On May 7, Seventeen's Seungkwan took to the fan community site Weverse to clarify his recent encounter with fans.

He explained he wanted to post a clarification so that his fans would understand why he ran away, hobbling, after being spotted by fans. He shared, "I went for a walk to digest, but there were so many people gathering in front of me. I was passing by and thought, 'What's going on?' Turns out P1Harmony had made a comeback! Congratulations~."

He continued, "The day before, I had overdone my jogging, so my legs were really cramped. A few people started to recognize me and approached me. But I felt like things might get out of hand, so I hobbled away. But of course, it had to be uphill, so I ended up doing this weird solo skit-like chase scene."

Seungkwan explained why he wrote on Weverse: "I'm posting this explanation to this kind of funny but sad story in case anyone was wondering, 'What's up with him?' It was just me being me. Haha."

To back up Seungkwan's story, fans posted a video of their encounter with the idol from that day. Just as the Seventeen member stated, Seungkwan was seen struggling and hobbling uphill as he attempted to move out of the way and not make a scene. But instead, he gained more attention for his hilarious runaway attempt.

Fans and Korean netizens reacted:

"This is so freaken hilarious."

"He was hobbling more severely than I imagined, so I exploded in laughter."

"The hill is too steep!"

"Ah dang, I laughed out loud as soon as I clicked play."

"Dang S*b** this is so hilarious. I laughed so hard."

"The fan video is so funny!"

"I love Seungkwan."

"No can hate Seungkwan."

"Oh man, this is so funny, Seungkwan."

"Seungkwan is the best."

"This is so funny."

'That uphill walk is so crazy lol."

"This is like a sitcom. lol."

"How do these hilarious moments happen to Seungkwan all the time?"

"This the best."

"This is the funniest fan encounter story ever."

"His life is so comedic. So funny. So cute."

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