hoooooo boy okay buckle up...
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let me preface this by saying that i do not have tik tok so i have absolutely zero clue what is going on over there. everything i know i have picked up through osmosis on other plattforms.
sooooo: seems like there was/is a tiktok challenge going around based on "baby tee" by galchanie where people dance to it sexily, showing off their waist?? as i said, i don't have tiktok so this is my assumption here. btw, here's a screenshot from the original mv, to provide some extra context. note the crop tops:
now that we have all this out of the way, let's get to the actual lore...
(also idk if this is the complete story, but these are the parts of the lore i am aware of/that i remember. there's a chance i missed something)
on march 18th, 2025 dunk posts this video on tiktok:
it's a fake-out. dunk does not show off his waist. joong comments:
(note: as of me making this post on may 17th, 2025 the comment seems to have disappeared from dunk's video as far as i can see)
joong:
i wasn't expecting anything, but I'm disappointed
dunk:
huh?
a fan posts a screenshot of this on twitter and comments:
fan:
what was p'joong hoping for? 👀
[screenshot]
joong sees this tweet and following thread ensues:
fan 1:
what was p'joong hoping for? 👀
[screenshot]
joong:
a hot dance in a crop top
fan 2:
but joong, you'll be possessive of dunk again 😔🤟🏻
joong:
i'm not posessive! he can dance! go on hahahaha
fan 3:
not possessive because you wanna see it too, huh? 👀
joong:
yes
dunk sees (some of) the tweets and also has something to say on that:
fan 1:
what was p'joong hoping for? 👀
[screenshot]
joong:
a hot dance in a crop top
dunk:
show me, prof
joong then replies with a few videos of his own:
dunk:
show me, prof
joong:
here na krub, student
unfortunately tumblr won't let me add more than one video per post, but you can find them in his tweet if you wanna watch them
joong also replies to another fan's comment on the situation:
fan:
why does it seem like everyone (joong) is hoping that my child will dance to baby tee while also wearing an outfit that shows off his waist? i'm possessive, i don't want my child to dance, but if it's baby shark, it's fine
joong:
ohhhh sathu i hope dunk won't dance
the next day, on march 19th, joong posts his own baby tee challenge on tiktok and cross-posts it on twitter too:
(find the video on youtube here too)
again, terribly sorry, but tumblr won't let me add any more video, so you'll have to deal with more links. if you have trouble viewing any of the videos let me know and i'll cross-post them on tumblr
on march 30th, 2025 dunk has an event in which he is is taught to dance the baby tee dance and is made to dance it:
note: he has his shirt tucked in and doesn't pull it out. once again we do not see dunk revealing his waist for baby tee
the next day, on march 31th, joong and dunk are on their book fair fansign. at one point joong says he heard that dunk danced baby tee the day before. dunk confirms. joong asks "how do you dance it?" dunk says "i forgot" and joong proceeds to teach it to dunk
(unfortunately i can't understand the comment that dunk makes afterwards, but i think i hear the word "shirt")
find the moment on youtube here (from 5:12 onwards if it doesn't open on the time stamp automatically) or on twitter here and here
note: once again dunk has his shirt tucked in, giving him a perfect excuse to not show off his waist yet again. joong still hasn't gotten to see dunk dance baby tee properly and sexily in a crop top
on april 5th joong does a twitter space in which a fan asks if there'll be a chance for "dunk baby tee". joong comments: "what's that? what's 'dunk baby t'? ohhh! dunk baby tee. the dance? has he danced it already? dunk might have danced it already"
all of this leading us to today, D1 of lol fan fest 2025 on may 17th, 2025, where they surprise us by doing the full song on stage:
joong and the fans finally got to see dunk dance baby tee properly and in a crop top even. everyone and their mother and especially joong can finally rest
and there you have it. the lore behind baby tee. and the reason why this performance is a Big Deal and very iconic™ in its own way, even if (to outsiders) it may not seem as such
also: minus points to dunk for straightifying the song by changing the lyrics from "boy you're my baby tee-ee-ee" to "girl you're my baby tee-ee-ee" and many plus points to joong for actually keeping the "boy" in "boy you fit in me"