It’s all because of a past Instagram post.
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After Boys Planet aired in 2023, debuting ZEROBASEONE, Mnet recently announced a second series.
Ahead of the show’s premiere, Mnet changed their tactics when revealing the idols, giving fans a chance to vote for their favorites, but only based on looks and with no information about the contestants, with 154 choices.
Netizens were shocked by the huge list of recognizable names, whether it was idols from already established and debuted groups or ones from past survival shows.
In particular, one name that stood out was former Boys Planet contestant Krystian who garnered a lot of attention during the first series but didn’t make it to the debut lineup.
Yet, while it isn’t uncommon for netizens to see familiar faces on these shows, even ones that have recently been on survival shows, Krystian’s involvement has sparked major confusion after his reaction when the first series ended.
On Instagram, he shared a post with the caption, “IM FREEEEEE!!!!!!!!”
Following the announcement, the comments on the old post had a new spark of life.
Even on X, netizens were confused about how Krystian seemed happy to leave the show just to go back.
Sure bro pic.twitter.com/CrVjl9tOAQ
— boba tea (@anxinst) June 9, 2025
krystian at number 6 after posting this on ig when he got eliminated on bp😹 all i can do is laugh https://t.co/RRG7R8SZAl pic.twitter.com/r5uJAlj1E4
— ☆彡kelsey (@forparkseonghwa) June 9, 2025
when krystian starts tweaking in bp 2 when the first bp flashbacks start hitting pic.twitter.com/derSZjWNmt
— ruan🧸❤️🔥 (@junjissi) June 9, 2025
KRYSTIAN WANG rejoins BOYS PLANET despite an earlier post proclaiming:
“IM FREEEEEE!!!!!!!!” pic.twitter.com/PB4WOZDJa2
— Korean Pop Base (@KpopBaseHQ) June 9, 2025