged from wondering about the duo’s topics of discussion to being shocked at the unusual pairing to even predicting more SEVENTEEN and NCT duos who would top the ‘unexpected duos’ list. Naturally, fans even wished to get a collaboration out of the members, despite knowing that an idol group collab is rare to come by.

‘JUN AND JOHNNY’ take over Twitter as fans are taken aback with SEVENTEEN and NCT members’ hang out

The desire for K-pop idol friendships is never satiated, especially when the fierce industry constantly either pits them against each other or creates dating scandals out of the littlest interaction. Idols do not always reveal their friends, but when they are spotted hanging out with someone, it opens a floodgate of surprising and cheerful responses from fans.

The most recent duo to surprise the K-pop fandom were SEVENTEEN’s JUN and NCT’s Johnny. The two friends had hardly hinted at their bond, which is also why fans went wild after spotting them together at a restaurant. While there aren’t many details, the duo did give the lucky fan their autographs.

Idols with similar nationalities and birth years form friendships more smoothly since they connect well. Hence, one fan speculated that a Johnny and Joshua friendship pairing seemed much more plausible since they’re Korean-Americans.

However, JUN is Chinese, and NCT has WayV, an entire sub-unit for Chinese members. Fans racked their brains trying to figure out who JUN befriended first to move on to Johnny or vice versa. Another mismatch was that the former is a year younger than the latter.

Johnny and JUN’s friendship may come off as a surprise, but their fellow members are friends with each other. In GOING SEVENTEEN episode 61, titled Talk Get-Together #2, SEVENTEEN’s Seungkwan flaunted his close-knitted friendship with NCT’s Jungwoo. Seungkwan even mentioned that the UNIVERSE group often visited their dorms in groups.

Seungkwan being friends with Jungwoo and Johnny hanging out with JUN has confirmed that SEVENTEEN and NCT share a much closer bond than they share with the world.

It would be a treat for fans to see the group collaborate on a song or a dance since both groups are known for their impressive songwriting abilities and sharp but flexible dancing skills.

About the author

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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