Too revealing, too eccentric or too extra are the words netizens use to describe the
outfits of some unlucky idols.
In today’s video, I will name through some idols who have recently been said to wear
unbearably questionable and controversial fits.
Yuqi was said to dress too revealing
Most recently when Yuqi flaunted her visual and admirably slender figure on Instagram
and Weibo, lots of fans were excited because these photos were seemingly once again her
manifestation in the change of style: from a cute, bubbly image to a sexy and mature
one.
While many have left flattering comments about her outfits and that they were happy to see
Yuqi express a new aspect of herself after the TOMBOY promotion, there were also lots
of disparaging remarks about how she showed too much skin in this outfit.
Netizens said while they got how unique the design of the top was and how in vogue super
short skirts have been since the promotion of Prada with Yoona, they couldn’t help
but notice its uncomfortably short length as the skirts also didn’t have any lining
layers causing Yuqi’s safety shorts to be seen clearly when sitting down, plus the neckline
of the croptop was so low to the point her bra could be seen.
In Asian countries where women’s clothes are heavily scrutinized, not only netizens
but even fans have expressed their concern, saying Yuqi shouldn’t have shown that much
skin and it was literally an implicit green flag for perverts to prey on her.
However, to the fan’s concern, Yuqi calmly replied that all the thoughts about the right
way for women to dress were mere prejudices and when girls dressed in short skirts or
showed more skin than usual didn’t necessarily mean that they were the targets for perverts.
Besides hitting out at that assumption, Yuqi also shared the idea that women should dress
up for themselves rather than for anyone else.
Seeing the calm and collected reaction of Yuqi, many have changed their mind and agreed
that Yuqi’s mindset should be promoted more frequently because it’s already 2022 and
prejudice should be left in the past.
Plus, they also praised her for bravely standing up for such a new ideology despite the rigorous
nature of the K-Pop industry and the way she professionally handled the situation rather
than insensitively shouting back at fans.
ITZY’s concept was said to be too outdated
Totally switching up their style with the upcoming promotion Sneaker, many have projected
that ITZY would soon come back stronger and better to prove their position in the bloodily
competitive race of idols gen4.
However, do you know that before the official MV teaser was released, both fans and netizens
have left many negative remarks about the group’s outfits and Y2K concept after seeing
their overly colorful teasers released on July 4?
According to netizens, these outfits looked too mid for a top girl group like ITZY and
probably to make up for the plainness of the look, JYP Entertainment tried to add colors,
and actually a whole bunch of colors, to the concept of ITZY.
However, the worst was yet to come because when the individual teaser of each girl was
released, even MIDZYs had to join the chat to question the capabilities of JYP Entertainment’s
creative team.
With the excessive use of various bling bling elements, from the fairy dust, the heart-shaped
frame accompanied by the gradient background that everyone once obsessed with during the
2000s phase, many believed they were looking at a Photoshop failure.
Apparently everyone understood that Y2K was a big trend recently, but that didn’t necessarily
mean they should channel the whole 2000s aesthetic to 2022.
By that, netizens were telling the creative team to incorporate more modern elements to
harmonize the old vibe and had they still struggled to find the right way, they should
look at the way Dua Lipa has carried herself for the past few years.
Some even straightforward called out the lazy attitude of JYP Entertainment, saying that
such a floppy and tacky design created the solid impression that the company already
wanted ITZY to flop.
Many also said they were greatly disappointed as the concept just screamed Y2K Disney channel
school supply merch and particularly the cheesy Hannah Montana spiral notebook covers.
The funny thing is, when Vietnamese MIDZYs saw the teasers, their reactions were even
fiercer as the whole thing sadly reminded them of the peasant and cheap images printed
on the handy mirrors often used in the previous century.
Because the mirror's design was so outdated, even people in the Vietnamese countryside
have opted for prettier designs and don’t bother to buy them anymore.
However, many had taken sides with ITZY’s creative team, defending that what people
saw was the purest form of the Y2K trend and besides aespa, ITZY is another top-notch act
to channel this theme well.
Others also believed this concept was intentional and the root reason for shade thrown at ITZY
probably came down to the sharp contrast between their very first teasers, which followed the
royal theme, with the bubbly one they are seeing right now.
