LE SSERAFIM Yunjin Faces Backlash Over Comments About K-Pop Industry

LE SSERAFIM’s Yunjin is facing heavy backlash after old comments about changing the idol industry resurfaced.

The controversy began when a 2022 video clip of Yunjin saying she wanted to “change the idol industry” went viral again. The clip sparked a wave of hate against her online.

Soon after, netizens criticized Yunjin for not delivering on her promise. Many claimed she and LE SSERAFIM actually made things worse, pointing to the group’s vocal controversy at Coachella. Personal attacks also targeted Yunjin, including comments about surgery and her close relationships aimed at discrediting her.

Fans quickly reacted with harsh tweets like:

“It’s so funny when you think about how she literally didn’t change a single thing” — BLACKMAMBA

“yunjin saying this while her role model, bang sihyuk is actively destroying it ” — ✧

“she did change the industry by lowering the baseline standards for main vocalists” — kendall

“i know she regret saying this everyday” — z*enaz

“proceeds to get 278294 surgeries and skin bleaching and releasing shitty musics” — kit 𓆩♡𓆪

“I kinda feel bad for her because that’s definitely a marketing line she was reading from a script and it’s haunted her to this day” — YBG Gaeul REVIVE’d

As the situation unfolded, some fans defended Yunjin, saying her intentions were pure but that changing the K-Pop industry is impossible for one person alone. They also pointed out that other idols have made similar statements but only Yunjin is facing backlash.

“I will never get why she got hate for this when every other idol says something like this” — niza

“every other idol has said a variation of this and it takes more than one person to change an entire industry you guys are miserable” — a is in another dimension

You can watch the full video of Yunjin’s original statement below.