Arts & Entertainment

Disguised As Old Man, K-POP Star Dances For Venice Boardwalk

Bystanders on the Venice Boardwalk thought he was a stumbling old man...until the ATEEZ member started dancing.

Members of the ATEEZ pose for photographers upon arrival at the Asian Music Awards in Nagoya, Japan Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019.
Members of the ATEEZ pose for photographers upon arrival at the Asian Music Awards in Nagoya, Japan Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

VENICE, CA — Anything goes on the Venice Boardwalk, so it was no surprise when Seoula’s dance team broke into a series of routines for a riveted boardwalk crowd last week. But then something unexpected did happen: An old man was so caught up in the routine that he tried to hobble to the tune, dropped his cane and fell right into the dance circle. Someone helped the poor man up, and suddenly he found his groove. His stutter step turned into a whiplash-fast dance routine with the entire troupe performing backup. Much to the surprise of the crowd, the old man was really K-Pop star San from ATEEZ. Judging by the screaming fans, they figured it out pretty quickly.

Video of the routine took Twitter by storm. Within a few days, nearly half a million people had seen the video.

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