NewJeans Minji charmed fans because of her tanned skin during several scenes in their newly-released comeback track, "Ditto."
Here's what people are saying.
NewJeans Minji's Natural Skin Tone Praised
Recently, the "Hype Boy" hitmakers released their comeback track "Ditto," where the music video split in two ways, giving fans "side A" for its first chapter, and "side B" for its final part. The method led fans to come up with theories suitable for its mysterious narrative.
However, member Minji gained attention for her looks, specifically her natural, tanned skin!
People gathered online to express their love for Minji, complimenting her skin. They stated how female idols in the industry are all pretty, but Minji stands out because of her complexion.
They also brought up how young she is, while commending her graceful presence.
"To be honest, all female idols are pretty nowadays, so you can't hit big by just being pretty. But since Minji's skin tone is tan, her aura is different from the bunch. She's young, but she has that quiet and heavy aura. Minji also suits that gyopo who attended school overseas vibe that NewJeans has too. She's also healthy and looks like an actress!"
"She's so pretty that she got my attention, and then I thought 'oh? Her skin isn't on the lighter side?' But I had no idea that her skin was this tanned."
"That's right, that's one point that differentiates her from others."
"For real, I like her more because of that."
"Her skin tone makes her look rather calm and healthy, so I like it even more."
Others brought up the standards of skin tone into the forum, expressing their gladness Minji wasn't forced to conform into the skin tone norms.
"I also find her more charming because of it! Back then, there was a perception that they had to have fair skin, but nowadays, people look at idols as a whole, so she looks even more charming."
"I like how they are not forcing her to look whiter."
More Idols Who Look Good in Tanned Skin
In the forum, netizens commented how this isn't the first time a tanned idol was praised.
They furthered how some notable K-pop idols were popular because of their tan skin.
"K-nets used to compliment HyunA's tan back when 'Bubble Pop' came out, same with Hyolyn, and Seolhyun's tanned skins."
"People always praised it because it makes them look sexy."
"TWICE Jihyo tanned herself."
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Some netizens stated otherwise. Due to the saturation of skin-tone standards in K-pop, they claimed how Minji was only in the range of mid-tone tanned, instead of dark toned.
"She's not dark, it's just gotten to a point in K-pop where most of the 'it' girls are super pale ,and she's not. So people are making it seem like she's darker than she is, when she probably just have the average skin color."
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Written by Israel Monte
