The line between uniqueness and eccentricity is extremely thin when it comes to Kpop idols’
fashion, and none other than the stylists of idols who often cross these boundaries.
There are times when poor idols are made to look ridiculous instead of impressive because
their own stylists failed to do their only job.
In this video, let's take a look at some recent fashion disasters that idols have had to put
up with.
aespa
With the lofty ambition to take over the US music industry and turn aespa into the next
Kpop queen, SM Entertainment has poured tons of resources into getting the girls entrance
tickets to all famous shows in this rigorous market.
That’s why most recently, they have had the chance to perform on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE
and while fans thought this would be a memorable night to treasure for good, they soon realized
many things were done at the bare minimum, especially the girls’ outfits.
Since aespa was set to follow the high-tech, AI-and-metaverse-related concept, everyone
was looking forward to the most flamboyant outfits when they knew the act would perform
on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE.
Especially as this was one of the most famous radio shows in the States, the investment
into aespa’s visual was thought to be certain as fans said there was no way SM would let
their most invested group look sloppy at such an important event.
However, everything was in total contrast to what fans expected.
Rather than being the girls stepping out of the metaverse, aespa were made to look like
the girls stepping out of the 2006 era where dresses with a bunch of bling-bling elements
and tangling ruffles were super-duper in vogue.
Probably the stylists did this because the high-teen, Y2K trend is taking the world by
storm but considering how they failed to incorporate the modern vibe into such nostalgic designs,
aespa was said to only look peasant and dated in this performance.
Some even joke that probably because SM had spent all the dimes on getting aespa more
coverage in the States, they had run out of money for clothes and must have opted for
Shein designs at the last minute.
The colors theme was also said to be extremely confusing because there was no connection
between the members’ images.
While Ningning reminded people of unicorns in kid cartoons, Karina gave off an extremely
sexy vibe with her silky-and-lace short dress.
Then Winter was made to wear a pastel blue dress that was too plain compared to the other
two but out of the four, Giselle looked the most out of place as she was the only one
to wear an overly discreet dress.
To be more specific, Giselle's gray dress was said to be no different from those cheap
ones from Shopee because its form was sloppy and distorted, and the dress was even studded
with bling-bling plastic beads that looked very childish.
Not only that, the stylist even made that miserable dress look 2000 more than ever by
adding a huge cheesy belt that was a hot item 20 years ago.
About Ningning, you remember the video I talked about how she was so hated to the point that
her emblem on Namu Wiki was changed to “Hey pig, oink oink”?
While she has lost lots of weight, her outfit only gave more reasons for people to bash
her again because of the sloppy material making her waist bigger, and the tangling ruffles
on the skirt shortening her height dramatically.
Plus, fans just couldn’t figure out the stylist's intention when suddenly dressed
Ningning in a colorful unicorn outfit while the other members were all wearing neutral
colors.
Winter didn’t suffer as much because her surreal figure did a decent job to save that
cheesy ruffle pastel blue dress.
However, the overall mix-and-match was still said to be hilarious because no one could
understand why such a girly design was paired with fencenet knee-high tights, heavy combat
boots and leather gloves.
Karina’s outfit was okay yet considering how the cheap faux silk material with wrinkles
that couldn’t be ironed and the lace details patched randomly all over the dress, many
joked she must have jumped right out of bed five minutes before the stage so there was
no time left for her to get changed.
Some serious fans even found this dress annoying, accusing the coordies of making her the target
of sexual harassment because back in May, Ningning was caught up in a similar incident
for wearing a similar dress.
Overall, aespa's outfit set at JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE was said to be a disaster of disasters
because of its inexplicable ugliness.
NMIXX
Ironically labeled by some netizens as the “most flopped” girl group ever of JYP
Entertainment despite being the most all-rounded act regarding all aspects from singing, dancing,
to even stage presence, NMIXX has always been a huge question mark to people when it comes
to whether the girls could compete in the bloodily competitive race.
