NewJeans Defended Fiercely After Facing Criticism For Their “Live” Singing In Viral Post

Korean netizens are having none of it.

NewJeans recently found themselves under scrutiny after a post critiquing their live singing abilities went viral on Pann.

The post — which has garnered over 81,700 views and more than 300 comments — claims that the group’s live performance was disappointing when the music was removed, exposing their raw vocals.

The original poster expressed shock, stating that NewJeans, known for their strong live performances, failed to deliver during their “MR removed” performance.

This is shocking. Wasn’t NewJeans known for being good at live performances? They can’t even sing properly; this is personally very surprising.

— OP on Pann

The criticism sparked a heated debate among fans and netizens, leading to a flood of comments defending the group.

Many fans argued that the current trend of comparing live performances through “MR removed” videos, which strip away the background music to highlight the vocals, is unfair and often inaccurate. They pointed out that such videos are typically created by YouTubers and not official sources, casting doubt on their reliability.

One commenter even noted that despite many singers struggling with live performances even when standing still, NewJeans managed to deliver a commendable performance while dancing. They highlighted the efforts of members Danielle and Hanni, who performed particularly well under such conditions.

• “These days, there are so many goat-voiced singers, and many can’t even sing their encores while standing still. Compared to that, their live performance while dancing isn’t that bad, especially Danielle and Hanni; they’re doing pretty well.”
• “The manipulation of the post’s likes is crazy. How does a post written at 5:30 AM suddenly get over 20 likes? Nice try, though. LOL.”
• “LE SSERAFIM received a lot of defense even though they sang their encore poorly while standing still. NewJeans is dancing and performing live, and they’re better than LE SSERAFIM, who sang while standing still. Surely you won’t criticize them, right? LOL.”
• “Compared to your group, whose voices can’t be heard at all when MR is removed…”
• “But seriously, are there still people who believe in MR-removed videos? Those are just made by YouTubers as they please; they’re not even official MR-removed videos. Why are people still judging talent based on YouTube MR-removed videos? Personally, I don’t think NewJeans are amazing singers, but criticizing them based on MR-removed videos is a bit much. They’re not even accurate.”
• “Huh? They’re singing pretty well… LOL.”

The heated debate continues, but one thing is clear: NewJeans has a strong devoted fan base ready to defend them against any kind of criticism.