1.
Somi’s outfits at Golden Disc Awards 2022
While lots of people, especially fans, were happy to see Somi’s solo gaining momentum
and she herself gaining more confidence to perform on such a huge event like the Golden
Disc Awards 2022, many were also let down after seeing her enter the show with a costume
that could hardly be any more confusing.
Instead of opting for fits that could perfectly show off the admirable figure that Somi had
spent months hitting the gym, the stylists suddenly made her appear in the most conservative
and dated dress on Earth.
As some netizens commented, the dress of Somi made them think the event took place in 2007
rather than 2021 since the turtle neck design combined with the puffy ruffle and the slate
blue was just too cheesy and outdated.
As if that wasn’t bad enough because such a combination alone was already enough for
some netizens to call this funny design a “walking egg,” the stylist somehow didn’t
cut the irrelevant dangling drawstring at the brink of the dress and didn’t even bother
to hide the huge knot of that string.
However, because the person wearing this funny design is Somi whose both visual and figure
were extremely stunning, most people still believe she had saved the overall look from
becoming a red-carpet fashion disaster.
Plus, Somi’s face was super small and so were her legs, the uncannily puffy dress looked
way less suffocating and more like an experimental high-fashion design.
By that, it means similar to how many models wear the most exotic designs to the runway
but people still call them high-fashion thanks to the model’s figure, this egg dress also
looked like a legit red carpet outfit of a famous star just because it was worn by Somi
but not an ordinary person with an ordinary physique.
It was also lucky that the coordies weren’t totally out of their mind because probably
in an attempt to balance out the oddness of the purple egg dress, they gave Somi a quite
delicate hairstyle and also kept the amount of accessories to the minimum to not confuse
people’s eyes.
Besides, her makeup was also done in a natural style with a light eye palette and coral pink
lipstick.
Besides the red carpet costume, Somi’s performing outfits also attracted lots of mixed opinions,
most of which were not so good to be honest, because according to many people, her stage
costumes lacked so much authenticity despite the fact that she could slay lots of experimental
designs thanks to the superb figure.
Quite a handful of annoyed netizens talking about how Somi’s image reminded them a lot
about Rosé and Lisa rather than herself.
Some noticed the stylists put on Somi the makeup and the hairstyle that made the reputation
of Rosé in the early days, especially in BLACKPINK’s 2020 world tour.
When Somi took off the long jacket and the outer dress to reveal the main fit of the
performance, lots of netizens found it quite annoying as to how Somi’s stylists had seemingly
made the knock-off version of the legendary gem fit on Lisa at Coachella 2019.
According to some, this fit also made her look chubbier than actual because of its poor
form.
In fact, the unwise cut-outs also played a role in downgrading Somi’s image because
it made Somi wear inside another layer of safety garments, which ended up adding unnecessary
weight to her despite her having among the best figures in K-Pop.
After seeing so many references to BLACKPINK, from Jennie in the hit XOXO to the signature
image of Rosé and Lisa on Golden Disc Award 2022, many BLINKs have voiced their disturbment
and blamed THE BLACK LABEL for the cheap media play, which very likely made Somi lose all
her individuality at the end of the road.
2.
H1-KEY’s debut outfits
Besides Kep1er, the K-Pop industry also welcomed another potential act to the race, H1-KEY.
Unfortunately, instead of having all eyes on them for the talents, the songs or the
visuals, the group just got all the people questioning their outfits on the very first
public appearance.
While most rookie acts would choose the most eye-catching fits for the debut press premier,
the stylists of H1-KEY just put on the girls some mere gym outfits and played around the
layering to make it less basic.
In fact, people didn’t call the outfits basic but straight up called them dull and
boring because firstly, the biker shorts were way too 2020 and secondly, the girls had no
accessories or anything to highlight the outfits though they were there to perform as four
idols rather than to instruct people to do some cardio.
Though most of the designs H1-KEY were wearing came from the most renown fashion houses,
some still said the group was the solid epitome of how wearing designer clothes wouldn’t
automatically help you have a high-fashion look.
Apart from the criticism targeting the group’s questionable outfits, there were also opinions
expressing their regret as to how Grandline Group had failed to make Seoi, who was also
an ex-trainee from YG Entertainment, stand out because visual-wise, she had a real strong
luxury vibe of Yoo Rachel from the famous k-drama The Heirs.
Besides, a netizen also expressed that she felt super cringy for Yel because the white
biker shorts of hers were said to attract too much unnecessary attention to her private
area while she danced.
3.
Karina’s pink puffy top
Most recently when the girls performed at MBC, everyone was stunned by how aespa just
got better and better every time despite the packed schedule and the tiring choreography
of Savage.
The thing is, while aespa has been receiving lots of compliments for their style upgrade
during the promotion, netizens just couldn’t get over how the outfits that night of the
group, especially Karina, were kinda too weird to comprehend.
As Karina has a petite but curvy figure with a noticeable bust measurement, some noticed
the group’s stylists have been trying hard to not make it stand out much due to the public
preference for a naive image.
Though the team did great several times before, many people said their attempt to desperately
hide her chest failed miserably this time because the pink puffy top just wasn’t it.
When her outfit started to garner more attention online, lots of people flocked in and made
a bunch of hilarious comparisons about her pink padded top.
While some compared it to “an uncooked chicken,” “a Patrick star,” “a knock-off barbie
protective riot gear,” others whose imagination flied higher compared it to an “alien parasite
latched onto Karina's chest”, “a hunk of zerg creep,” and even a lung that was
hung on Karina’s busts.
Though it’s true that a noticeable bust measurement is a bit hard to handle in a conservative
environment like the K-Pop industry, people believe the coordies of aespa was just not
working hard enough to compensate for the inexperienced as considering the case of TWICE’s
Jihyo, the stylists have still been dealing with her outfits and figure well throughout
many promotions.
4.
Oh My Girl’s outfits at 2021 Golden Disc Award
Turning back to exactly one year ago also at the Golden Disc Award, there was coincidentally
another set of questionable outfits but the victim here was Oh My Girl.
Their costumes were so weird that right after the show ended, the girls immediately made
headlines on a handful of outlets for all the bad reasons.
Netizens also couldn’t stop questioning how the stylists had the guts to dress the
girls so mindlessly like that and how they only had one job but still didn’t understand
the assignment.
According to them, the coordie failed miserably in dressing Oh My Girl as a group because
not only the color palette was incoherent but the choice of materials among the members
was also painfully messy.
While most of the members were dressed in black, Seunghee and Arin were made to wear
brighter fits out of nowhere.
The dress of Seunghee awkwardly stood out because compared to the rest of the group
who was dressing in spaghetti, plain dresses, she was made to have a puffy design with a
bunch of ruffles.
In the case of Arin, probably in the try-hard attempt to promote her naive, first-love image,
the coordies just turned the blind eye on the mutual theme of the group’s outfit which
was black and lace, and put on her a long dress made out of rayon fabric.
As if the ruffle sleeves didn’t look dated and suffocating enough, the dress even had
a bunch of gems attached around the neck, which was very likely attached to the design
at the last minute to make it less revealing and more appropriate to the conservative nature
of many Knetizens.
In fact, netizens believed the other five members' outfits were also just as bad but
the reason they weren’t specifically called out was they still had the black color and
the see-through elements in common for everyone to know that they were at Golden Disc Award
as a group.
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