Chaeyoung and Somi are drawing mixed reactions online for lifting their shirts in a friendship photo.
Read more about their discussion.
TWICE Chaeyoung & Jeong Somi Stir K-pop Community For Lifting Their Shirts In Friendship Photo
On April 2, Chaeyoung uploaded numerous photos on her official Instagram account, showing a girl's night out with her longtime best friend Jeon Somi. The "ONE SPARK" singer declared in the caption that the date is a celebration of their 11-year friendship.
Photos show how the two friends spent their night on April 1, with some images featuring them having fun by wearing wigs in a photobooth, and casually strolling the streets.
However, one photo managed to capture most of netizens' attention.
On April 2, netizens established an online discussion, which talked about the now-deleted photo of Chaeyoung and Jeon Somi playfully lifting their shirts in the booth. The uploaded photo in the forum showed how the gesture exposed Chaeyoung's mid-riff and Somi's bra.
The reactions of K-netz in the comments section were less than favorable, as internet users expressed their shock at Chaeyoung and Somi's daring gesture. Meanwhile, some called out the author for re-uploading the photo again online.
Read their comments below:
- "Celebrities are a mess this year."
- "Wow, this is interesting."
- "This isn't about "the online world is different" but rather, they'll get sworn at by anyone in real life if they acted like that."
- "If they were commoners, they'd get so much hate. People will go 'hey did you see what they just did?' like that."
- "They took it down, so is it okay for you to post it?"
- "Isn't this what people all do? Release something that was deleted at the speed of light? who cares?"
Others defended the two stars on a separate platform and X (Twitter).
- "Girls having fun. Who cares. At least she is not showing her boobs. Otherwise, it would be a real scandal."
- "They are both grown, who cares?"
- "Mind you some stage outfits these days expose just as much."
- "So, women like Jessi, Hyuna, and Hwasa can do that and y'all called them mothers but when it's both of them (who are also women), it's suddenly a big problem?
- "Why are you guys mad over bras? Are y'all 12 or conservative Christians? What is going on in the comments?"
- "Am I the only one confused what are they mad about? I only see a picture of two friends."
- "People getting mad at this are the same type who gag over Calvin Klein shoots and want their faves doing it. Make your mind up."
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