On January 19, various topics revolving around IVE’s latest English single, “All Night”, started to emerge on Chinese platform Weibo.
However, instead of focusing on the music, many netizens drew their attention to Jang Won-young’s “cringey expressions” and criticized the female idol. According to these people, these “mean girl” expressions used to work and set Jang Won-young apart, but they have gotten “too much” in the recent MV.
Additionally, other members of IVE seems to be “learning” from Jang Won-young, leading to them doing the “cringey expressions” as well, said the netizens.
Nevertheless, fans of Jang Won-young insist that they prefer the female idol’s diverse expression, stating that they are suitable for on-stage performances.
Below are some comments from netizens:
- IVE fits best with their royal and feminine concept, their expressions for the cooler concepts like this are so cringey… It’s the same with “Baddie” and “Kitsch”
- Except for Yunjin, these cringey expression are spreading through all members of IVE LOL
- Jang Won-young has always been like this. In fact, what you guys call “cringey expressions” are what made her popular. I much prefer this than stone-faced idol whose face muscles don’t move at all on stage
- These expressions are only cringey if you watch no one but Jang Won-young for a while. They are effective as hell in this concept
Source: CKPXHQ, Weibo
