SNL Korea's parody of LE SSERAFIM's Coachella stage and ZEROBASEONE Kim Jiwoong's "cursing" controversy has reached the attention of K-Media. The content also received mixed reactions from the K-pop community.
On September 9, Korean news outlet Xports News reported that "SNL Korea Season 6" released a parody of certain K-pop artists.
Host Kim Seong Kyun was reported to re-enact himself as an idol in the group named Kyun K, who mimicked LE SSERAFIM's heavily criticized Coachella performance in April.
korea's snl has always been like this
— vL (@semvle0502) September 8, 2024
they lack an ideas, so they just pick up anything to make fun of
even when minor is suffering from death threat and have to close comments https://t.co/R5dJnhC03x
Read also: LE SSERAFIM's Coachella Performance Disappoints, Dubbed 'Worst Stage' Among K-pop Girl Groups
The host also re-enacted ZEROBASEONE member Kim Jiwoong's controversial fancall in February, when the idol was allegedly heard saying "shib*l," a Korean swear word after the call had ended. The issue ignited backlash against the idol, as well as WAKEONE's countermeasures to disprove the incident.
SNL 김성균편에서 앙딱정 패러디함 ㅋㅋ pic.twitter.com/yOX06yb3yO
— 수파두파💫 (@SUPADUPAMY) September 8, 2024
READ MORE HERE : ZEROBASEONE Kim Jiwoong Caught Swearing After Fan Call
In a community thread, K-pop fans drew mixed reactions on SNL Korea's actions.
Read their comments below:
- "This is mockery."
- "Honestly it was funny, I just laughed."
- "In my eyes, it looked like mockery. It was so cringey."
- "Doing it now after months later on the week of their new comeback is kinda weird ngl"
- "You know you're not funny when the only comedy you can do is mocking others."
