Why NewJeans fans are flooding MrBeast’s account with rescue pleas

MrBeast / Captured from his social media

U.S. YouTuber MrBeast, the world’s most-subscribed-to creator, has unexpectedly found himself drawn into a K-pop fan campaign after fans of NewJeans began flooding his social media posts with pleas to “save” member Danielle — even urging him to buy K-pop giant HYBE.

The campaign comes from NewJeans’ fans, known as Bunnies, who claim that Danielle is being “attacked” by the group’s label, Ador. In recent days, fans have mass-posted hashtags and messages across MrBeast’s TikTok and Instagram accounts, asking him to intervene or draw attention to the dispute.

The reason his account became the target, fans say, is not because he has any direct link to the situation — but because he is wealthy, globally visible and impossible to ignore online. Some comments went as far as asking him to acquire HYBE, NewJeans’ parent company, despite the obvious impossibility of such a move.

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One fan said the point was exposure rather than feasibility. “We know MrBeast cannot buy HYBE, but that is not the core idea,” the fan said. “What Bunnies want is attention and visibility. Even if he only looks into the situation or mentions what is happening to NewJeans, that alone would feel like a significant outcome.”

As the story spread to X (formerly Twitter), MrBeast briefly responded in the comments with a tongue-in-cheek reaction, writing, “What do I need to do?”

Many Korean online users reacted with embarrassment over the situation, with some saying they felt secondhand shame and joking that fans might next appeal to “Elon Musk for help.”

The dispute around Danielle escalated after Ador notified her of contract termination and removed her from NewJeans. On Dec. 31, 2025, the label also filed a damages lawsuit reportedly worth about 43.1 billion won ($32 million), prompting Danielle to appoint legal representation.

The case has added another dramatic twist to the ongoing corporate and legal battles surrounding NewJeans — and highlighted how far modern fan activism can really go, even reaching one of the internet’s most influential creators who has no connection to K-pop at all.

This article from Xportsnews is adapted by a generative AI system and edited by The Korea Times.