According to K-pop fans and K-Netz, THIS third-gen K-pop star remains an idol with the most legendary visuals that despite her age, she's often compared to idols in their teens!

Red Velvet Irene Becomes Hot Topic For 'One in a Million' Beauty

In a famous online forum, Irene, the main visuals of the girl group Red Velvet sparked discussion over her rare and iconic beauty.

In particular, the conversation started when an author wrote a post titled, "Irene's face now is really..."

The writer then continued:

"Isn't it too much to compare her face with active idols (fourth-gen)? You should at least compare (Irene's visuals) to people of the same age. No matter how much I think about it, I don't think that we'll ever have a face like Irene's in the idol industry again."

This year, Irene will turn 32 years old, yet her visuals is still the standard when it comes to looking for main visuals among fourth-gen idols who were mostly in their teens. Indeed, Irene doesn't only portray one image, but she can slay various concepts and aura– may it be vibrant, cute, elegant, sophisticated, sexy, badass, girl crush, mysterious– name it all!

Is Red Velvet Irene the Top Visual in K-pop? How People Are Reacting

As soon as the post was written, it immediately earned over 122k views with about 215 thumbs-ups. In the comment section, a debate was then created, and people's opinions were divided on whether her visuals is indeed top-tier or not.

Ultimately, fans agreed that Irene is indeed a "one in a million" visual idol who can have a successor but cannot be replaced or forgotten. Netizens said:

• "In my eyes, she's still the wall and the one-top even now... Just go watch her Birthday fancam. She seriously looked elegant and luxurious."
• "Really, did everyone forget Irene in 2018? She actually returned to the industry with her face alone amid her (attitude) controversy that would have been screwed other celebrities a lifetime."

Fans even shared Irene's candid photos proving that her beauty is just on another level even with a low-quality photo.

In her selfie with aespa, who would have thought that Irene is a grown-up 30-year-old idol in the middle of idols in their teens/the early 20s?

On the other hand, there are still netizens who showed hostility towards Irene and commented:

• "To be honest, I think it's too self-indulgent. Irene is really pretty, but compared to other idols, there are not that many idols that are as pretty as actors these days... Right now, Joy stands out the most and is the prettiest out of Red Velvet. I've seen other people say Joy is the prettiest. There are so many idols with great proportions and pretty looks (than Irene)."
• "Maybe because of her attitude controversy, but her appearance level is not that one-top anymore."
• "I don't think she's that pretty. Because anyone prefers modern beauty with colorful features and three-dimensional effects. Oh, but that kind of woman can never come out as a Korean gene unless she's a mixed race."

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Written by Eunice Dawson.