At a time that resonates throughout the K-pop community, NMIXX’s Lily It has become viral for his unrelated comments on the toxic pressures that the idols face online. During a recent livestream, Lily was asked to sing off the pitch: a request made as a joke, since it is widely recognized for her powerful voice.
However, Lily’s response highlighted the dark side of the K-pop fandoms. He refused, explaining that he feared that someone would take the clip from the context to undermine his skills as a singer.
“It’s all fun and play until someone takes that part and is like” Oh, guys, do you think it’s a good singer? “Come on! I know how internet works … this is a cruel place!” he said.
The video of the exchange quickly accumulated Over 5 million views and 32.8k I like itwith fans who praised Lily honest perspective. While the original request was carefree, his refusal illuminated a darker reality: K-pop idols often feel they cannot lower their guard, not even for fun, due to the fear of incorrect interpretations or a mischievous editing.
Someone asked Lily to sing on the pitch
“It’s all fun and play until someone takes that part like this and is like ‘Oh, guys, do you think it’s a good singer?’ Come on! pic.twitter.com/551ef5SPA1
– NMIXX photo (@nmixxPics_) April 24, 2025
Many Netizen echoed his feeling, expressing frustration that playful moments are now seen as potential ammunition for criticism. A fan wrote, “In the past, an idol that has a bad moment was only something nice and fun in your fandom, but K-pop is so vicious nowadays.”
In the past, an idol that has a bad moment was only something nice and fun in your fandom, but kpop is so vicious nowadays 😤 https://t.co/masabsbk3b
– 🍉 ❄️ 🌼 (@denijin24) April 24, 2025
This is not the first time conversations around behavior of toxic fans and the hard judgment of the Internet they made news in the sector. But the random but episodes of Lily have again aroused the discussion on pressure on fourth generation idols face, where each move can be examined, cut and shot against them in a few seconds.
While the clip continues to trend, fans ask for a more favorable and understanding fans, one in which Idoli like Lily can be freely themselves without fear of repercussions.