Jang Wonyoung ( IVE) has always been popular with K-Pop fans because of her goddess-like aura and her “sculptural” face. But also many people know the female idol through the “sacrifice” of the attitude.
Because of this 4 million-view clip, Wonyoung (IVE) suddenly became the focus of criticism. IVE recently flew to Madrid, Spain to participate in the KPOP LUX x SUPER SBS CONCERT concert with a series of popular groups.
Before the event took place, the whole IVE group had their own time to visit Madrid, and it was not unexpected, the appearance of this Kpop beauties and especially the new generation beauty goddess Wonyoung made a street corner of Madrid riot.
Beauty despite the ordinary camera, tall model-like body and white skin of Wonyoung stand out in the middle of the street. Many international fans and many curious Spaniards also paid attention to this beauty. To ensure the privacy of the female idol as well as the group, fans just stood at a distance and waved. In response, Wonyoung and the IVE members also enthusiastically waved back in a friendly manner.
However, a controversial situation suddenly occurred, making Wonyoung once again become the focus of criticism. That’s when a boy suddenly approached and curiously tried to touch the female idol’s hair. And because it was so unexpected, Wonyoung had an embarrassed expression, gently avoiding the boy. But a series of netizens accused female idols of being racist and boastful.
The clip capturing this moment went viral all over Twitter and reached 4 million views. Tens of thousands of netizens argue and analyze this situation. Many netizens criticized Wonyoung for his unfriendly attitude towards the boy, but there were also many netizens who defended and carefully analyzed the situation in order to whitewash the female idol. Fans believe that the fact that Wonyoung was criticized for her unexpected reaction when a foreign boy approached and expressed his desire to touch her hair was due to “an angry antifan” because it can be seen that this is a completely understandable and natural reaction.
In the past, Wonyoung once gave an interview and expressed his fear. Female idols are especially easily intimidated and startled, so they often can’t stand it when a stranger suddenly approaches. In the above situation, it can be seen that most of the fans around keep their distance and respect IVE’s private space.
Although they are celebrities and public figures, it is necessary to respect the privacy of artists and idols. Visiting a foreign country, Wonyoung in particular and IVE in general are still surprised, they also expect to be respected and comfortable visiting the landscape. In general, the above situation is not inherently worth such a big controversy.
Ignoring seniors on stage, Jang Wonyoung disrespects IU, BTS?
The above case can be said that because of the “force majeure”, the female idol cannot show the appropriate attitude. However, in the early days of the group’s debut, many times, IVE in general and Wonyoung in particular were bored by netizens about the culture of their seniors.
May 15th must have been a stormy day for IVE fans when the idol was suddenly criticized by the people. Specifically, Stray Kids member Bangchan, in a livestream sharing with fans about the Music Bank in Paris concert that took place in April this year, publicly criticized some artists of the new generation for their impolite attitudes. Bangchan said that he enthusiastically greeted his colleagues but was “beautifully ignored”. Very quickly, people speculated that the identity of the junior Bangchan mentioned was IVE.
Because, the male idol of JYP openly revealed that the colleague mentioned by the male idol did not have any connection with him. By means of exclusions and images from the show, IVE was the subject of controversy among netizens. On the morning of May 16, IVE fans released evidence to prove their idol’s injustice, in the photo, IVE was busy waving to fans on stage, so the girls didn’t realize Bangchan was greeting them. Ahn Yujin then recognized Bangchan but she couldn’t say hello because the male idol ran past too fast.
Although there is still no real evidence that IVE “ignored” Bangchan, international fans of Stray Kids have not stopped attacking the 6 girls, making DIVE – the IVE fandom angry.
Previously, when attending the MMA awards ceremony, won the Daesang with Love Dive. On the sidelines of the victory, netizens passed on a video recording the moment Jang Wonyoung sat under the stands, ignoring and not clapping when IU’s video was played on the big screen. Many people criticized Wonyoung for disrespecting IU, and both Rei and Liz were also looked at lightly with sunbaenim.
The controversy was still pushed to the climax when in a few other moments, people discovered that Jang Wonyoung was also not interested in BTS’s videos. While all the idols were attentively watching and clapping their hands to congratulate BTS, Jang Wonyoung joked and chatted with fans. Although fans tried to whitewash and protect their idols, Jang Wonyoung still earned many antifans.
The topic “Wonyoung’s attitude” is always a hot topic on discussion forums of Korean netizens. It can be seen that not only once but twice, the female idol is reflected and condemned for her attitude. But it is also undeniable that the female idol’s popularity among the K-Pop fan community, if Wonyoung changes her attitude for the better, perhaps her antifan count will not be as high as it is now.
