IVE’s Jang Wonyoung crossing her arms at an amusement park has sparked what’s being called an “attitude controversy” online, but many are responding that it’s an overblown critique, saying “people are making a fuss over nothing.”
Recently, IVE attended the ForEVER IVE event, a collaboration project with Everland, where they participated in various activities with fans. After videos from the event spread online, Jang Wonyoung’s arm-crossing while listening to a staff member’s explanation caught attention in some communities.
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Some commented, “She should have uncrossed her arms when listening,” and “It looks disrespectful.”
However, as the controversy grew, many pushed back, calling it an excessive and baseless interpretation. Netizens responded with remarks like, “Now you can’t even cross your arms,” “I don’t see what’s wrong,” “It feels like they’ll make a controversy no matter what,” “They turn trivial things into news,” “This is just unfair criticism,” “Hasn’t Jang Wonyoung always had the habit of crossing her arms?” and “Being a celebrity must be really tough.”
Others said, “They just keep looking for things to make a controversy about,” and “Isn’t this reverse viral marketing?” expressing that they couldn’t understand the point of the controversy itself.
Jang Wonyoung was also recently caught in an attitude and privilege controversy after a clip showing her briefly lowering her mask during airport departure circulated. Back then, there were various interpretations about whether rules were broken, but this arm-crossing issue is similarly being seen as an over-interpretation of a normal behavior.
As the controversies continue, fans are expressing fatigue over the excessive attention toward Jang Wonyoung, saying, “It’s reached the point where people make a fuss even when she just breathes.”
Meanwhile, Jang Wonyoung is currently busy juggling IVE’s activities alongside various brand campaigns and advertising modeling work.