Fans who missed seats for Seventeen's showcase appear on Korean TV news for renting yachts instead

Seventeen fans made it onto Korean television news.

On an online forum, netizens reacted to a segment aired by KNN, a public broadcast channel based in Busan, which featured a story from Seventeen's showcase at Jamsu Bridge on the night of May 25.

The segment highlighted how a number of Carats (Seventeen's fandom) rented yachts to watch the group’s 10th anniversary showcase concert from the river, after failing to win seats through the event's random lottery system.

One boat was filled with fans holding a sign that read "SS Going Carat," while another smaller yacht was seen waving flags with Vernon's name printed on them.

This amusing moment caught the attention of a public news program, sparking laughter online and earning praise for the fans’ creative workaround—especially since the showcase itself was held on a bridge over a river, an unconventional venue for a K-pop event.

Some netizens joked that the whole situation felt like a scene from the K-drama 'Boys Over Flowers,' comparing the fans to Gu Jun Pyo and dubbing them "CaJunPyo" while playfully calling Seventeen "SevJanDi."

Reactions include:

"F*** lolololololololololololololol"

"Ah f*** this is seriously hilarious, is that boat for real"

"I saw on Twitter someone said they did something like what Gu Jun Pyo would do on Boys Over Flowers and I totally lost it lololol"

"That’s not even a pirate ship and they’re waving Vernon like a flag lololololololol"

"I guess it takes that level of romance to make the news"

"Mwah mwah, you finally made it to the news"

"They should have taken a duck boat too"

"I saw on SEVENTEEN’s fan board that all the yachts near Jamsu Bridge were booked, so some even left from Yeouido lol"

"This is hilarious lololololol"

"But honestly it looks fun lololololol"

"There were so many yachts lololol"

"Y(acht) seat"

"What’s with renting one from Yeouido lolololololol insane"

"Jun Pyo-type Seventeen fans lololol"

"The yacht is adorable lololol"

"Jun Pyo Carats made it to the news lololol"

"Renting a yacht and ending up on the news—amazing"

"Why is the font on the Vernon flag so funny lol"

"SS Going Carat lolololololololololololololol"

"I got in by lottery so I watched from the bridge, but my mom saw the news and keeps asking if I rented a boat too;; lololololololol"

"This is killing me lololololol"

"Geniuses"

"F*** look at them holding the Vernon flag by hand lolololololol"

"This feels like a sitcom lololol"

"The yacht is freaking hilarious lolololololol"

"Actually… I looked into renting a yacht too…"

"But really, that’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience lolol seriously lolol"

"From moving the chairs to turning seats into a pirate ship—this fandom is freaking hilarious and so romantic lololol"

"I swear that 'Vernon' written in the serious Korean font is way too funny lololol"

What are your thoughts?