Simon Cowell’s New Boy Band Shades BTS In Viral Video, Sparks Massive Fan Outrage!

BTS army quickly stood up for the K-pop group.

Simon Cowell is the famous music producer who created One Direction in 2010. He took five young singers Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, and Zayn Malik, and turned them into superstars on The X Factor. Now, he has put together a new boy band for his latest Netflix show. Right away, the group came under fire. A short clip went viral online, showing one member saying bad things about the popular K-pop group. The remarks angered a lot of fans and ignited heated arguments on the internet. Read on to know more.

Simon Cowell’s New Boy Band Calls BTS ‘Terrible’ In Short Clip

Just days after the Netflix series launched, a video from the show began spreading rapidly across platforms like TikTok and X. In the video, member Cruz made fun of how fast BTS sold out Wembley Stadium. He said his group could do something even bigger and called the K-pop group terrible. Many people thought this was rude, especially since the new band has not put out any songs yet.

BTS fans, known as ARMY, quickly stood up for their favourite group. They posted thousands of messages online, saying the comment was mean and unnecessary. Some fans believed it was done on purpose to get attention. Others thought it was a trick to make people excited about the new band. A few said the best thing was to just ignore it.

simon’s new boy group speaking on bts.. LIKE WHO TF ARE YOU?? 😭😭pic.twitter.com/wJSzuEYx84

— rim ✦ (@bratzlibra) December 14, 2025

One user wrote, “Can people like make their career without shitting on ANY artists and why the heck people are behind BTS.” Another user wrote, “this is gross, definitely scripted. cannot debut without ragebait 875.”

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The new band has seven members: Cruz, Danny, Hendrick, John, Josh, Nicolas, and Sean. They are all teens, between 16 and 19 years old. Simon Cowell chose them from many auditions in the UK and Ireland. The show follows their journey.

What are your thoughts on it?

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First Published: December 15, 2025 12:09 PM