ILLIT Moka Draws Flak for 'Unimproved' Live Singing Skill in Latest Encore

After earning criticism for unimpressive live vocals during their first encore, ILLIT Moka once again left fans disappointed with her singing.

Here's what happened.

Not Again! ILLIT Moka Criticized for Being 'Tone-Deaf'

On April 9, HYBE's newest girl group, ILLIT, bagged their second music show win during their appearance in SBS MTV's "The Show."

Many were anticipating their encore to see if they improved after massive backlash, but music fans were sadly dismayed after hearing Moka's vocals.

During their encore, ILLIT performed their debut hit, "Magnetic," which is currently dominating the domestic music charts and the U.S. Billboard.

The song's bubblegum pop sound, together with its innocent lyrics about having a crush, make even non-fans fall for the song, not to mention its viral hand choreography.

But while everything was going well, there was one thing holding fans back from fully cheering on ILLIT, and that was because of the claim that the "members can't sing."

During their first encore on the same show, the quintet raised brows for unstable vocals and out-of-tune singing. At the time, the fandom defended the group by claiming that it was because they were crying and nervous.

But during their second encore, netizens were not buying this "excuse" anymore after hearing them sing once again.

According to spectators, there were improvements to Wonhee and Iroha's singing, but Moka wrinkled up these notable upgrades by delivering an unstable performance.

Even if she was only standing, she barely reached the right note. K-netz then claimed that she's "tone-deaf."

K-pop Fans Debate on ILLIT's Live Singing Skills Following Latest Encore

Support remains for the rookie group, but after ILLIT's latest encore performance, people continue to show sour reactions to the members. They noted that the group couldn't even properly perform an "easy" song.

With this, ILLIT fans began the discourse that being a K-pop idol is not only being able to sing. They said that the job also centers on various fields like rapping and having charms.

They added that people should not expect Moka to sing very well since it's not her specialty, and that they should rather appreciate her dance and impressive facial expressions.

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This is also the reason the idol system distributes roles to members, such as "main vocalist," "main dancer," "main rapper," etc.

However, K-pop fans contradicted this and emphasized that while roles existed before, even the rappers and visuals from the 2nd and 3rd-gen era could sing as well as the main vocalists of the current K-pop groups.

This is not to mention that the songs back then even had complicated choreographies, and the highest notes of high notes that songs nowadays don't have.

What are your thoughts on ILLIT's vocals in their latest encore? Tell us in the comments below!

Watch ILLIT's latest encore stage here.

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Written by Eunice Dela Cruz