Starship Entertainment General Manager Receives Criticism After Leaving “Shady” Comments Under NewJeans’ Pictures
Two of the top girl groups right now, NewJeans is right at the top.
Yet, controversy has arisen after netizens accused a general manager from company Starship Entertainment of leaving ambiguous comments under NewJeans members’ recent editorial shots.
NewJeans Minji and Danielle have gained attention after their unreal photos for publications Vogue Korea and W Korea. Unsurprisingly, the photos were beautiful and showcased the idols’ versatility and ability to rock every concept they’re given.
Yet, the photos have caused a stir online after a general manager at Starship Entertainment has been accused of leaving ambiguous and almost “shady” comments under the photos.
The user in question, with the username @dreamjmj, has the words “ads” and “pictorials” on her profile page, which had netizens assuming that she wasn’t just a staff at Starship Entertainment but some general manager in a higher-up department.
There was also a magazine clipping shared on the Korean forum that was a credit for a photoshoot done with MONSTA X‘s Shownu. In the clipping, the editorial praised her for her hard work in coordinating with the editors but mentioned her role as a general manager.
In the photos of Minji and Danielle, the general manager commented “hmm” and “hmm hmm” which were very ambiguous but seemed to have connotations of indifference.
Yet, in another post on Instagram regarding IVE, the manager was more praising and wrote, “You’re doing great, you’re doing great at everything. our Rei is doing the bestest.”
The post gained attention on Twitter as well, with one netizen sharing their thoughts.
Look at the Starship employee shading NewJeans, LOL.
This general manger writes, ‘Hmm… ‘ and shit to photos of a rookie who debuted less than a year ago, LOL… She then kindly follows them to publicly let them know that she’ll be watching them. LOL. Her mind is so wack, LOL.
스타쉽 직원 인스타로 뉴진스 견제하는것좀봐ㅋㅋㅋ
본부장이란 사람이 데뷔 1년차 신인 사진 찾아가서 음…음…. ㅇㅈㄹ 눈팅 본격적으로 하겠다고 친히 공계 팔로우도 해주심ㅋㅋ 진짜 마인드 개후진다ㅋㅋㅋ pic.twitter.com/iihy1llaIc
— 도쟈미 (@_aeiouae) July 12, 2023
While the comments themselves weren’t negative, the contrast in comments between those on NewJeans’ posts and IVE’s unsurprisingly caused trouble and became a hot topic online.
You can read about fans’ reactions below.
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