NCT 127's Taeyong's attempt to imitate LE SSERAFIM's Chaewon met with harsh criticism from korean netizens!
The leader of the girl group LE SSERAFIM, Kim Chae Won, inadvertently made a performance mistake during a concert last month, and the embarrassing moment quickly went viral on the internet. Not only did Choi Ye-na, a member of IZ*ONE, trigger uncontrollable laughter by playfully imitating the clip while mimicking holding a machine gun, but members of the female group Gugudan, Kim Se-jeong and NewJeans' Min-ji, also joined in the mimicry. Even Jungkook from the boy band BTS, after watching the video on TikTok, couldn't resist breaking into a long fit of laughter. On the 16th, NCT127 member Taeyong posted a parody video on his TikTok. The video featured three NCT127 members, including Johnny, Haechan, and Taeyong himself. However, the response from Korean netizens was less than favorable, and the video was eventually deleted. The netizens' reactions were quite divided. Some found the video highly inappropriate, questioning, "Why create a video based on someone else's mistakes and call it a challenge... I don't understand it at all," "Did they confuse memes with mockery? It's rather unpleasant to watch," "This kind of video comes across as thoughtless," and "It's quite reasonable to dislike this type of content, isn't it? What's with these comments?" "Wait, there's actually a challenge for this...?" "Eating screws is already bad enough, but intentionally using dialects afterward, what's amusing about that?" "This is truly awful." "I genuinely find it thoughtless. Even if it's some kind of inside joke, it's incomprehensible for those unfamiliar with it. Moreover, the video seems to cause more distress than joy." "It gives off a sense of male chauvinism." Some fans have stepped forward to say that it's not a big deal: "I am a fan of Chaewon, there are many challenges like this... It's not about making fun of her..." and, "In reality, Chaewon doesn't think it's any big deal either, she seems happy and even laughs along...". Some netizens believed that there was nothing particularly "hilarious XDDD" about it, saying, "It's just an innocent mistake; hasn't this video been shared several times in forums as something cute?" "Isn't this amusing? It's often trending," "People are trying to make an issue out of nothing... There are numerous videos related to this challenge on the internet," and "It's likely not meant to be mocking, but it's true that it's not very funny."
