NewJeans Danielle is reportedly going to be the voice actress for the "Little Mermaid" Korean version. While the idol is widely loved in the country, why is she earning criticism for it?

NewJeans Danielle Rumored To Be Ariel's Voice in 'Little Mermaid' Korean Dubbed Ver

While some of the Korean dubbing lineups for Disney's original animated live-action film "The Little Mermaid" (directed by Rob Marshall) have been released, NewJeans Danielle is being mentioned as the artist who will be lending her voice for Ariel's character.

On May 2, "Little Mermaid" officially unveiled some of the voice actors who will be dubbing the highly-anticipated movie in Korean. Musical actress Jung Young Joo will be the voice of Ursula, while professional singer Jung Sang Hoon will be Sebastian.

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With the star-studded lineup announced in the field of professional singing, the anticipation of who will dub the main character Ariel also skyrocketed.

Just then, "The Little Mermaid" released the silhouette of a Korean artist who was also heard covering Ariel's theme song, "Part of Your World" in a "Guess Who?" teaser poster.

Netizens who saw this claimed that it was Danielle considering the hairstyle of the silhouette. Ariel's voice in the Korean dubbing also matches the female idol's.

However, the response was divided. Of course, as soon as the poster was released, Bunnies (fandom) are already excited about her performance even before the movie took off its veil officially.

On the flip side, a lot were frustrated that Disney selected a non-professional voice actor, and continued complaining about Danielle's awkward acting and accent.

Netizens left comments such as:

• "She's not a professional voice actor, and her acting is awkward."
• "Why do you let a new idol dub the main character?"
• "I think it will suit you well because you sing well and have a pretty voice, but this is not it."
• "She's not even good at speaking Korean yet and she will dub Korean Ariel?"

Born in 2005, Danielle, a Korean-Australian was born in Australia, lived in Korea, and returned to Australia to spend her school days. Due to this, some Internet users pointed out her inaccurate pronunciation and expressed concern about the Korean version of Ariel's voice being released on the dubbing.

NewJeans Joins Gold House's A100 List 2023

Meanwhile, NewJeans, to which Danielle belongs was selected in the "100 Most Influential Asians in the US" in 2023 by Gold House, a non-profit organization in the United States.

With this, Goldhouse stated:

"It is a group that has expanded the horizon of K-pop with honest and original music. We have recently entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart with global hits 'Ditto' and 'OMG'."

On the other hand, "A100" is a list of 100 Asians who have greatly influenced American culture and society every year by Gold House, a non-profit organization that supports cultural artists in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Written by Eunice Dawson.