Idol-Turned-Actor’s Styling Triggers Fiercely Divided Reactions

Recently, idol-turned-actor Im Si Wan’s photos went viral online, garnering over 42,000 views.

Im Si Wan, who is currently signed under The Black Label as of 2025, also signed under SM’s affiliate label, SMart, to make his debut as a solo artist.

The photos were released by SM Entertainment and The Black Label on the same day, revealing totally different concepts and styling. SM released album concept photos while The Black Label dropped new profile photos.

SM Entertainment

The Black Label

However, netizens had mixed reactions to the new photos releases.

• “SM suits him now, but I think The Black Label would look better when he’s older.”
• “I like the latter concept, but the bright image suits him better.”
• “Both aren’t great. Is this really the best they could do?”
• “I think the first set of photos is better because they just shot it better.”
• “SM suits him well.”
• “SM!!!”
• “The Black Label concept is good, but they failed to style him well.”
• “SM is idol, and The Black Label is actor…I think he did a good job at choosing the right label for each career.”