Recent observations by fans of the rookie group ILLIT have sparked significant concern and debate within the K-Pop community.
공항에서 몰카안경쓰고 팬들 도촬하는 매니저는 여기 남자매니저가 유일할듯🧔🏻♀️
— lucky turn (@511ucky) August 21, 2026
It all began when eagle-eyed fans noticed a peculiar detail about the group’s male manager: he consistently wears unusual glasses whenever ILLIT arrives at the airport.
I think their male manager is the only one who wears hidden camera ‘molka’ glasses to film the fans at the airport.
아니 친구가 아일릿 남자매니저가 한달전부터 공항에 이상한 계속 안경쓰고와서 이것저것 찾아보니까 몰래카메라용 안경인거 알게되서 빠수니들이 이번에 이거 몰카안경 아니냐고 남자매니저한테 직접물어봤더니 증거수집용으로 쓰고있는거래 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 케이팝 진짜 어디까지 가는거임? https://t.co/fV6N0okRwL pic.twitter.com/qjwxTFnjhS
— 김포포 (@appleof1ove) August 21, 2026
This seemingly minor detail quickly escalated as curious fans took it upon themselves to research the glasses. Their findings sent shockwaves through the fandom: the glasses in question were indeed identified as ‘molka camera glasses,’ a type of covert recording device.
My friend told me that ILLIT’s male manager started wearing strange glasses about a month ago every time they came to the airport, so when I searched them up, I found out they were hidden-camera glasses. When fans asked him directly if they were molka glasses, he said they were to collect evidence. What is going on with K-Pop?
웃긴게 공외에서는 보는눈 많으니까 안쓰다가 공내만 들어가면 자꾸 저 이상한 안경써대서 의심들어가지고 찾아봤더니 몰카였댄다 몰카찍고다니는 하이브 소속 걸그룹 남자매니저 진짜 대박이다
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The unsettling revelation was further compounded by the timing of the manager’s eyewear choice. Fans pointed out that he would exclusively don these suspicious glasses once they entered the busy environment of the airport, raising serious questions about his intentions.
The funny thing is he doesn’t wear them outside because there are a lot of people, but once they go inside the airport, he puts them on, which made me suspicious. Turns out they were molka glasses. The state of HYBE’s girl group male manager is crazy.
News of the discovery spread rapidly, leading to widespread outrage among netizens. The general sentiment was one of total shock and unanimous agreement that this behavior could unequivocally be considered a crime.
The comments section erupted with disbelief and anger: “HYBE again?” “Crazy…I don’t know if this was his own personal action or from the company, but we have no way of knowing how it’s going to be used.” “What is this? This is a total crime…” “They are all crazy. Do they have a stalker? What are they going to do with the evidence they collect?”
The situation has left many fans deeply disturbed, demanding immediate clarification and action from ILLIT’s agency regarding the manager’s alleged use of molka camera glasses in public spaces, particularly around the artists and the general public.
