"Resting Bitch Face" (RBF) is a phrase referring to a person’s facial expression that unintentionally
appears as if he or she is irritable or annoyed.
While people with RBF may not be as unfriendly as they appear on their faces, they are often
mistaken for being difficult and cold.
And here are 5 idols who are well-known for their RBF and often unconsciously make people
misunderstand them.
1.Irene (Red Velvet) Despite receiving accolades for her gorgeous
appearance, Irene’s signature chilly face has stirred up countless protracted controversies
on social networking sites.
In fact, Irene has frequently been the subject of criticism when netizens caught up on numerous
moments where Irene allegedly displays a glum, heavy look on others.
For example, there was one time Irene was caught glaring at Suho uncomfortably while
he was talking to Xiumin, which made fans can’t understand what Suho did wrong or
what he said to get glared at that way.
Another time, the camera captured the moment Irene walked past a staff member and looked
daggers at him.
Even with strangers like airport security staff, Irene was also said to have a pompous
attitude toward them.
Needless to say, many people have expressed their irritation with Irene's attitude.
They said her face looks uncomfortable in every picture and that she always looks at
people as if they are inferiors.
However, lots of fans claimed that this is really a terrible misunderstanding because
Irene actually has an intrinsic "ice-cold" face which can easily lead to misunderstanding.
She will appear to be frowning and glancing at something when her facial muscles are relaxed.
Apart from that, she also struggles with appropriate facial expression control.
Irene once shared that she clearly didn't mean anything when putting on that kind of
expression because she herself had no idea what her facial expressions looked like at
times.
Despite that, many netizens are still insisting that Irene indeed has an attitude problem
and that is evident in her scowling face.
They pointed out that Irene not only shows her mean nature by the way she glares at people
but also by the way she treats them in certain situations.
For example, Irene was accused of bullying Seulgi when she constantly had inappropriate
behaviors toward her.
Once, when the two were performing on stage, Seulgi was seen teasing Irene by gently throwing
a ball at her but then received a hateful attitude from Irene as the visual violently
threw the ball at Seulgi and annoyingly looked away.
Another time, Irene again drew criticism when blatantly snatched Seulgi's microphone while
she was speaking, leaving Seulgi all stunned and shocked.
In addition, Irene is also accused of being cocky when she hates people touching her even
just a little bit.
Even Red Velvet members, those who are closest to Irene, also don't seem allowed to casually
touch the female idol.
At this point, netizens are divided into 2 opinions with some believing that Irene is
really a mean and selfish person who always considers herself superior, the other believing
that people are just misunderstanding Irene through misleading gifs and edited clips.
2.
SinB (VIVIZ) Since her debut, SinB has drawn comparisons
to Jessica Jung as a visual resemblance as she possesses an ice-cold appearance just
like her senior.
Later, when G-Friend gained more reputation, SinB came under fierce criticism a few times
for her scowling expression.
Netizens said SinB consistently displays an "uncomfortable" and ‘scornful’ expression
that portrays her irritation with both her members and coworkers.
In a photoshoot on the radio show DJ, SinB was seen wearing a stern expression when posing
as if she was displeased with something.
Looking at this photo, people can easily jump to the conclusion that she was deliberately
overplaying or intentionally refusing to smile.
With her unfavorable facial expression, SinB frequently becomes the victim of "evil editing"
and is made to look like a villain on Mnet's 'Queendom 2' when she appears as a participant
on the show.
The production team often edits her certain facial expressions into intense scenes and
adds misleading texts then attaches them to situations that her original reactions were
not intended for.
All of this makes SinB initially receive a lot of backlashes as many viewers were made
to believe that SinB is a mean and arrogant person who easily gets annoyed by the smallest
things.
However, they gradually realized that all these things were just the unwanted consequences
of SinB inherent facial muscle.
Explaining this, fans firmly said that the female idol actually has a resting bitch face
and a sharp beauty which exude an air of arrogance while in fact, she absolutely has no malice
in her heart.
Moreover, they also pointed out that SinB has a habit of "wrinkling" her face when she
concentrates so when she’s talking, thinking or eating, she looks rather annoyed and irritated.
