Chinese male star Zhang Yixing was once a member of the Korean group EXO. In 2022, he left SM Entertainment after his contract ended and returned to his hometown to actively develop his solo career, establishing his personal studio and gaining a significant number of loyal fans. An entertainment blogger with over 5 million followers, ‘Call Me Old Uncle,’ shared a screenshot on Weibo on the 10th of Zhang Yixing inhaling oxygen, captioning it with, 'What's Zhang Yixing doing here, does he need oxygen for a simple walk through the airport?' Fans angrily accused and explained that Zhang Yixing was not at the airport but backstage of a drama, and he had performed 6 consecutive shows, standing on stage for two full hours, with intense emotional fluctuations required by the storyline, leading to physical exhaustion and the need for oxygen.
Underneath the post, some comments mocked, 'Is Xing Zai performing on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau?' but more fans launched an angry protest, commenting 'Performed 6 theater shows in a row, stood for two hours, with such intense emotional swings, even an iron man couldn’t handle it,' 'This is the backstage of a theater, not an airport; spreading false rumors has consequences,' 'Daring to distort a video from CCTV,' 'Look closely before you speak,' 'If your eyes are failing, go get glasses.'
Source: ETToday