Fans Share Mixed Reactions to ILLIT’s Paris Fashion Week SS25 Look: “No Star Quality”

On September 25, 2024, the South Korean K-pop girl group ILLIT made their mark at Paris Fashion Week as representatives for the brand Acne Studios. Their appearance elicited a spectrum of reactions from fans, with varied opinions regarding their presence at such a prestigious event. While some critiques pointed out that the members lacked “star quality,”others praised their professionalism and demeanor.

During the event, videos surfaced online showing ILLIT members—Yunah, Minju, Moka, Iroha, and Wonhee—in a range of outfits, posing gracefully for the media. However, some clips highlighted their struggle to walk due to adverse weather conditions, particularly the rain.

This led to mixed reviews online, notably a tweet from user @twseggs, which claimed that ILLIT possesses no star quality; this tweet garnered over 65.9k likes and more than 700 comments at the time of this writing. While some users agreed with this critique, many argued that the netizens were being unduly harsh on the group.

“Sorry but these girls have no star quality.”

As the critical comments regarding ILLIT’s Paris Fashion Week appearance gained traction on social media, supportive fans rallied to defend the group, sharing numerous positive remarks.

“it hasn’t even been a year since they debuted, idk why kpoptwt is so obsessed with hating on these girls who’ve done nothing wrong,”a user reacted.

“how yall expect the girls to walk in heels on an uneven pavement while it’s raining,”a user shared.

“The last time someone says a group has no presence whatsoever later on becomes the biggest gg ever, so if you see this you’re watching history,”a user mentioned.

On the other hand, detractors expressed their belief that ILLIT’s stage presence and charisma fell short.

“Hybe is trying so hard to position these girls to Replace NewJeans, so people call them NJ 2.0. Not surprising,”a fan shared.

“they have absolutely no charisma it’s crazy,”a fan reacted.

“it’s not that they don’t have any star quality, it’s just that they really don’t have anything unique to be noticed by the public eye. they need proper promotion where they can really show their unique sides,”a fan commented.

More about ILLIT

The K-pop group ILLIT was formed by Belift Lab, a subsidiary of HYBE Corporation. The group emerged from the JTBC 2023 survival show R U Next? and consists of five members: Yunah, Moka, Wonhee, Iroha, and Minju.

ILLIT officially debuted on March 25, 2024, with their extended play Super Real Me, released under Belift Lab, Stone, and Genie. This album includes four tracks, among which are Magnetic, My World, Midnight Fiction, and Lucky Girl Syndrome. The EP features contributions from renowned producers such as Albin Tangblad, Slow Rabbit, Bang Si-hyuk, Martin, Noh Ju-hwan, and Stint.

Looking ahead, the band will release their next extended play titled I’ll Like You on October 21, 2024, once again through Belift Lab, Genie, and Stone.

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