V was said to dress like an eccentric
Most recently when V appeared at CELINE Fashion Show, he has taken the world by storm for
the charming handsomeness that totally deserved the title “Most handsome man in the world
2021.”
However, many also said it was a pity that such a visual still couldn’t save his look
at the show as the stylists had made a very poor choice of clothes for V.
In fact, when people have yet to talk about whether the outfit looked good or not, they
were already let down as V’s outfit completely mismatched with the black theme worn by Lisa
and Park Bogum, and in fact every other guest at the show that day.
Because of this odd decision, many said that V and his stylists were disrespectful and
unprofessional as they apparently went against the dress code required by the host.
Plus, as the show was a gathering of many other world-class celebrities, whose reputation
has not only been big but also recognized by many generations for various classic works,
V was also accused of trying to stand out and seek attention.
While many defended that the red leather jacket was a statement piece that made his outfit
less basic, according to netizens, it was totally nonsense considering how extra his
inner costume was.
As if being afraid that people wouldn’t know V was a pop performer, the stylist made
him wear a bling bling slim-fit top mixed with a big freston necklace, literally blinding
people with all the light reflected by his top and accessories.
What’s even worse was that such a combo was accompanied by a pair of leather pants
and leather boots, making V look like he was being suffocated in a bunch of clothes rather
than looking chic and high-fashion.
However, there were lots of fans saying that netizens were being ridiculously strict about
the dress-code thing as V had already taken off the red jacket when entering the show.
Plus, considering the fact that V has always pursued the maximalism style at big events
ever since BTS’ collaboration with GUCCI, people should have done some research to understand
more about various fashion styles rather than always asking idols to wear what other people
want.
This allegedly disappointing look also made netizens dig further to see if V has always
been dressed this bad for the CELINE trip and after some clicks, they found out that
his airport outfit was just as questionable as the one at the show.
Specifically, netizens found it awkward that he wore a cropped shirt styled outside a white
tank top.
As the upper of the fit was rather loose, a fit pair of trousers would have helped harmonize
the look but for some reason, the coordies just made him wear the black loose bell-bottoms,
not only adding weight and also making him look way shorter than usual.
That was not to mention how the stylists desperately tried to add some “unisex” vibe into V’s
costume with the black pointy-nose boots but failed miserably as they only dragged his
look further to the past.
As found out by netizens, V’s stylists were inspired by the original styling of CELINE
but because V was more muscular than the model, he gave off a very half-hearted and try-hard
vibe.
Looking at him, people could neither see the bad-boy, manly vibe nor the feminine, unisex
style and believed V could have been better off had the stylist known which style complemented
his figure most.
Nayeon was said to dress provokingly
Not only taking people back with multiple achievements as a soloist, Nayeon has also
left netizens in awe with the overwhelming number of beautiful outfits for the POP promotion.
Some even joked that Nayeon must have signed with a new company because JYP Entertainment
barely styled TWICE that nice throughout their seven-year career.
However, it didn’t take long for netizens to pick out an outfit ticking them off and
similar to the case of Yuqi, Nayeon this time was also said to wear clothes that are too
revealing.
They said that as a female idol whose signature image is innocent and bubbly, she should have
covered her skin more instead of bringing on stage a lace top whose hem was split up
to the bust.
That was not to mention how the lower part of the top also had a sensual cut-out and
a lace hem, creating the impression that the stylists had made Nayeon show her underpanties
in one of her very first solo stages.
Basically, as every detail of the top bore great resemblances to undergarments, particularly
the sensual type according to netizens, Nayeon has been criticized for being inappropriate
and to a certain extent, leveraging cheap media play to make sure that her solo was
non-stop mentioned one way or another.
Still, there were a lot of defending opinions as many people claimed that it was all the
stylists’ fault to dress Nayeon that way and the fact that she ended up being the target
of criticism was ridiculous.
Plus, as lots of English comments under her fancam focused on how additive and how perfect
this solo was instead of how her outfits look, some also said anti-fans should be less desperate
in nitpicking and making fun of Nayeon in this comeback.
So, do you think these idols' outfits are really problematic or are some people just
not understanding their fashion sense?