A family term created by fans, “Expectant”– which refers to a visual line that includes Ive’s Jang Wonyung, Sullyoon of NMIXXAND Karina di Aespa– Once again, moving the online debate. The term, popular on the Koreans forums, unofficially designates these idols as the best graphics among the members of the K-Pop Active K-Pop group.
However, recent performances of Haerin of NewjeansIn particular, in their “ASAP” phase, they rekindled questions among the fans about his exclusion. The original poster commented on it with passion “Haerin is 69,696,969 times more beautiful than Jang Wonyoung” and called it “The real visual ace of the groups of fourth generation girls.”
The renewed attention on Haerin’s graphics led fans to question the logic and equity of Pending designation. Some argue that if training is based on the timing or popularity of the debut, other idols such as Itzy is Yuna Recognition also deserves.
It is important to note that Pending It is not an official concept but a term led by the fans used to highlight the idols perceived as “visual centers”. Since beauty is subjective, the disagreements and personal rankings are natural in fandom’s speech.
CNG comments on this topic:
- “Don’t include Jang Wonyung has even less sense.”
- “In these days, Hybe really finds all the ways to joke with the Newjeans … it’s disgusting.”
- “Stop reacting excessively.”
- “All three are madly cute …”
- “You are the only one not to recognize it. Those rankings are based on the search volume or on media exposure rates.”
However, the discussion on Haerin’s omission underlines the speed with which public perception can move to the world in constant evolution of K-Pop, where each performance can redefine the visual hierarchy.
