Jay Park LNGSHOT Back Dancer Controversy Centers on ‘FaceTime’ Stage and Female Trainee Choreography

LNGSHOT, the rookie boy group produced by Jay Park’s MORE VISION, faced fan backlash over its “FaceTime” promotions after female trainees appeared in the official music video and later joined the group on stage as back dancers. The Jay Park LNGSHOT controversy focused on whether the group’s early promotional platform was being used to spotlight female trainees from the same company.

MORE VISION released the official music video for “FaceTime,” a track from LNGSHOT’s debut EP “SHOT CALLERS,” on January 27, 2026, and the video included female trainees performing paired choreography with the members.¹ Reports then identified LNGSHOT’s February 1, 2026 performance on SBS “Inkigayo” as a key moment in the backlash, with the same female trainees appearing on stage during the song’s music show promotion.²

LNGSHOT ‘FaceTime’ Back Dancer Dispute

The controversy was not reported as a general objection to dancers appearing with an idol group. The criticism described in multiple reports centered on the visibility of MORE VISION’s female trainees in LNGSHOT’s promotional content, especially because LNGSHOT was still in its debut-period activities.

Sports Kyunghyang reported that the female trainees appeared in the “FaceTime” music video with the LNGSHOT members and then came forward as back dancers during the February 1 music broadcast stage.³ Malay Mail, in a report carried by Yahoo News Malaysia, similarly framed the reaction around fans objecting to LNGSHOT dancing with female trainees in both the music video and the televised performance.²

Bandwagon Asia also reported that the “FaceTime” performance drew criticism because it included partner choreography with female trainees from the same company. The outlet summarized part of the Chinese fan-community response as concern that LNGSHOT’s image and activity cycle were being used to promote the trainees rather than keeping attention on LNGSHOT itself.⁴

The available source material does not say that MORE VISION issued a separate formal statement addressing the “FaceTime” back dancer dispute. The reports instead focus on the music video, the music show stage, fan complaints, and the protest action that followed.

Protest Truck Reported Outside MORE VISION

The backlash moved beyond online reaction. Sports Kyunghyang reported that on February 2, 2026, a Chinese fan union sent a protest truck to the front of MORE VISION’s office building.³ The reported messages on the truck objected to fans being expected to support both LNGSHOT and another group of trainees, and criticized the idea of using fans’ spending power for junior or future acts.³

Because the source material provides the truck messages in Korean, the substance is best understood as a paraphrased protest rather than as English-language direct quotation. The main complaint was that LNGSHOT’s fandom should not be treated as a built-in support base for trainees who were not members of the group.

That framing explains why the dispute was tied to expectations around rookie idol promotion. LNGSHOT had only recently begun formal activity as MORE VISION’s first boy group, and the contested “FaceTime” appearances took place during the group’s early promotional window. In such a period, fan attention is often directed toward establishing a new group’s identity, performance image, and member recognition. The reported criticism argued that the inclusion of female trainees complicated that focus.

At the same time, the available reports do not establish that the entire fandom shared the same view. The source material refers to backlash from some fans, Chinese fan communities, and a Chinese fan union, rather than documenting a unified position across all LNGSHOT listeners.

Background on LNGSHOT and Jay Park’s Role

LNGSHOT is a four-member group consisting of Oyul, Ryul, Woojin, and Loui. Yonhap News reported that the group held a showcase for its debut album “SHOT CALLERS” at Myeonghwa Live Hall in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, on January 13, 2026.⁵ The same report described LNGSHOT as the first boy group produced by MORE VISION, the company founded by Jay Park.⁵

That background is relevant because much of the coverage connects LNGSHOT’s identity to Jay Park and MORE VISION’s first attempt at launching a boy group. The “FaceTime” backlash therefore landed during a period when the group was still being introduced to the market and to potential fandom communities.

The source material also notes a separate earlier image-related issue involving LNGSHOT. Sports Today, via Daum, reported on November 26, 2025 that Jay Park addressed a controversy over a finger-gesture photo involving LNGSHOT in official YouTube content, saying the matter had been careless.⁶ That incident is separate from the later “FaceTime” back dancer controversy, but it forms part of the broader early public scrutiny around the group.

For now, the “FaceTime” dispute remains defined by the available record: a January 27 official music video, a February 1 music show stage, reports of fan backlash over female trainee participation, and a February 2 protest truck sent by a Chinese fan union. Without a separate company statement in the provided material, the controversy is best summarized as a documented fan reaction to LNGSHOT’s early promotional direction rather than a fully resolved public dispute.

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