An incident occurred when Eric, a member of group The Boyz, mistook a male contraceptive condom for a chocolate bar, Pepero, and posted it on social media.

On the 11th, he posted a picture of Pepero on his social media with the caption, “To our beloved and precious TheB (fandom name). I can buy 4.03 million Pepero sticks for the TheB that I love.”.

However, the product in the picture was not Pepero, but a special product produced by GS25 and a company to celebrate ‘Pepero Day, an adult product that was only sold on this day for a limited time.

Eric, who found out about this late, explained through a fan communication app, “Honestly, I‘m so embarrassed and ashamed right now that I’m going to hide in a hole for a week.” He added, “I picked it from the Pepero display at the convenience store in front of my dorm, but I really didn‘t know what it was.”


Reporter Lee Jeong-yeon annjoy@donga.com