Netizens say ITZY’s performance at MAMA 2021 is like ‘My Name’ movie version and ask JYP to let Ryujin become an actress
A few days after MAMA 2021 ended, ITZY’s stage is still trending in many countries.
It is for a reason that ITZY became one of the most mentioned artists both during and after the 2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards that recently took place on December 11. Despite getting no award, the JYP girl group delivered one of the best performances at this year’s MAMA – from the theme and stage setting to the choreography and music, everything is well prepared and gives off totally different vibes from normal stages at weekly music shows.
The efforts that ITZY and JYP put in for this performance have paid off. Days after MAMA 2021 ended, ITZY members’ live vocals, excellent dancing and stage presence are still a trending topic everywhere on social media and online communities. Up to now, ITZY’s performance video of “LOCO” and “In the morning” MAMA version has earned 5.5 million views on YouTube – the highest across all performances at MAMA 2021, and the number is still increasing rapidly. In addition, ITZY’s performance has also entered the top trending in 39 different countries around the world, leading the global top trending on YouTube not long after its release.
Although all 5 members of ITZY did a good job on the stage of MAMA 2021, perhaps it’s hard to deny that Ryujin is the one who stood out the most. Not only capturing much attention with her acting skills in the intro, but Ryujin also went viral in Korea and internationally thanks to the action scene in the transition between “LOCO” and “In The Morning“. Notably, the action sequences were performed on live broadcast, instead of pre-recorded.
As revealed by Yeji during a live broadcast after the award show, to prepare for this performance, Ryujin even attended a stunt class despite the busy schedules. With input from professional stuntmen and Ryujin’s hard work, the action scene was flawlessly done on stage and became one of the most memorable highlights of this year’s MAMA.
For a long time, Ryujin has been known for her pretty visuals and charming charisma that resemble actress Han So-hee. Therefore, when watching Ryujin do an action scene on stage, many netizens say that it’s like they were watching the movie version of Netflix’s action thriller series “My Name”, with Han So-hee as the female lead. Fans also ask JYP to let Ryujin become an actress, because with her potential, ITZY‘s center would definitely be a good fit for a part in an action movie or drama (before debut, Ryujin participated in the movie “The King” and had the opportunity to act with famous actor Jo In Sung).
- “That was totally live? Insane ㅋㅋ”
- “I saved all of Ryujin’s gifs during that performance”
- “Top-tier performance”
- “She was so cool to act out such a long action scene completely live”
- “Pretty face, natural beauty, great body and amazing dancer. Shin Ryujin really lacks nothing”
- “Legendary. No wonder ITZY’s MAMA stage climbed to No.1 top trending worldwide”
- “Because Ryujin looks like Han Sohee, I thought I was watching ‘My Name’… It’s like a movie version of ‘My Name'”
- “Visual + talent + stage presence… She’s a legend”
- “Ryujin has acted in movies before and I think she has both the skills and looks to become an actress. Can JYP please let Ryujin act… After watching MAMA, I want to watch her in an action movie once”
- “Because of the lighting and her bangs, I thought she was bleeding in this scene… But it’s really cool”
Are you looking forward to actress Ryujin one day?
