Stray Kids’ Bang Chan Proudly “Gatekeeps” BTS’s Jungkook

Should we riot?

A classic display of idol mischief has fans in absolute shambles, and it’s all thanks to Stray Kids‘ leader, Bang Chan.

Stray Kids’ Bang Chan

On April 15, Bang Chan’s latest messages from the Bubble messaging app made the rounds on social media. In them, he casually revealed he’s been sitting on a private photo taken with his fellow ’97-liner friend BTS’s Jungkook…

BTS’s Jungkook

…and he wants to keep it all to himself!

CHAN IS HIDING A PIC WITH JUNGKOOK… STOP GATEKEEPING pic.twitter.com/JIa0ugbq5k

— mimi bang (@backsdoors) April 15, 2026

THATS SO CRUEL CHANNIE PLEASE pic.twitter.com/NkjmJA4e5V

— 🧸ིྀ 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘵𝘴 (@mikrodazed) April 15, 2026

Why won’t he share the photo? Apparently, it’s because BTS’s visuals upstaged his own.

Him saying he won’t upload the pic cus he got mogged man I’m starting to like bangchan oppa pic.twitter.com/iguqKe9PtY

— ِ (@kitteewhysker) April 15, 2026

Though it isn’t clear where or when the photo was taken, it’s possible that Bang Chan could be referring to a backstage photo. Bang Chan was spotted in the audience at BTS’s recent BTS WORLD TOUR ARIRANG concert in Goyang.

🐺🏛️ | 🎵 TikTok

This video of #BangChan attending BTS concert in Goyang gained more than 643K views and 206K likes in 16 hours!

The comments are almost all positive, with both of the fandoms hoping in more interactions between Chan and JK, and maybe even a collab in future. pic.twitter.com/5lvgnL60aE

— Bang Chan Empire (@BangChanEmp_) April 10, 2026

See who else attended the show here:

All Celebrities Spotted At BTS’s Third “ARIRANG” Concert At Goyang Stadium