(1)that was not Jongin meant. In a lot of cases when knetz are stuck with a specific image of you in variety, they can't help but be reminded of that when you're doing your actual job. Actor Lee Kwangsoo is the most popular example of this. So when the Panty image got too viral~ https://twitter.com/exosbiitch/status/1330268521729847296

(2) he was worried that him saying Panty is all ppl would think off when he's trying to bring the focus as center of exo, and unable to take him seriously. Which actually is partly true, because being viral has pros & cons, even until now there are ppl who comments they can only-

(3)see the word Panty when they see him, and not in a good way. BUT, ge also realized as he read comments on fancams, that the exposure made some ppl felt a liking to him, and through this change they began enjoying his performances & wanting to support him-

(4) It was never ONLY positivity that comes out of him being the so-called "Panty Oppa" in the first thing the word itself has funny even perverted connotations if used the wrong way. Not only that, JI never PLANNED to be THAT funny when he went viral, once variety shows were-

Inviting him here & left, of course there's pressure on his side, worried abt having to deliver the punchline & funny moments if he were to go on a show. Everything happened so sudden &after that he had a lot of chances to do variety with exo & superm, before doing it alone now.

Being invited on I Live Alone is not the same as being a guest on other variety show. He was not expected to deliver a 2nd "Panty Oppa" situation, instead he basically shared with public what he HAS been showing us all these years through IG,fromexo & even Bubble. Just himself.

(7)Since Jongin only recently moved, the PDs won't be able to invite him back then even if they wanted to,clearly they've just been waiting for him. It's perfect because there is no pressure for Kai to do funny one-liners or create a moment expected to be viral. It's just him.

(8) Since we already know about
Kai's love for his family, his meat cooking hobby, how he loves clothes, and even his bird nest hair & thick glasses, nothing was surprising for us. BUT NOT THE PUBLIC KNETZ. They have never seen ANY of it. So of course they are shocked & glad

(9)to know this different side of Kai. It's quite different than just laughing at that "dumb idiot who kept screaming panty". It's learning about the person behind the charismatic performer. Pls don't make it sound like Jongin was simply obsessed with image-making before this.

(10) Jongin himself has explained many times his thought process on the Panty Oppa situation, how the response shocked him & he needed to take a step back because it was so unexpected. I appreciated his thoughtfullness because he wasn't just thinking abt being popular by himself-

(11) he was aware that as EXO's center & easily one of the most recognizable face of EXO, what he do reflects on EXO's image as well. like I've said before I'm thankful he managed to look beyond the cons side of being a viral funny man, & move ahead in way he's comfortable with

(12) sorry it's too long but i just wanted to share all perspective of the viral Panty Oppa situation & the aftereffects, because sometimes I see exols easily blaming JI for not doing variety immediately after that. Hopefully this will make it easier to understand Jongin's POV.