From being a nosy old man to becoming BOMG’s CEO, Pi Cheolin has finally made his debut as a performer!
At the 38th Golden Disc Awards held in Indonesia on Saturday, January 6, K-Pop fans witnessed an entertaining performance as Dino of the boy group SEVENTEEN, brought his fictional character Pi Cheolin on the BooSeokSoon stage.
![[제38회 골든디스크] BSS (부석순) - '파이팅 해야지 (with. 디노)' ♪｜JTBC 240106 방송](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/0npT8GmirsQ/hqdefault.jpg)
During the ceremony, SEVENTEEN’s subunit BooSeokSoon (BSS), composed of members Seungkwan, Dokyeom and Hoshi, performed a new rendition of their track “Fighting.” Originally featuring rapper Lee Young Ji, the trio surprised fans as they brought Dino, in his Pi Cheolin persona in particular, to cover her rap parts.
[17'S 도겸] 부석순과 피철인대표님의 콜라보뤠이션🤍🖤 pic.twitter.com/PXmmD6IEwo
— 세븐틴(SEVENTEEN) (@pledis_17) January 7, 2024
For those who don’t know, Pi Cheolin is Dino’s portrayal of a nosy old man. It started off as an inside joke from a previous Carat Land fan meeting and has become a well-loved character in the fandom.
Recently, during SEVENTEEN’s “God of Music” comeback, Pi Cheolin returned as the CEO of BOMG, another comedy stint by the 13-member group. Notably, it was through this skit that the group birthed the trot parody single “God of Light Music.”
![[GOING SEVENTEEN] COMEBACK SPECIAL : 경음악의 신 #1 (God of Light Music #1)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QsfSOZLe-S8/hqdefault.jpg)
CARATs’ reaction to “debut” of Pi Cheolin
On social media, Carats, SEVENTEEN’s fanbase, immediately expressed their surprise to see Pi Cheolin with the subunit. “Truly an iconic stage,” one fan wrote.
bss feat. pi cheolin was truly an iconic stage pic.twitter.com/PUJJknU6Qz
— hannie ☻ (@minghaocheol_) January 8, 2024
Other fans, meanwhile, applauded Dino’s versatility and professionalism as he stayed in character for the whole performance. Moreover, fans also said that there is no other group as committed to their inside jokes as SEVENTEEN.
actually thinking how it's insane a character from a caratland skit to villager pi cheolin to bomg ceo pi cheolin and now we got rapper pi cheolin
dino truly is the ace HE'S AMAZING pic.twitter.com/tEz284cbNZ
— hannie ☻ (@minghaocheol_) January 6, 2024
I LOVE HOW DINO STICKS TO HIS CHARACTER SO WELL😭😭 EVEN WITH ITS NOT HIS PART BUT HIM BEING THE PI CHEOLIN CLAPPING BEHIND
A GENIUS TALENT istgpic.twitter.com/uq8wxXbTfy
— Tori🍂 (@hrtcoups) January 7, 2024
Furthermore, several clips of the SEVENTEEN members’ reactions also went viral upon the appearance of Pi Cheolin. Some fans pointed out that the members had no clue as well that they would see Dino’s old man character take over the stage.
Verno's reaction to PiCheolin is another proof that they don't even have a clue about his act LMAO pic.twitter.com/95bQloQoz8
— Sedna Mari ☆ SoonHoon manhid na ako kakahintay (@woozirideul) January 6, 2024
https://twitter.com/ksywonu/status/1743634073803759688
SEVENTEEN’s wins at GDA
Aside from BSS and Dino bringing laughter to the audience, SEVENTEEN also performed their tracks “Super,” the Korean version of “Ima” and “God of Music” as a whole group.
![[제38회 골든디스크] SEVENTEEN - '손오공 + Ima -Even if the world ends tommorrow- + 음악의 신' ♪｜JTBC 240106 방송](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4sOX5bR4LYs/hqdefault.jpg)
In addition to their stellar performances, the 13-piece act had one more thing to celebrate. During the GDA awarding ceremony, SEVENTEEN took home the Grand Prize for the Album of the Year for their 10th EP FML. On the other hand, BooSeokSoon, bagged the Best Digital Song Award for the track “Fighting.”
[17'S] 제38회 #골든디스크어워즈 에서 부석순이 디지털 음원 본상, 세븐틴이 디지털 음원•음반 본상과 음반 대상을 수상하였습니다🏆
많은 사랑 보내주신 캐럿들 감사합니다🩷🩵#무엇보다_중요한건_우리의_지금💎#세븐틴_부석순_골든디스크_수상_축하해🎉 pic.twitter.com/xLYMNcvimq
— 세븐틴(SEVENTEEN) (@pledis_17) January 6, 2024
Featured image: SEVENTEEN’s Dino performs with BSS as his fictional character Pi Cheol In. Credit: Twitter/SEVENTEEN