Overview

• Several leading outlets have published fact-checks emphasizing that Park Hyung Sik’s “immature maknae” label was intended as lighthearted teasing.
• The clip surfaced online this month shows Hyung Sik describing each Wooga Squad member’s role during a 2024 solo fan-meeting interview.
• In his analogy, Park Seo Joon was the “father figure,” Peakboy the “eldest son,” Choi Woo Shik the “playful second brother,” and V the “immature maknae.”
• Some fans criticized the remark as disrespectful, while others defended it as evidence of the group’s close bond and mutual support.
• Park Hyung Sik and V’s friendship dates back to their time on the K-drama Hwarang, and the Wooga Squad has since celebrated milestones like V’s military service as a united circle.