While image consistency has been among the top criteria for idols to attract and grow
their fanbase, it’s actually a double-edged sword that can attract lots of negative reactions
at some point.
According to netizens, it’s still more interesting to see a touch of a new element incorporated
into a signature image of an idol rather than seeing the same thing over again and again.
Unfortunately, these following idols were picked out to be the subject of discussion
because many believe they are being too repetitive with their image:
2.
Rosé
Famous as the muse and global ambassador of YSL as well as many other high-end brands,
what Rosé wears and how she presents herself on famous magazines have always been a hot
topic among netizens.
While never once has she failed to impress people with her stunning visuals and the luxurious
vibe of a world-class celebrity, that doesn’t necessarily mean netizens have nothing to
say about her image.
Recently, many have complained that Rosé has become way too predictable with her appearance
and even though they knew this image suited her best, it would still be more interesting
had Rosé switched her style up frequently.
Talking of idols with long, straight, blond hair, it’s almost certain that everyone
will think of Rosé first as she has been a loyal fan of this hairstyle ever since day
one.
However, this signature image is also a thing that has bored netizens out recently because
many said it made the appearance of Rosé too predictable and less anticipated.
Plus, considering how she always wears the same neutral/brownish makeup, always has on
black-on-black garment and does the nonchalant posing with hair blown over the face accompanied
by a glaring gaze, some said that probably big magazines could reuse her image rather
than spending time on new shots since they literally looked the same.
Some even pointed out that except for the two rare times where she slightly smiled on
Billboard magazine and the cover of ELLE magazine, Rosé has never stopped using the soulless,
staring appearance to do the photoshoots for big brands.
Netizens then recalled the time when Rosé’s fashion was still versatile and what confused
them was how she used to slay clothes of all colors effortlessly but still decided to get
rid of them to stick with black items only.
From warm colors like hot pink, yellow, red, oranges to colder ones like blues, white,
green and purple, there wasn't a single thing that Rosé couldn’t wear because she has
inherently white porcelain skin and a body ratio that are extremely beloved by fashion
designers.
Especially with this white long dress, netizens believed the overall image was really something
new because she at least has changed her straight hair to the Hollywood wavy style and changed
the black-on-black fit to an all-white one.
Rosé looked so good in this new image that right off the bat, she made headlines for
portraying so well the Hollywood actress glam of the 60s.
Besides the opinions that Rose's boring style needs to be renewed, there were still defending
ones, saying that because Rosé was the global ambassador of YSL, a fashion house whose signature
colors were black, and even the jewelry line she promoted for Tiffany Co. was also the
HardWear – the symbol of power, it wouldn’t make so much sense if she opted for a more
colorful and lively image.
Moreover, though Rosé’s facial expression barely changes, her body language was always
different in the photoshoots for different magazines so it was a bit too much to say
she’s becoming boring.
2.
Jisoo
Besides Rosé, Jisoo is also another member said to have an image that is too repetitive.
While this can be explained by the fact that Jisoo doesn't want to lose those fans who
support her for the signature elegant lady image, others believe this doesn’t make
much sense as six years have passed and Jisoo’s fanbase has been extremely solid long ago.
The topic discussing the predictable image of Jisoo started to garner lots of attention
since BLACKPINK’s How You Like That comeback and seemingly people just couldn't stop talking
about it even until now.
When Jisoo’s individual teaser was uploaded, her visual took the Internet by storm immediately
but also very soon after that, the topic turned to discuss how her posing almost remained
unchanged throughout all promotions of BLACKPINK.
In particular, from As If It’s Your Last in 2017, Ddu-du Ddu-du in 2018, Kill This
Love in 2019, How You Like That and even until the Lovesick Girls era in 2021, netizens pointed
out that besides the camera angle, nothing looked different in Jisoo’s teasers since
she had always taken photos with the slightly messy baby hair and the fish gape pose where
her eyes would look a bit dazed, lips are nonchalantly open, and facial muscles are
completely relaxed.
Out of the teaser context, Jisoo’s image is still said to have nothing new throughout
the years because when putting most of her photos at fashion shows together, netizens
still found her image boring and way too predictable.
When Jisoo attended one of the very first fashion events for Coach in 2019, she left
everyone in awe with the stunning appearance with the slightly wavy dark hair, light makeup
look and elegant fashion sense.
However, as time went by and she still barely did a thing to make her image more versatile,
for example at almost all other fashion events, netizens pointed out that Jisoo always appeared
in the same slight wavy hairstyle, natural glowy makeup, either bouffant or matchy sets
and even the posing styles, Jisoo was complained to play it too safe and bore the hell out
of people.
