BOYNEXTDOOR fans welcome surprise 'HOME VIDEO' EP.5, note format shift

The release of BOYNEXTDOOR's 'HOME VIDEO' EP.5, subtitled 'IT MUST GO VIRAL', on HYBE's official channel drew a wave of comments from viewers who had assumed the behind-the-scenes series was finished. The most-liked comment pointed to a change in the show's direction: "The HOME VIDEO we know has changed a bit — it used to have a documentary mood, but it's become a variety show" (근데 우리가 아는 홈비디오랑 좀 바꼈네 원래 다큐 분위기였는데 예능이 됨). Another heavily liked comment joked, "I came running like the wasp man," a meme phrase about sprinting over the moment the video went up. A longer message struck an emotional note, with one viewer writing, "Now your songs are playing on every street I walk down — maybe it's because I've been with you since your very first moment, but it makes my heart swell."

Much of the praise centered on the group's hands-on work shown in the episode. "Taesan producing is cool," one viewer wrote, echoed by another who called "producer Taesan" their favorite genre, while a third said, "This is how you realize how genius BOYNEXTDOOR is at making music." Several commenters were struck that the episode showed the process of building a fan chant, with one writing, "To show even the process of making the fan chant — they really poured everything into this full album, they worked so hard." Lighter moments spread through timestamped comments, including a scene at 19:14 that one viewer described as "the first time I've seen someone eat with a sweet potato stick because there were no skewers," and the members' school-day stories at the 16:37 mark.

Overall, the reaction leaned toward celebration of the unexpected continuation, with comments such as "I thought it was over, but having it suddenly show up makes it even more exciting" and speculation in the comments that the series might close with a world tour episode. International fans asked how many had supported the group since debut, and several rallied streaming support, with one commenter urging fans to push BOYNEXTDOOR past 1 billion Spotify streams from what they cited as 974 million. Another commenter connected the episode's title to the group's results, claiming the album 'HOME' debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200 and that 'Viral' peaked at No. 5 on Melon's Top 100 — figures offered in the comments rather than in the clip itself.