ATEEZ's 'Drip' Choreography Draws Nazi Salute Comparisons Ahead of 'GOLDEN HOUR: Part 6'

ATEEZ's pre-release single "Drip" has pulled the group into a choreography dispute. Some netizens argue that a move in the music video looks like a Nazi salute, Koreaboo reports.

The section in question has the members raise one hand in front of them and sway it from side to side. Posts on X calling for the group to change that part of the routine spread fast. Fans answered that it is an ordinary dance move.

The argument comes as the song gets off to a fast start. The video, posted to the KQ ENTERTAINMENT YouTube channel and its 3.45 million subscribers, topped 10 million views within a day. An Oct. 24 post from About Music (@AboutMusicYT) put the track's Spotify Counter debut at 1,413,540 streams.

The critics on X kept it short. "they do have to get rid of the nazi salute dance move tho," wrote @armandsweb. Another user, @Scaras_givey, came at it from outside the fandom: "i dont listen to kpop but omg was that just a nazi salute in the choreo 😭😭"

One user turned it into a question about which groups get held to which standard. "so anyone gonna cancel them for having a nazi salute in their choreo or do y'all only do that for bts?" asked @piplupmin.

On the other side, @pinkyfixon brought up their own background to wave the comparison off:

"as a german i can 100% confirm that the move in the 'drip' choreography has nothing to do with that ridiculous salute some of you have been mentioning like???? you're just a bunch of haters trying to drag them down 💀"

"Drip" leads into GOLDEN HOUR: Part 6, the group's fifteenth mini-album. ATEEZ's official X account posted on Oct. 23 that the album will be released on Nov. 13 at 2 p.m.