Despite Kpop stylists’ job of making idols look as beautiful and gorgeous as possible,
there are still cases where some poor idols would look like nothing but a hot mess on
stage solely because of the weird outfits that the coordies throw at them and what’s
even more confusing is that, some of the idols here are even frequently praised for the top-notch
fashion sense, yet they still can't escape being at least once a fashion disaster.
NewJeans at The Fact Music Award and Kcon Japan
Debuting under the magic hands of Min Heejin and her timeless aesthetic in everything,
from music to fashion, NewJeans has become one of the hottest names in Kpop despite having
just been on the map for two months.
Most recently, netizens even recognized the group as having one of the most unique styles
in Kpop but ironically, this seemed to have made the coordies think so highly of themselves
that they started to dress the group oddly, ending up turning the girls into clowns on
some most recent appearances.
From the red carpet to stage performances, the stylists took every chance to try out
the most eccentric ideas on the girls with a hope that netizens would still praise their
fashion sense like before.
For example on October 8 when NewJeans attended The Fact Music Award, all eyes were drawn
to them but ironically for all the bad reasons.
While all members were in their teenage phase and even the group’s concept itself also
followed the lively, Y2K, and youthful style, the stylists still made them wear the most
aged, outdated and abnormal outfits to this event.
Of course we all know the dresscode was black but it still made no sense for a girl group
pursuing a youthful concept like NewJeans to wear such confusing outfits to their very
first red carpet.
Among the five outfits, the dress of Danielle was the most acceptable except for the overly
puffy skirt, which created the impression that she was sneakily hiding a drum to bring
into the performance of The Fact Music Award.
The outfit of Haerin hilariously made her look like having bat wings sprouting from
her hips because the bike's shorts had nothing to do with the wingy sleeveless black top.
The fit of Hanni not only made her super disproportionate but also like a time traveler that had just
traveled from the Earth of 2007.
While some might defend the stylists, saying that the figure of Hanni wasn’t as slim
as expected of an idol so there must have been difficulties to dress her beautifully
but when considering Hyein’s outfit, this defending was no longer valid because Hyerin
had the most ideal figure in NewJeans yet she was also the worst dressed member of the
night.
Looking at Hyein, people only saw a sci-fi warrior stepping out of the Matrix who was
ready to throw hands anytime anywhere.
Especially considering her age of fourteen, it made even less sense for the coordi to
dress her in a full leather outfit mixed with a pair of jungly boots and a warrior-inspired
belt.
The outfit Minji was kinda okay and probably, her menswear style was inspired by her famous
unisex visual but because the blazer was twice the size of Minji, she was unfortunately turned
into a bulky bodyguard going there to protect the rest of the members.
As if the experimenting on NewJeans’ red carpet outfits wasn’t enough to satisfy
their boundless creativity, the coordies went on to do a bunch of eccentric things on the
girls’ performance costumes, literally turning them into the clowns of the night.
The outfits were so bad that not only Knetz but international netizens had to voice their
concerns, questioning the competency of NewJeans’ stylists because the team seemingly couldn’t
balance two styles: playful and high-fashioned, of the group to create a harmonious appearance.
Specifically, for the red carpet outfits, the coordies turned NewJeans into a mafia
squad about to throw hands at anyone yet for the stage performance, they switched 180 degrees
and turned the group into five kindergarten kids.
In fact, some believed the girls looked even worse than that because no kids would ever
have to wear a combo of long, colorful trousers mixed under another colorful skirt.
Looking at NewJeans that night, netizens said they no longer see the image of a most anticipated
girl group of gen4 but rather some shabby idols coming from a nugu company.
Some joked that the stylists probably had overslept so they must have rushed to the
event at the last minute, ending up forgetting to pick up the outfits prepared for NewJeans
and having to give the girls their pajamas and be creative with what they had.
Unfortunately, the streak of fashion disasters didn’t stop there because just several days
ago, the outfits of NewJeans stirred up the Internet again for looking too try-hard and
half-ass at Kcon Japan 2022.
According to netizens, the stylist team was lacking competency to create a trendy reminiscing
hip-hop look for the girls so they ended up making NewJeans look like kids trying to be
gangsters.
Though it’s true that the group image is all about the refreshing, colorful vibe of
the youth, netizens still found it hard to wrap their head around why the girls’ fashion
was becoming unnecessarily tawdry and cheesy.
Especially for the outfit of Danielle, it seemed like the stylists believed her ethereal
visual could save whatever they threw on her so instead of giving her something more hip-hop
and in vogue, they put on her a sloppy, cheap-looking pullover mixed outside a pair of irrelevant
sporty shorts.
Many also found it annoying to look at Haerin’s hairstyle because gave the impression that
she was on the brink of losing all her hair.
The annoyance toward NewJeans’ outfits got so big that their exclusive stylist team had
to clarify they had nothing to do with the girls’ outfits in Japan and only until that
point did netizens stop asking ADOR to replace NewJeans’ coordies.
Jennie at BlackPink’s concert in Seoul
While Jennie has long been famous for her fashion sense and until now, despite having
been in the industry for six years, she could still trend easily on the Internet and whatever
she wore would sell out in a blink of an eye, Jennie has recently failed the expectation
of netizens for bringing such a questionable style on stage.
On the first day of BLACKPINK’s concert in Seoul, people were all looking forward
to the most perfect and memorable night considering how that was the very first in-person concert
of the girls since COVID-19 broke out.
However, when Jennie turned up on stage for the Shut Down and Typa Girl performance, the
response to her outfit went sour right off the bat because according to netizens, the
whole thing looked off and odd.
While they understood that Jennie was the leading figure who would always incorporate
a little twist here and there in her outfits and make her other trendy items less predictable,
for example that trendy item this time was the fit biker jacket, they still couldn’t
see why she had to put on those outdated, fairly cheap-looking bright red tights.
Probably the stylist's intention was to create a powerful red-on-red outfit complimenting
the power Jennie held but unfortunately, the thick material of the tights and the way they
awkwardly tried to tie the whole outfit together only made things worse.
Instead of connecting the red shorts with the red leather ankle boots, what the tights
did was to make her legs look bigger, ending up making Jennie seem to be way shorter and
bulkier while normally, she has been famous for the fire figure that every girl wants.
NCT127
As NCT127 had to put their concert off for three years due to COVID-19, many fans were
looking forward to their comeback and the boys would bring only the best of the best
on stage.
However, when looking at the recent outfits of NCT127 at the LA concert, aka the hot spot
that SM Entertainment has been trying to increase the group’s coverage throughout the past
six years, people thought they were looking at seven construction workers practicing the
choreography of their favorite Kpop group.
When the stage lightning pointed at the group, the reflective patches on their outfits were
also said to remind people of environment workers' uniforms.
Everything was so bad that netizens even joked that the new stylists of NCT127 must have
been those who had worked for BTS because for a very long time, BTS had been made fun
of for their questionable dressing style.
Among the seven members, Jaehyun was probably the most pitiful one because his outfit was
the legit collection of all terrible factors making up the worst costume.
Besides the ridiculous reflective patches, his outfit even had fringes and when Jaehyun
danced, rather than adding dynamic to his moves, they only awkwardly moved around like
a loin-cloth trying its best to hang on to his waist.
So, why do you think the stylists would do this to their very own artists?
Do they really think these outfits are unique and can help idols stand out, or are they
just making excuses to practicalize the most eccentric ideas on their mind?