However, many also believed there was a legit reason for Jisoo to stay with her elegant,
lady-like image throughout the years: the title global ambassador as Miss Dior.
To best represent and maintain the brand consistency for the fashion house, Jisoo apparently must
opt for elegant, black and white clothes on special occasions.
Moreover, it wasn’t 100% true to say her image was predictable because with her daily
fashion, Jisoo’s closet is still full of colorful items with lots of different styles,
from trendy, preppy to even a bit dusty.
3.
Winter
In aespa, Winter is currently the most famous member with regard to the individual branding
values since the group’s debut until now.
The thing is, while one of the top reasons bringing Winter to the brightest stardom so
fast apparently comes down to her appearance, some still found her image rather predictable
and repetitive as despite having debuted for about two years, what is on top of people’s
mind when talking about Winter is still the dark eye makeup, straight bob hair and the
angry soulless gaze.
Fortunately the fashion sense of Winter wasn’t complained about by netizens but explained
for this, some said because Winter was still relatively new to the industry and yet to
be the individual official ambassador for any particular fashion houses, her style must
be versatile for this water-testing phase.
So, even without repeating the same clothing styles like Rosé and Jisoo, Winter was still
complaining about the way she has recycled the same style too many times.
Except for the debut era where Winter dyed her hair bright and the recent days where
she came back from Coachella with ash gray hair, she has always gone hand in hand with
the black straight bob hair and see-through bang for the most famous phase of aespa.
Especially when Winter didn’t have extensions, her go-to hairstyle would always be the C-curled
and about the makeup, her eyes would look like this most of the times she attended special
occasions.
Talking specifically about the poses, while Ningning was most praised for the professional
and versatile poses, Winter was always said to be the dullest member to look at when aespa
do photoshoots with her soulless gaze and the intimidating vibe.
Some even pointed out specifically that ever since debut, Winter has already had this pose
and it seemed to them that she never bothered to care about the photoshoot concept and just
stuck with this posing.
Like in the Dream Comes True era where the whole theme was about the fairy and lively
vibe, Winter still had the same intimidating stare at the camera as usual.
However, fans said that netizens were jumping to conclusion without even spending the bare
minimum efforts to do research.
For example, Winter was a hot topic when Savage’s photo teasers were released as many didn’t
expect she could portray the concept dynamics through mere posings.
Or with her teaser in the Black Mamba era, her gaze changed in every single photo to
portray various emotions though essentially, it was just a non-smiling pose.
About her constant sticking to the bob short hair, many believed there was nothing wrong
with it as this hairstyle helped her cute chubby face more defined, which was also ten
thousand times better than constantly bleaching hair for nothing like other idols.
Plus, the fact that netizens kept bashing her for being loyal to the most suitable hairstyle
only meant they couldn't pick up on her singing, dancing, and visual, making her “short bob
hair” the only thing they could diss.
4.
Cha Eunwoo
Despite being the most famous member of the group, Cha Eunwoo is said to rarely change
up his style and always stick to the same soft and boy-next-door image.
The most questionable thing according to netizens was that, even when people have long recognized
him as the “face genius” that can look good regardless of angles and stylings, his
go-to option for styling has still been limited to black hair in either the pompadour or bowl
cuts, slightly pink lipsticks and apparent aegyo sals.
About his fashion, people literally always saw him in long trousers mixed with either
neutral colored shirt or T-shirt, which also belonged to the soft and sweet image of Eunwoo.
Considering Eunwoo’s appearance in magazines, netizens said his expressions were way too
repetitive and predictable, which was probably out of the fear of losing the top visual.
They even pointed out specifically that his face only had two emotions, the uninterested
and intimidating face when doing photoshoots and the beaming smiley face when attending
variety shows
Still, some believed he did that with a solid reason and because Fantagio portrays his image
with the caring and boy-friend material persona, and this is actually the reason he always
tops the individual brand value chart though none of ASTRO’s members are ever there,
the drastic change in his image would do more harm than good.
Besides, many also wondered why netizens were so pressed about forcing Cha Eunwoo to change
his current image while he was literally looking at his finest.
Their pressure on Eunwoo was also said to be nothing but a sign of being ridiculously
strict on idols because on one hand, they would bash idols for not looking pretty enough
but on the other, they would also hate them for not always looking their best.
To make life more beautiful, most believed netizens should have gone get a life and let
Cha Eunwoo pursue the image he liked.
So, do you think idols should frequently switch up their styles to better plead the public
interest or remain loyal to one most suitable image to reinforce their personal branding?