ATEEZ Changes Attitude After San Goes Viral

K-pop boy group ATEEZ says one member's viral dance move has changed life inside the team. The group appeared on KBS2's music talk show "The Seasons: Sung Si-kyung's Eardrum Boyfriend" (Deo Sijeunjeu: Seong Si-gyeong-ui Gomangnamchin) in an episode that aired on the 13th. The members joked about how differently they now treat SAN (real name Choi San) since his "chest dance" took off.

ATEEZ opened with a performance of "BAD." The song became a hit with fans thanks to San's chest dance. The members said the dance challenge, the short clips fans and artists post on social media, actually took off from a different part of the song than they had expected.

They also remembered coming home from a run of overseas schedules. "We were surprised by how different things felt when we got back, with San's videos showing up one after another," the members said.

San said he thinks he has done the move about 600 times so far. He added that he can really feel how popular it has become.

Mingi then described how the team treats San now that he is in the spotlight. "When we eat, even his spot at the table gets cleared for him," he joked. The teasing stayed light, and the members made a point of cheering on each other's growth.

The group also showed how much they look up to host Sung Si Kyung, a veteran singer. MINGI said having drinks with Sung is on his bucket list. Sung offered to make it happen on the spot.

Jongho first heard Sung's song "Hanbeonui Sarang" in middle school and has practiced it for a long time. On the show, he sang it in front of the man who recorded it. Sung praised the performance highly.

ATEEZ also introduced its new title track, "UP," and promised an even stronger performance. The members mentioned that other artists avoid their challenge requests because the choreography is so hard. Sung shot back, "I've locked my door."

The group closed the episode with a large "mega crew" performance featuring 24 dancers.

For ATEEZ, the night showed how a single move can shift the spotlight. A challenge that started in an unexpected part of "BAD" turned into a running joke, and now the group is betting that "UP" can carry that energy forward.