(G)I-DLE Shuhua's Remark About 'Other Idols' Gets Criticized – Nevies Defend Star
On X, Shuhua garnered divided opinions after comparing (G)I-DLE to "other idols." Is it a joke or is she being "too confident"?
Earlier on July 8, (G)I-DLE released their 7th mini album, "I Sway" through various music sites at 6 PM KST. This drew great attention as this will be their first comeback in 6 months after its second full album, "2" dropped last January.
Another reason fans have much anticipation from it was because of the quintet's initial impressive feat of recording 4 consecutive "Perfect All-Kills" on the domestic music charts, starting with their hit, "TOMBOY" in 2022, followed by "NUDE," "Queencard" and "Fate."
With this, there is a large amount of expectation that they will go on a summer chart rampage and even surpass its preceding records with its new track, "KLAXON."
(G)I-DLE’s “Klaxon” has failed to chart on Spotify Daily Top Songs Global as the song garnered 338,573 unfiltered streams in its first day. pic.twitter.com/IgGosS3ukF
— น้องยีหอก #HotMess ❤️🔥 (@MiLLiZAENA) July 9, 2024
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But to music fans' disappointment, the song, upon its release didn't draw as much support as they initially expected, and on Spotify, it even failed to enter the Daily Top Songs Global, as of July 10.
Their poor performance in music charts and poor reception from music enthusiasts then sparked a heated discussion among netters, which led some fans to bring back Shuhua's initial remark during their comeback Livestream.
In the snippet circulating in SNS, the (G)I-DLE members were talking about the song and went on to describe it as "addictive." They also expressed their desire for it to be a song that they will continuously listen to this summer.
Nah ik someone is super embarrassed 😭😭 "sorry to other idols" https://t.co/slLQFnyG3L pic.twitter.com/TGB8PXq1OL
— Æ... HOT MESS (@karosa00_) July 9, 2024
Hearing this, Shuhua added:
"Sorry to other idols."
Upon uploading it, the clip amassed over 3.6 million views, and a lot who watched this felt offended by the star's remark.
They mocked her for being "overly confident" and criticized her for trying to compete with other K-pop idols. Netters then called Shuhua out for being "talentless" and that she should be embarrassed for saying it.
she’s literally the most talentless mainstream idol like 😭 her ass needs to sit down https://t.co/MWFojyElm4
— ijbol || idgaf || ifb (@jisooismother) July 10, 2024
“We improve by comparing ourselves to our past rather than competition. I love that every artist has their own color and charm, so I don’t think it can be compared.” — Ningning
— aetridem (@aetridem) July 9, 2024
"Sorry other idols, everybody will only be listening to our songs this summer" — (G)-idle https://t.co/swvfqQF1he
sing for us firstpic.twitter.com/6v2aXCuId8 https://t.co/EtxH7Fylug
— 🦋ningning madonna kiof🦋 (@babynyz) July 10, 2024
Even though you said she was just joking, is that a nice thing for an idol to say in front of the camera? All fans of various idols probably think it's not a joke. That's fine, if for example the results are according to her wishes, but what if not? 😭
— bluuu🫧 (@callmesals_) July 10, 2024
When the criticism intensified, Neverlands (fandom) then stepped up to defend the idol and explained that Shuhua was obviously just joking. Fans then raised concerns of a double standard, seeing her remark as a "threat" but implying that if male idols say it, they will treat it as "sassy" or "king behavior."
Nevies continued to call out internet users who were hating on Shuhua, expressing their "disgust" with how K-pop stans always want idols to be "real" and show their "honest" self, but if they do, people will only have negative to say about them.
One of the idols who always suffered from malicious comments is Shuhua, who is known for her witty and straightforward personality.
Y'all never do this to males because they're " confident , sassy kings " but women are evil and mean spirited alrighttt https://t.co/bTmUpT9mxA
— sarah 🇵🇸 (@ysllucy) July 10, 2024
i feel so bad for female idols, everything they do is scrutinized, this is such an obvious joke as shuhua is one of those idols who’s always talking about how they love other groups songs. you guys are truly vile people, i’m begging y’all to pick up a shift at ur local wendy’s https://t.co/3JStqom27q
— 🌬️ • are you stuck? 🦋 (@kiofcity) July 10, 2024
how come shes getting hate for lightheartedly saying this when you all let male idols say the exact same 'only listen to us' type of thing and think theyre so funny 😭 https://t.co/m3jPMk5Tj6
— lils 🦇 mmMmMtwilight (@hoonistism) July 10, 2024
it does not take a genius to figure out shes joking when she's a literal massive girl group enthusiast and always talking about other groups and how amazing she thinks they are 😭? https://t.co/GkIl5G1djJ
— suri (@3yeonni) July 10, 2024
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Written by Eunice Dela Cruz