K-Pop Star Momo Slammed After Smashing Priceless Vintage Treasure
By 813 Staff
In a move shaking up the streaming landscape, K-Pop Star Momo Slammed After Smashing Priceless Vintage Treasure, according to Dexerto (@Dexerto) (in the last 24 hours).
Source: https://x.com/Dexerto/status/2083283325427298591
The heat index in Seoul is hovering near 32 degrees Celsius, but the tension inside the K-pop journalism bubble is considerably higher. Late July in the industry usually means quiet promotional cycles, yet this week’s chatter has zeroed in on a single, unexpected moment: Momo, a main dancer and vocalist for the chart-topping girl group TWICE, has found herself at the center of a fan-driven controversy after a video surfaced of her removing a vintage, factory-sealed trading card from its protective acrylic grading case.
The clip, which began circulating on fan forums early Friday morning, shows the star casually snapping open the sealed holder to inspect the card—a vintage collectible tied to a legendary first-generation idol group. According to the original report shared by Dexerto (@Dexerto), the footage has since been reposted thousands of times, with collectors expressing outright dismay. Behind the scenes, the situation is more nuanced than the outrage suggests. Industry insiders say Momo likely purchased the card at a premium from a secondary market platform, and the "damage" is not physical to the card itself, but rather to its verified condition grade. The moment the seal is broken, the card’s assigned numerical value—often a 9.4 or higher on the standard grading scale—is effectively void, slashing its resale market price by hundreds of dollars in a single motion.
The numbers tell a different story than the emotional backlash. While hardcore collectors are furious, the broader public reaction has been mixed, with many non-collector fans pointing out that Momo, a multi-millionaire artist, wasn't attempting to flip the asset for profit. The real issue, per several trading card industry analysts, is that the video normalizes breaking encapsulation, a practice that undermines the financial integrity of the graded market. Momo has not yet issued a public statement, and her label, JYP Entertainment, has not returned requests for comment. What happens next remains unclear, though sources suggest the video may simply be scrubbed from her personal social media channels, a quiet end to what is, in the grand scheme of a global stadium tour, a very niche distraction. The card itself, now ungraded, holds sentimental value for the star—the one metric the auction houses can't calculate.
