It is worth saying that the cutthroat Korean entertainment industry is full of perpetual
controversies because each week leaves a trail of innumerable contentious discussions in
its wake.
So, have you kept updated with all the latest controversies that sparked last week?
Don't worry if you have missed them because we are about to go over every one of them
in this video.
1.
Minnie’s provoking pants at (G)I-DLE’s VR concert “For NEVERLAND”
On December 31st, Minnie has unfortunately been embroiled in a huge controversy for her
“unacceptable” stage outfit while performing the song “My Bag” at (G)-IDLE’s VR concert
“For NEVERLAND”.
In particular, Minnie, as well as Soyeon and Yuqi, were seen flaunting sexy low-rise pants,
which completely exposed the hem and even a part of their underwear.
Among them, Minnie’s pants were said to be the most “sacrilegious” one as it went
down almost below her pubic bone, revealing a large portion of her panty line and creating
an obvious “whale-tail”.
With that outfit, Minnie made the audience’s hearts jump out of their chests countless
times when watching her perform as they all prayed for her pants not to fall off.
It can be said that low-rise and whale-tail are fashion looks that have been gaining attention
since the return of Y2K as a trend.
Bottom items that follow these styles often have hems that fall below the hipline.
However, what Minnie wore that day is said to have abused this trend and taken advantage
of it to attract attention and more Western fans, who have always loved sexy and bold
stuff, in order to increase their album sales since (G)-IDLE's heat is dwindling due to
the rise of many other talented and potential gen4 groups.
As a result, Minnie gained tons of harsh comments from K-netizens, with many calling out the
pants for its level of exposure.
Since Korean culture always emphasizes elegance and elite, some of Minnie’s Korean fans
believe that the pants are such an insult to them as they chose to stan Minnie just
for the cute and doll-like look back in the early days of (G)-IDLE.
That’s not to mention the way Minnie brought such an unsightly outfit to a concert that
probably had underage audiences would pretty much negatively affect their cognitive development
regarding casual styles as teenagers often tend to imitate the way their idols dress.
Therefore, this move by Minnie is said to be totally wrong and she’d better make a
clear distinction between what is seductive and what is provoking.
However, if there are a lot of people criticizing Minnie, there are also a lot of people defending
her as many defend the female idol as many said that this is totally not Minnie’s fault
because she didn’t choose to wear that outfit.
Looking through the performance, many fans could not help but be annoyed by the irresponsible
work of (G)-IDLE’s stylists when forcing their idol to put on her own body outfits
that could totally put her in trouble, causing her to be criticized and scorned for things
she didn't do.
Besides, they hope that netizens should have the proper perspective before judging anything
because in fact, Minnie's pants are a design from the Namilia brand and looking at the
product sample, it can be seen that Minnie did not intentionally pull her pants lower
as it was originally designed that way.
Last but not least, many believe that (G)I-DLE was just trying to convey the meaningful message
of “Nxde” that they are promoting, talking about women’s freedom to wear whatever they
want rather than being wary of other people's eyes.
2.
Jisoo getting mocked when announcing her solo debut
So, after Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa taking turns to have their solo venture, Jisoo is the last
member of BlackPink who is about to release her solo album.
On January 1, YG entertainment announced that the female idol is trying her best to prepare
for her upcoming album despite being busy running BlackPink’s world tour.
Not only that, after leaving fans in speculation for a long time, Jisoo finally gave an answer
to them on Weverse, confirming that her album would be released in 2023.
In response to this good news, many Blinks, especially Jisoo’s fans have constantly
expressed their excitement and look forward to seeing their idol on her own solo career
path.
In contrast, there are many others expressing their concern toward the album.
They didn’t really speak highly of Jisoo’s talent, especially her singing skills.
Some even mocked that Jisoo is actually tone-deaf, and for some reason, her voice always sounds
like it’s broken due to hitting puberty.
They also said that it’s really jarring whenever Jisoo hits high notes and the most
specific example is when she covered Camila Cabello’s Liar in a concert during BlackPink’s
world tour, which is said to be a disaster in terms of vocals, and it’s not an exaggeration
at all when saying that Jisoo had ruined the hit.
Some even joked that the type of music that suits Jisoo best is instrumental music, and
claimed that there is no way she could handle any song alone without the support of other
members, so working in a group is the best choice for her, not solo debuting.
Some also bring her dancing skills on the table, saying that it is rather poor as there
are many times Jisoo let fans down due to her stiff and powerless moves just like a
robot’s with no soul.
Thus, many believe these are the reasons why YG saved Jisoo for the last though she is
the oldest one in BlackPink, and other members with better skills were chosen to debut solo
before her.
Netizens’ trust in Jisoo is so low that they claimed Jisoo’s solo album would for
sure flop due to her lack of qualification and that’s why she needs to practice more.
However, her fans have a different view as they believe that the way people talk bad
about Jisoo shows that they do care about her and she is now really popular.
Getting everyone talking about Jisoo’s solo album is actually getting it promoted without
paying any cost.
What’s more, it is a bit absurd when criticizing Jisoo’s vocals as her voice has always been
recognized as low and husky which is actually unique, so what’s important here is to find
songs that suit Jisoo’s vocal color and help her expose her strength, just like what
she has done in songs like Stay and The Happiest Girl.
If so, she would have a high chance of success.
Thus, netizens need to wait for the album to see how good Jisoo is before blindly judging
her.
3.
Shuhua got bashed for her recording process of Nxde
Not long ago, the official Youtube channel of G-IDLE uploaded a video of all the members’
recording process for Nxde, but it only went viral recently when netizens started to pay
attention to Shuhua’s part.
It could be seen in the video that while other members sing quite smoothly, Shuhua was seen
really struggling and got on netizens’ nerves with her terrible vocals which is beyond imagination.
In particular, the female idol continuously made mistakes even with the most basic line
despite being guided and directed carefully by Soyeon.
Shuhua was seen to be struggling to keep her breath stable for just one line and also perform
high notes, making the whole process sound like a real mess.
After watching this, netizens couldn’t help but say that Soyeon must be so tired when
constantly walking Shuhua through every single word in the lyrics, and correcting the same
mistake for her over and over again.
To this point, many people just can't believe that Shuhua is a member of a famous Kpop group
and they also can't figure out how she managed to debut with such poor skills when the bare
minimum an idol needs to have is the ability to sing.
Now they realize that Soyeon has reason to let Shuhua sing such simple lines like Oh
Oh Oh or Latata and the fact that Soyeon is often blamed by Shuhua's fans for discriminating
against their bias is completely absurd.
Many even joked that if there was a daesang for the worst idol, it would no doubt go to
Shuhua because has nothing but poor dancing, terrible singing skills, low EQ, and bad attitude,
to the point that no one in this industry could be on the same page as her.
Needless to say, Shuhua’s fans are extremely irritated with what haters say about their
idol so they immediately stand up for her, questioning why it's always Shuhua who gets
all the criticism when talking about (G)-IDLE?
Shuhua may not be the best singer but the fact that she was so attentive when listening
to Soyeon's instructions and suggestions while recording proves that she is trying hard and
really wants to improve her singing skills.
Thus, some netizens should learn how to give others the recognition they deserve instead
of erasing every of their effort and mindlessly criticizing them.
So, do you think Minnie's pants are really offensive?
How will Jisoo's solo album come out?
And does Shuhua deserve to be bashed for just a random clip?