Getting enough of all the hate and criticism, when appeared again on Queendom, the female
idol quickly prepared a phone with the line "I'm happy" to prove that there was nothing
going on her nerves and to dispel any unfavorable remarks about her expression.
3.
Jennie (BlackPink) Jennie's inherently fancy and cold face has
helped her get great attention from many high-end fashion brands as many of them chose her to
be their ambassador, but it has also got her caught up in many attitude controversies.
In particular, Jennie was said to look like she’s pissed almost all the time.
It seems like she is an unapproachable person, leading to a not really positive impression
on those who don’t know Jennie well or meet her for the first time.
Some even said that compared to other members in BlackPink, Jennie appeared to be quite
arrogant and somewhat tired, while Jisoo, Rosé and Lisa always appear with a bright
and cheerful vibe.
What got on the nerves of netizens the most was this photo of Jisoo and Jennie walking
side by side, while Jisoo was smiling brightly, Jennie was said to show her annoyed and fed-up
expression.
Without a doubt, netizens immediately bashed Jennie for her allegedly unfriendly attitude.
However, many netizens have pointed out that it’s not that Jennie is an arrogant person
but she is the victim of some reporters who want to portray her as such a persona because
in fantaken photos, Jennie was seen laughing, chatting and even playing along with Jisoo’s
jokes.
But for some reason, only her cold photos were uploaded.
Besides, there is a fact that Jennie has a natural resting bitch face, which makes her
unintentionally appear angry and contemptuous, especially when she is relaxed or not expressing
any particular emotion.
In interactions with fans, Jennie is said to be really adorable, sweet and always takes
care of other people.
Thus, fans hope that netizens wouldn’t judge a book by its cover because Jennie's inborn
cold and sassy face can’t tell her personality.
Some also said that if people spend time getting to know more about Jennie, they would definitely
fall for her.
5.
Suga (BTS) Besides his undoubted talent in producing
music, Suga is also known for his natural freezing-cold face.
His distant look can scare other people and make them find it hard to get closer and talk
to him.
There are many moments Suga was caught looking so done and fed-up as if there is something
getting on his nerves.
In fact, Suga himself once shared that he is always struggling with expressing his feelings
when receiving support from fans.
From the bottom of his heart, he is always grateful for that.
To be more specific, Suga once prepared gifts and sent them to fans on his own birthday,
proving that he is a really thoughtful and gentle person.
Many lifelong fans also share that BTS’s rapper is an introvert and might feel shy
when expressing his love by words and through expressions, so he just uses actions instead.
What’s more, sometimes Suga can also appear to be really cute and soft toward fans, which
is completely different from his usual image.
6.
Nancy (Momoland) Nancy can be cited as another victim of the
unfavorable resting bitch face.
Her pure sweet face when she smiles has won many hearts of netizens as they often praise
her as Kpop’s half-blood angel.
However, when Nancy stopped smiling, her relaxed face caused a lot of trouble for the female
idol.
Many people who first look at her may think that she is getting angry but actually, she
is just chilling.
There was one time Nancy got entangled in an attitude controversy with her RBF when
she was seen staring unfriendly at BlackPink as if she really hated them for winning a
trophy in a weekly music show.
At that time, Nancy was under fierce criticism because many netizens and Blinks thought that
she was jealous of BlackPink’s success.
Some even went the extra mile saying that the way she glanced at BlackPink was filled
with hatred and disrespect and it seems like she was gonna kill them all.
Defending Nancy, fans claimed that she’s just resting her facial muscles and listening
to BlackPink’s speech, or maybe she’s just sad as her group didn’t win the award
so people should stop pushing the story too far and trying to portray Nancy as the bad
one.
Some also protect their idol by explaining that Nancy’s facial lines are really sharp
as she possesses heavy Western features, so it’s easy for people to assume that Nancy
is a cold and unfriendly person.
Luckily, netizens finally got the answer when Nancy explained her signature facial expression
in one episode of Weekly Idols, saying, “It seems so different with just a little tweak
of my facial expressions.
I’m just drawing a blank face but get people asking me ‘are you angry?’”
She even showed everyone at the show how cold and pissed she looks when she relaxes her
facial muscles, so this can be the answer for the way she looks at BlackPink
So, what else do you know about these idols’ RBF?
Are there any other idols who also have this type of face?