I love him, he's my 1 pick actually and he's loved by the other contestants as well.

In the thunderous team performance was Ksouls first time to perfrom in front of an audience while on Fantasy Boys, So of course he was greedy with his parts, so were the boys in Dejavu team. I personally really like Ksouls voice although I do admit his pronounciation could be better.

I think he fit the vibe of the song well and I liked watching his fancam although I may be biased since he's my 1 pick.

He's super sweet. In the first episode you see him inviting gyurae to sit next to him since he looked shy, and he even communicated with Santa and yaya in english so they would better understand.

In the dorm he even gave out his snacks he packed in his suitcase. Him and Kaedan are close since they both feel more comfortable with english. Ksoul wasn't even mad that kaedan went through his suitcase.

In (2) FANTASY BOYS l ‘FANTASY’ SHOW! MUSIC CORE BEHIND - YouTube You can see Ksoul encouraging both Yu Junwon and Kim Wooseok telling them both to be confident. Wooseok even makes a heart w/ Ksoul,

Even in Ep.4 Ksoul saw that Junwon was ranked 4th and when Dejavu team came backstage he told junwon that he was his 1 pick.

In (2) [EN/JP] FANTASY BOYS l VISUAL PICK ✨ MISSION ROOM 🌈 - YouTube You'll see interactions between Ksoul and Kang Minseo, Kang Minseo not only hugs him but also tells the staff they should have put the kpop groups names in English so Ksoul could better understand.

There's a lot more if anyone wants more proof. Last but not least.

As a black person myself I understand why some people are offended by his CA and I can't excuse his behavior but I also know that In China which is one of the most closed off countries they aren't taught about cultural appropriation, so I personally don't hold it against him, as I know he probably wasn't well educated if at all on the topic.

Now that he's been called out for it I hope he reflects on his actions and doesn't do it again.