During a recent live stream, Aespa Giselle invited Ningning to her birthday live since she was feeling awkward rolling it up alone. However, a part of the Aespa Giselle birthday live is going viral on the internet due to their mean girls attitude during the stream, as termed by the fans. It all started when someone asked how to deal with periods. Aespa Giselle replied, “Omg, I don’t know. It sucks, doesn’t it? But you know it just means you’re connected to the moon. The moon cycle is back.”
It reignited the question, Do the K-pop idols Aespa Giselle and Ningning have their periods. Since many K-pop stars are so underweight, they don’t get regular monthly periods. After the live stream ended, the comment section was divided. Some fans asked why Giselle and Ningning acted in such a way, criticized them for having a mean-girls attitude for their comments, while other fans defended the two in the comment section.
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What is K-pop Mean Girls Attitude?
The mean girls attitude is nothing like what the online community and social media portray; rather, it is a borrowed concept from early 2000s pop culture. The K-pop mean girls attitude generally refers to fierce performance energy, savage stage persona, and confidence that most K-pop girlies often present while performing live on stage.
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Aespa Giselle’s strong stage performance with direct and effective communication, multicultural nature, and knowledge of many languages make her a polyglot, as Korean, Chinese, and Japanese define her personality traits. How can you term it as a mean girl attitude, when even her savage version is about confidence and power, with looking after friends around her.
All the Mean Girls attitude controversy was either deliberately created ones by edited clips or misunderstood by the fans, not knowing the whole context of the issues and instances.
How Fans Reacted to Aespa Giselle and Ningning Attitude Controversy
On the question of do K-pop idol gets periods, fans reacted very differently. from some asking the question itself to criticizing the two idols, to some defending Aespa Giselle and Ningning in the comment section. The Instagram comments of the K-pop went something like this:
- “Ningning is such a mean girl, I’m saying.”
- “It’s giving K-drama bullies-“
- “They think it’s funny, it is giving MEAN GIRLS.”
- “The mean girl laugh.”
- “This made me realise K-pop girlies don’t get their periods.”
Other K-pop Mean Girls Attitude Examples
Some of the K-pop mean girls attitude instances come from big names like Irene, Jennie, and Soyeon. Many fans label them as giving mean girl vibes, and their attitude is at the peak of spreading bad vibes across the stage. Here are some fans’ observations and instances of a mean girls attitude in the K-pop music industry.
Red Velvet Irene Mean Girl Attitude
K-pop idol Irene, a member of Red Velvet, was accused by a fashion staff member of cold and rude behavior during a fit check. She allegedly used terms like monster and psycho in her post about Irene’s behavior. Many fans interpreted it as a mean girl attitude: cold, powerful, and unreachable by normal people.
Red Velvet Irene’s agency was quick to issue an apology for causing concern to public sentiment. However, many of the other staff members defended Irene’s side, saying they never encountered such behavior coming from the K-pop idol. Though it remained controversial to date whether it was a mean girl incident or not.
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Mean Girls Attitude of BlackPink Jennie
One Reddit post reads, “they seem superficial… they hang out with Western celebs… they look like they would bully me,” about BlackPink Jennie’s mean girl attitude. Is it really about the attitude, or do fans just misunderstand her stance and behavior?
BlackPink Jennie is often characterised as having a cold and aloof presence, like resting bitch face, European fashion model aura, and whatnot. She attracts strong backlash from the fans and the general public without even trying. The blend of high fashion modeling aura and brand deals contributes to not for everyone girl narrative across the K-pop fan communities.
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Is (G)I-DLE Soyeon a Mean Girl?
According to some articles on the internet and fans, (G)I-DLE Soyeon gives bad vibes, as many of the fans believe she gets more rap or vocal lines than any other member in the K-pop group. This is clearly seen as taking over the group. However, such dominance is just people’s perception of her and not at all proven behavior.
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Is It Sensible to Label Any K-pop Idol a Mean Girl?
In my opinion, the mean girl attitude is distorted in the eyes of many K-pop fans, and going with the made-up mean girls attitude definition is not right at all. Many instances portrayed deliberate attempts by the fans to label popular K-pop idols as mean girls and tarnish their image and reputation in the K-pop fan communities. It is advisable to exercise caution while declaring any K-pop idol mean or rude without contextual knowledge and a background check.
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