Unfortunately, with what JYP has just released, many believed the upcoming comeback of NMIXX
would just be as confusing as the last one because they are said to have already failed
the very first step of keeping people hyped up about the promotion: choosing good outfits
for the girls so they could be visually pleasing and make headlines for the sake of the comeback.
Looking at the massive successes IVE has just achieved with AFTER LIKE, you surely can tell
a thing or two that the neon monogram trend is gradually taking over the Kpop fashion
sense.
That’s why NMIXX’s coordies have also hopped on the trend but probably because of
the limited competency and the eccentricity element required to always be present in their
concept, the group was said to turn into a real hot mess in their latest group teaser.
According to netizens, even the stunning visual of NMIXX couldn’t save their fashion disaster
and since there were too many bright colors stuffed into one scene, they were confused
as to where to look at.
The overall vibe was said to be boorish and while this trend was wisely used on IVE so
that they could look as nostalgically fancy as ladies in the 80s, NMIXX’s stylists failed
miserably because netizens said they only saw blocks of neon colors randomly patched
together probably at last minutes.
Even the style of the fits were said to be outdated and considering how NMIXX belong
to the 4th gen idol, which meant their image is more suitable with something fresh, teeny
and lively, the fact that they were made to wear clothes that only old ladies in the 80s
wore also played as a huge minus point for the upcoming promotion.
The shiny plastic materials were also said to cheapen the image of NMIXX, making them
look like an act coming from an extremely low rank company.
Some even joked they felt like NMIXX were going to perform at a cheap festival that
no one bothers to come to so that they had to dress like colorful clowns to garner attention.
The fashion disaster of this comeback also reminded people of the time NMIXX attended
Woo Young Mi Jewelry event and as you can expect, the stylist was also said to have
ruined everything.
Actually, it was so bad that even the visual of Sullyoon couldn't even save a single fit.
Fans believed the stylists were using her goddess visual as an excuse to experiment
with the most eccentric outfit.
Of course the costumes of the other members weren’t that good but at least, they could
still walk in the street in the outfit that day.
However, Sullyoon could never afford to do the same because… well, who would ever want
to look like a walking red mushroom getting downtown?
Especially in the sweating hot weather of May in South Korea?
Probably the stylists just wanted to showcase their layering skills and add something fun
to the rather safe look but as some said, they should have spent time improving their
competencies before setting the goals so high that they for sure couldn’t accomplish them.
Besides Sullyoon, Jinni was said to have the second worst outfit as it made her look bulky
and hilarious.
Some joked that if she put on a scarf, she would turn into a scouter who was taking the
other six members on a field trip.
Others even said Jinni looked like a female version of this meme guy.
(G)-IDLE’s Yuqi
After (G)-IDLE gave a tribute speech at KOREA BROADCASTING AWARDS, Yuqi immediately went
viral in her homeland.
However, her fans only wished this had never happened because she was trended for a pretty
hilarious reason: her odd cut-out trousers.
On Weibo, the hot search “bottomless pants of Yuqi” was pushed to the top of both entertainment
and general trending charts of Weibo, proving the massive attention people gave to her questionable
outfit.
According to some, this made Yuqi way less presentable for such an important event and
from far, she was said to look way shorter because of these trousers.
Especially when Yuqi stood in front of the purple background, her porcelain white skin
made the cut-out stand out even more clearly and some said they felt as if looking at…
the bare bottoms of someone.
Fans also said they couldn’t understand why Yuqi’s stylist still decided to stick
with this outfit, and specifically these trousers, because aepsa’s Giselle was once made fun
of when wearing them in a group CF.
Even without the case of Giselle, the overall reactions toward this design have also been
quite negative but because all feedback fans sent to the coordies fell on the deaf ears,
they could only hope Cube Entertainment soon hire a completely new team to level up (G)-IDLE’s
image.
So, are these outfits indeed disastrous or people were just making a huge fuss over nothing?