Bang Chan’s TWICE Defense: The JYP Meal Ticket Story Fans Still Remember

Bang Chan’s TWICE defense became a warm little chapter in JYP Entertainment lore when he confirmed an old trainee-era cafeteria story on the web entertainment show “Neighborhood Star K2.” The story centers on a simple choice: TWICE members wanted to eat, Bang Chan helped them with his meal tickets, and when the company asked questions, he did not immediately name them.¹

For fans who follow the long-running connections between JYP artists, the appeal is easy to understand. It is not a dramatic scandal or a major announcement. It is a small backstage memory that says a lot about how trainees and artists can build loyalty before the public ever sees them on stage.

Bang Chan’s TWICE Defense Explained

The key detail came from “Neighborhood Star K2,” which was released on the YouTube channel Diggle on October 15, 2022, and later covered by Xports News on October 16, 2022. During the episode, Stray Kids members called Bang Chan to check the story directly. He said he remembered giving his meal tickets to the TWICE members because they wanted pork belly but could not get it under the circumstances described in the broadcast.¹

His explanation was especially memorable because of what happened afterward. When Jonathan asked whether Bang Chan told the company right away that TWICE had used the tickets, Bang Chan said he simply apologized and told them he had eaten too much.¹ In other words, he confirmed that he had not shifted the blame onto them at the time.

Insight also reported the related background on October 16, 2022, noting that TWICE members Momo and Dahyun had previously talked on V LIVE about using Bang Chan’s name to go to the company cafeteria when their access was limited because of trainee-era dieting. The same report connected that earlier story with Bang Chan’s later confirmation on “Neighborhood Star K2,” where he explained that he had given them his meal tickets.²

That is why the “Bang Chan TWICE” story keeps getting shared in fan spaces. It has a clear beginning, a funny trainee-life setup, and a gentle ending: he helped his seniors, absorbed the awkward moment, and later talked about it without turning it into a complaint.

Why The Story Feels Bigger Than A Meal Ticket

On paper, this is a cafeteria anecdote. In context, it lands differently because Bang Chan and TWICE share a long JYP timeline. Before Stray Kids officially debuted, Bang Chan had already spent years inside the company’s trainee system. Star Today reported that on the October 17, 2017 first broadcast of Mnet’s “Stray Kids,” he introduced himself as a seventh-year JYP trainee and mentioned that GOT7, DAY6, and TWICE had debuted before him.³

That background makes the meal ticket story feel less like a random celebrity interaction and more like a glimpse into a shared training environment. TWICE were already a major name by the time many viewers came to know Bang Chan through “Stray Kids,” but the sources place them in the same company ecosystem, with overlapping memories from before and around his debut journey.

There is also a public record of TWICE encouraging him and his team during that pre-debut period. Sports Chosun reported that on the October 17, 2017 broadcast of Mnet’s “Stray Kids,” TWICE visited the waiting room of the male project team led by Bang Chan and encouraged them ahead of a showcase. The members were quoted as saying, “We’ll watch well today. Let’s walk only the debut road.”⁴

Segye also covered that broadcast scene, reporting that TWICE visited Bang Chan’s waiting room and that members including Jihyo and Sana referred to his long trainee period and practice-room history.⁵ Seen together, these reports give the later cafeteria story a friendlier shape. Bang Chan was not just speaking about a distant senior group; he was speaking from within a relationship that had already been visible in JYP-related broadcasts.

A Fan-Friendly Moment With A Clear Boundary

Part of the charm of this story is that it does not need to be exaggerated. The available sources do not say that the moment changed anyone’s career, caused a major conflict, or represented an official company position. What they do support is more modest and more human: TWICE members had a trainee-era cafeteria issue, Bang Chan helped with meal tickets, and he later said he told the company he had eaten too much rather than immediately naming them.¹²

That restraint matters. Entertainment stories often become bigger than the facts that support them, especially when fans are emotionally attached to the artists involved. Here, the strongest version of the story is already enough. Bang Chan comes across as considerate, TWICE’s trainee-era memory becomes a little more vivid, and the JYP senior-junior connection feels less abstract.

The wider broadcast history also shows that Stray Kids and TWICE were often linked through the JYP family context. In 2018, Star News reported that Stray Kids appeared on JTBC’s “Idol Room” and performed a cover of TWICE’s “Dance the Night Away” during a JYP dance verification segment. Bang Chan was among the Stray Kids members appearing in that episode.⁶ That does not directly add to the meal ticket incident, but it does show how TWICE functioned as a visible senior reference point in Stray Kids’ early variety appearances.

Conclusion

Bang Chan’s defense of TWICE remains memorable because it is simple, specific, and easy to picture. The confirmed facts point to a trainee-era moment involving meal tickets, a later on-air confirmation, and a choice to take responsibility quietly rather than point fingers. For fans, that is enough to make the story feel warm without needing to turn it into anything larger than what the sources show.

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Cloi Lee

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