ReVeluvs claim Red Velvet's debut was legendary for THIS reason!
On June 6, netizens established a forum, titled, "The Reason Why Red Velvet Created So Much Buzz In Their Debut."
For further context, Red Velvet made their debut on August 1, 2014, when the quintet was originally a four-membered group. On March 11, 2015, Yeri, the group's youngest, joined the group as the fifth member.
In the post, the author included a few photos from Red Velvet's "Happiness" era, when the group was a four-membered act consisting of Irene, Seulgi, Wendy, and Joy. OP then followed that the reason the group made so much buzz was because of their stunning visuals.
"It's because they were all pretty," OP shared.
With Red Velvet making their 10th anniversary this 2024, the comments section was filled with nostalgic fans. According to the post, fans recalled the experiences they had when they first heard or saw the members. Read their comments below:
- "They look so pretty even looking back at them now."
- "I remember being so shocked when I saw Irene for the first time."
- "They were princesses."
- "At that time, they were called by the color of their hair, right? Joy created a buzz for being so cute."
- "I remember people bringing dusters as cheering sticks before."
- "They are seriously legendary."
- "Irene was seriously the legend."
- "Joy was so famous for her smile. That was her only maknae era."
- "Irene made a buzz in every community site."
Meanwhile, international fans had a different memory on Red Velvet's "Happiness" era. Though many of them agreed with how gorgeous the members looked, they also recalled Red Velvet's struggles during their debut and the negativity they faced from the public.
- "They never got appreciation for how they looked at debut, they came out when SM was in turmoil."
- "They weren't really uplifted by other SM fandoms hence the branding as the group that comes back whenever SM is in a scandal."
- "Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Red Velvet get a lot of hate when they debuted?" People used to say they were f(x) copies. They also called Irene "too old."
- "What's this revision of history? I only remember all of the unjustified hate that Red Velvet received on their debut."
- "Like y'all weren't there, their debut music video had to be deleted because of the whole 9/11/Japan thing, it had mass dislikes back then."
- "They didn't get to have a big flashy debut like aespa/BLACKPINK/TWICE, it was rushed af. Red Velvet had it hard."
In other news, Red Velvet is about to release a summer comeback this June. The quintet is planning to drop a mini album according to SM Entertainment, and this will mark the group's first comeback in seven months after the release of "Chill Kill" in November 2023.
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Written by Israel Monte
