Red Velvet Draws Mixed Reactions After Seulgi Replaced Irene as Center in THIS Photo

In an online community, this Red Velvet's group photo sparked a discussion among K-ReVeluvs after Seulgi replaced Irene as the "center."

On February 22, a ReVeluv shared their thoughts in an article, titled, "It's a bit awkward because Irene isn't at the center."

Due to this, a debate about whether the member should continue being the center became a hot topic among fans, with some stating that she should give it up.

Red Velvet 'Looks Awkward' If Irene Isn't the Center? K-Netz React

On February 21, SMTOWN's official SNS posted a photo of the girl group Red Velvet, who is one of the SM Entertainment artists who attended its family concert in Japan.

A two-day concert for "SMTOWN LIVE 2024: SMCU PALACE” was held at Tokyo Dome in Japan from the 21st to 22nd and was participated by acts TVXQ, Super Junior, NCT, SNSD Taeyeon & Hyoyeon, Red Velvet, aespa, RIIZE, and more.

After the performance, a commemorative shot was taken for each group, and among them, Red Velvet captured attention for their "strange" position.

According to Korean fans, they were confused at first since Irene was not standing at the center among the five members.

In particular, since their debut, Irene has been known to be the face of the group, who's always stood and performed at the center. Most of the time, she also gets the "killing part" or highlight of the song, making her stand out even more.

Even in Red Velvet's official formation, Irene is always standing in the middle. But seeing her at the side this time, K-Netz wrote:

• "The photo really looks a bit awkward."
• "It's really weird. It's my first time seeing Irene at the far end."
• "This photo itself just doesn't look like Red Velvet, I also thought Seulgi was Irene at first."

K-Netz Think Replacing Irene As Center Is Better

However, contrary to the number of fans who think that the photo was strange, more K-netz expressed that they actually preferred it if Irene was not standing at the center.

They emphasized that the "power of center" position is really strong and that letting the other members positioned in the middle will allow them to stand out even more as well.

• "Seulgi is so pretty in this photo."
• "I actually like that they stand in various standing positions."
• "Wendy looks so pretty."
• "Wow, but since Seulgi is now standing in the middle, she catches my eyes immediately. She's so pretty."
• "This is why the center position is so important. Since Seulgi is the center now, I get to see her closely."
• "The center is really important. Their image changed dramatically."

At the same time, some netters are still upset about Irene's power abuse scandal that they think she's not deserving to become the group's face and center anymore.

• "Power tripper, please withdraw from the group."
• "It's actually better than taking that abusive person as the center."
• "Since Irene is not at the center, I feel like the hype in her decreased a lot."
• "Now, I can't see Irene because she's not at the center."

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Written by Eunice Dawson.