K-Pop Idols’ Raw Live Vocals Exposed On Japanese Broadcast, Sparks Intense Reactions
Various K-Pop groups and idols, including ILLIT, TXT‘s Taehyun, and TVXQ, are receiving strong reactions for their performances on “2025 FNS Song Festival.”
The Japanese broadcast exposes the raw vocal performance without correction.
ILLIT covers “”Just like when we first met” by Every Little Thing on 2025 FNS Song Festival. pic.twitter.com/ZJBHzz5za6
— ILLIT CRAVE (@illit_crave) December 10, 2025
Because of this, some idols were praised for their vocals, like TXT’s Taehyun…
251210 TAEHYUN – ‘Honey’ (by L’Arc～en～Ciel)
— 하지 (@txtarchivee) December 10, 2025
…while others like TVXQ were met with criticism.
🌟#FNS歌謡祭 🌟#東方神起 × MANATO・SHUNTO (BE:FIRST / #BEFIRST)
「OH MY LITTLE GIRL」/ 尾崎豊pic.twitter.com/nJKL8tBkI5
— *Luna(R)🍓🍑RED OCEAN in NISSAN STADIUM (@lunarsunflame) December 10, 2025
Paritucularly, ILLIT and TVXQ caught the most flack from netizens for their raw live vocals.
- “TVXQ have been around for how many years now, lol — they’re still the same.”
- “TVXQ is flustered;;”
- “It’s a live broadcast, it’s just a different stage lol — it even says ‘live broadcast’ in the top right. Don’t lie just because you can’t read Japanese.”
- “Oh, this group…”
- “With ILLIT, it varies a lot depending on how they use the member with lifeless eyes and how they handle Moka.”
- “Wow, ILLIT was really bad… the company is the problem for even thinking of debuting them.”
