Stray Kids' Felix Goes Viral for 'Distraught' Red Carpet Expression After Chinese Speech Mishap

Stray Kids member Felix (필릭스) recently garnered attention for his visibly downcast expression on an awards ceremony red carpet. It was later revealed that his somber look was due to fumbling his prepared Chinese lines, leaving him feeling frustrated. However, he successfully delivered the lines during the official stage performance.

Here are translations of comments from Korean netizens:

1. So cute ㅠㅠㅠ
2. ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Ah, so cute
3. His expression was genuinely flustered, but isn't he too cute ㅋㅋ

4. No, his expression looks so distraught ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
5. The way he opens and closes his mouth, lingering on the words, is super cute ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
6. That's the face of someone whose brain is working at full speed for his lines ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

7. ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Ah, he's so cute ㅋㅋ
8. There's a poignant beauty to it, like he's lost his country.
9. ㅋㅋㅋ I know that feeling ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ On a side note, that hairstyle looks beautiful no matter how I look at it ㅋㅋㅋㅋ It suits him so well.

10. Ah, so cute ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ It's hilarious that he spoke in Chinese but ended with Japanese ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
11. I initially thought he looked a bit dazed, but he was actually trying hard to think, opening and closing his mouth ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
12. Just looking at his expression makes me feel distraught ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

13. The first time I saw it, I wondered why he looked so melancholic today, only to find out he was experiencing internal chaos ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
14. ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Brain working at full speed
15. ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ He should have written it on his palm.

16. @25 Ah, working hard to practice sentences for that country, it feels so well-behaved ㅋㅋㅋㅋ So cute
17. The way he opens and closes his mouth is too cute ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ@25 He eventually succeeded, so fans must be doubly happy, what a beautiful gesture ㅠㅠㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
18. Cute ㅋㅋㅋ He seems so nervous.

19. He really looks as beautiful as a fairy, but then suddenly became completely distraught and tearful, and I wondered what was wrong, only to find out he forgot the Chinese lines he worked so hard to prepare ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ큐ㅠㅠㅠㅠ His reddening ears and trembling lips are also really too cute and endearing ㅠㅠ
20. So cute ㅋㅋㅋㅋ His ears are all red ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Is he about to cry if you touch him gently??
21. Ah, he's so cute ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

22. He's really too cute and heartbreaking, I was curious what he wanted to say, and the lines were so good ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ Even if he forgot, he persevered, that's amazing!!!! ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
23. So funny and cute ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
24. He truly has the expression of someone who's lost their country ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

25. Insane, he's so cute ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Hi~ so funny ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
26. No, the way he's still lingering on it is so funny ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
27. His ears are all red ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

28. Hi~ so funny ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ How do you say such an exclamation in Chinese? ㅋㅋㄱㅋㅋㅋ
29. Congratulations to LEE Yong-bok (이용복) for being handsome.
30. The way he opens and closes his mouth is so cute ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

31. Ah, woah meow meow ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Cute ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
32. His face has that debut-era feel, even cuter ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
33. After all, it's a foreign language, memorizing it is difficult from the start, and it must be nerve-wracking to actually speak it ㅠㅠ But preparing lines for local fans, what a beautiful gesture ㅋㅋ

34. He's really so cute ㅋㅋㅋ How flustered he must have been
35. Ah, really ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ So cute ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ It's also cute how satisfied he looks after successfully delivering what he prepared ㅋㅋㅋ
36. His perseverance is touching ㅋㅋ

37. You can see him 'loading' in real-time ㅋㅋㅋㅋㄱㅇㅇ
38. Huh?? How are his pronunciation and tone so accurate? ㅎ
39. ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ His lips opening and closing.

40. The sudden Japanese was hilarious ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Chinese tones and pronunciation are indeed difficult ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
41. He had a mental breakdown so he said 'Hi'.. ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Ah, it's also cute how he performed with renewed energy on stage ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
42. Super handsome, but too cute ㅋㅋㅋ