Just realized I haven't talked about my more recent favorite ship moment (mostly because it's a beomkai moment along with a yeonbin one) but it's too cute. You guys.
look at this:
Who are they looking at?
These pictures don't do justice to the moment, the boys were so expressive you have to see it on video for the full effect. But the point is they didn't take their eyes off their counterparts unless absolutely necessary during this part of the choreo. ngl it made me giggle.
Even cuter/funnier was Taehyun having 0 clue that his members were flirting with each other around him because he was so happy to be performing for MOA.
This is from the Weverse Con Magic performance btw!! Screenshots are from Ocean's Huening Kai fancam and CosmicEyes Beomgyu fancam.
Yeonjun is so whipped for Soobin that sometimes he gets obvious.
Like this To Do episode for example- the second Beomgyu read out what the mission was (to say "I love you" to a member next to the person and compliment them) Yeonjun's face lit up and broke into this adorable wide smile. But also he got shy and started chewing his knuckles?
And then when Soobin chose him (because OF COURSE he did) well. I'll let the pictures talk for themselves.
Someone send help, the boy is blushing too hard.
Also a cute moment towards the end:
For most of the video, Yeonjun was leaning forward and Soobin was leaning back. But towards the end Yeonjun also leaned back so that he could sit next to him properly. Again note the body language and angle- he's leaning in to Soobin and his right hand is placed in the gap between them. He looks so happy.
In conclusion: there's a reason why my Yeonjun Whipped Tag™ is what it is lmfao
There's a conversation we need to have about how far HYBE is aware about ships in txt, and how they push certain ships in their own way (yes, yeonbin included). It's a little scary thinking that there's some manufacturing somewhere in the ship, but I haven't seen much talk about it anywhere and it's pretty important imo.
(for what it's worth I do believe yeonbin's chemistry is natural and whatever they show us of their relationship on camera seems real, or as real as it can get- in fact, I've noticed some editing suggesting certain positive interactions of theirs have been cut from the final videos- so I don't see anything to worry about there. Hybe's involvement is more in the form of positioning. Again, a meta idea I'm currently writing which I hope I can post sometime soon, with receipts and everything)
1. Anti-Romantic: Soobin looking at Yeonjun when Yeonjun sings the line "I know that you love me" + Yeonjun turning to Soobin towards the end of the same line (roughly translating to being drunk on someone's love... 🥺)
2. Cat and Dog: When Yeonjun raps "Come to me", Soobin actually goes towards him. Which is interesting because Yeonjun is quite far from the rest of the group and the two were supposed to be moving back to the center of the stage for the next part of choreo (which the other 3 were already doing)
3. Concert End: Soobin following Yeonjun around for quite a while to take him off the stage. This was especially funny because Soobin kept getting faster trying to catch up with Yeonjun, even jogging at some parts, but he had to greet the band and staff. Meanwhile the livestream editor strategically placed clips of the audience throughout the chase and at the exact moment when Soobin finally caught hold of Yeonjun. They did walk off the stage together though, so this little comedy was worth it