JYP Entertainment is drawing flak for overly editing ITZY member Ryujin's face for the girl group's season's greetings. Keep on reading for all the details.
JYP Entertainment Under Fire for Excessively Editing ITZY Ryujin for Group's 'Season's Greetings
On November 9, JYP Entertainment released the "Day Concept" teasers for ITZY's 2022 Season's Greetings, "Best Friends Forever." The season's greetings will feature four visual concepts, each of which represents a different time of the day.
In addition, the season's greetings will include photos of the members, a calendar, stationery items and a behind-the-scenes DVD.
Initially, ITZY supporters were excited about the release due to the number of inclusions in the season's greetings.
However, once the individual teasers were released, many slammed JYP Entertainment. Why?
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Many believe that the company overly edited member Ryujin's face, making her almost unrecognizable. Ryujin's face appears stiff in the picture, and all of her sharp features are lost. Ryujin is known as one of the group's top visuals and is their center, which has caused many to wonder why Ryujin was overly photoshopped.
In comparison, her other members did not get overly edited. Many agree that the four other ITZY members — Yeji, Lia, Chaeryeong and Yuna — all look like themselves in their photos.
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The public often praises Ryujin's visuals. Even her barefaced has received love from fans and non-fans, which has confused many as to why the company felt the need to edit Ryujin's face.
Some of the comments left by shocked internet users include, "Wait a minute. I think Ryujin's picture was photoshopped too much. If you zoom in, you can clearly see the editing marks on her nose and mouth!" "Wait, who is that?" "Please, JYP, what are you doing to Ryujin?" and "What did JYP do to my beloved Ryujin?"
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This is not the first time Ryujin has been overly edited compared to her members. For ITZY's promotional shoot for Maybelline, many believed they airbrushed Ryujin too much and made her nose and mouth more prominent. Others added that the dark makeup they put on her already did not match Ryujin's visuals, and the editing only worsened it.
What do you think of the situation? Tell us in the comments below!
ITZY Recent Activiites
On September 24, ITZY dropped their first studio album, "Crazy in Love," with the lead single "LOCO." On October 5, Billboard announced that the studio album debuted at number 11 on the Billboard 200, making it ITZY's best-performing album in the United States.
ITZY is scheduled to release their Japanese best album "IT'z ITZY" on December 22.
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Written by Alexa Lewis
