Following criticism for her performance on IVE's debut stage on "Music Bank" and her unstable vocals on their encore stage for "Show Champion," Jang Wonyoung is now receiving scrutiny for making mistakes while performing Girls' Generation's "Genie" on "Weekly Idol." Keep on reading for all the details.
IVE Jang Wonyoung Receives Backlash For Performing Girls' Generation's 'Genie' Wrong on 'Weekly Idol'
IVE is a rookie girl group receiving lots of attention from the K-pop community. After ten days after their debut, IVE has achieved several impressive achievements in album sales and digital charting. Topics about the members often trend on social media and South Korean online community forums, with many praising the members. Among the members, Jang Wonyoung receives the most attention.
However, she has received both positive and negative comments about her performances.
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In addition to posts praising Jang Wonyoung's vocal skills progress and her increasingly beautiful visuals, many still question her overall skills on an idol. Some people have commented that Jang Wonyoung is the most favored in IVE, but her performance is not as impressive as the other five members.
Jang Wonyoung is now receiving criticism following IVE's appearance on the December 8 episode of "Weekly Idol." IVE performed a small part of Girls' Generation's iconic hit genie during their appearance. During the performance, Jang Wonyoung stood in the center.
While the members are performed the choreography of "Genie" flawlessly, Jang Wonyoung was seen making mistakes and missing the beat, messing up the overall rhythm of the group.
Her performance earned backlash from viewers, with people saying she should "re-take her dance lessons." As "Genie" is a famous song in K-pop, the choreography is familiar to most people. Some also stated that the moves are relatively simple compared to K-pop dances now. Because of that, the female idol was criticized for not perfecting the movements like her IVE members.
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IVE Jang Wonyoung Gets Compared to BLACKPINK Jennie and ITZY Lia — Here's Why
The series of criticisms concerning Jang Wonyoung's dance skills have caused many to compare her to two female idols; BLACKPINK member Jennie and ITZY member Lia. People noted that all three female idols had been entangled in controversies that accused them of being lazy dancers.
Jang Wonyoung, Jennie and Lia have all been criticized for dancing the choreography wrong and affecting the overall quality of their group's performance.
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Some comments concerning this issue are, "Wonyoung is starting to look like Jennie and Lia. I guess she is the new generation's princess," "Wonyoung will be popular no matter how much she messes up," "If you are in the center, you will lose face if you dance incorrectly," "Before going on a show, you should practice first. It is strange that she still has the wrong rhythm," and "Yujin is the best dancer, Wonyoung is the worst."
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Written by Alexa Lewis
