Wendy sparked a thread regarding her appearance, which caught the attention of netizens. Netizens have voiced their thoughts regarding Wendy's change in visuals, which also made comparisons with her past look during her rookie days.
In a community post titled "Wendy Changed Too Much," netizens centered around one of Wendy's Instagram photos and mentioned her drastic change in visuals. The OP claimed that Wendy looked like a different person in the photo and expressed longing for her past look.
"I took this photo from Wendy's Instagram and she looks like a completely different person," OP captioned. "Her sense of beauty. I miss her old self."
K-Netz then resembled her visuals to Girls' Generation Taeyeon and pointed out that her lively vibe has faded. Read their comments below:
"She has the same face as Taeyeon."
"It used to feel like she was the bright and lively Korean student association president at a prestigious American university, but lately, that vibe is gone."
"I personally found her pretty during Umpah Umpah."
"I still find her pretty but she was gorgeous back then. All the comments were saying how pretty she was at her debut so I looked it up."
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In a separate platform, international fans expressed concern about her weight. In addition to her physical appearance, they mentioned that her fun personality also "changed" over time.
Meanwhile, some fans defended Wendy from the abrupt scrutiny of the internet and claimed that the photo was overly edited. On X (Twitter), the image also sparked reactions from Luvies.
"More than her face, I'm more worried about her weight. She's been really skinny nowadays. That last picture is really cute though. I forgot how cute & refreshing her vibes were at debut."
"Yeah. Even her personality changed. She was so goofy back then and now she gives kinda preppy vibes. I don't know, but I miss her old personality."
"She's still pretty but has lost all her uniqueness. This picture is also very edited and she's been looking scary thin lately, so I hope she's well."
"Just stop it already, it doesn't hurt you, why should you be bothered that you start torturing others like this?"
"Don't like it? Then don't look. She's working hard, diligently, that's it, let her be, please."
What truly matters is her ability to sing live live without loud ass pre-recorded backtrack. I blame a whole Kpop system that emphasizing unrealistic KBS for her body dysmorphia. In kpop industry, many idols focus more on plastic surgery than on improving their vocal skills. https://t.co/0wjA90uERS
In other news, Wendy received useful advice from Taeyeon regarding the balance between performing well and maintaining poise. To know more about Taeyeon's guidance to her junior, read more here!
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