IVE Wonyoung Sparks Debate With New Post After W Korea Controversy

IVE Wonyoung is facing controversy over a recent Instagram post.

The controversy began when Wonyoung shared a mirror selfie with a pink bow emoji. Some netizens quickly linked the emoji to the pink ribbon, the universal symbol for breast cancer awareness.

This stirred backlash because Wonyoung recently attended W Korea’s highly criticized Breast Cancer Awareness event, which many called scandalous.

Soon after, comments questioned her choice to use the pink bow emoji.

“In this situation, a pink ribbon… No matter the design, do we really need to have a pink ribbon at this time…? Hmm… ^^”
— OP on Instagram

Many were not convinced by this explanation. They pointed out the ribbon emoji Wonyoung used looks very different from the charity pink ribbon.

“What are you even saying? The ribbons used for memorials or events are the 2nd, not 1st emoji photos. They have nothing to do with those decorative ribbon emojis.”

“Ugh, know what kind of ribbon it is before you write… It’s completely different from that ribbon.”

“This is the pink ribbon, and there are four cat characters, so it’s ‘cat plus ribbon.’ Totally a different design. The party’s already over, and by that logic, if you followed it strictly, groups like Le Sserafim should have postponed their comeback if they were ‘drunk at a party.’ But they didn’t hold back and flooded social media with their comeback anyway. Stop making absurd arguments and stop exploiting breast cancer patients—it’s disgusting.”

“People come up with the wildest, most creative ways to pick fights — for real.”

The pink ribbon controversy is just the latest drama surrounding W Korea’s event. The magazine eventually apologized for the “scandalous” Breast Cancer Party.

As the situation develops, netizens remain divided, with many calling out people trying to stir unnecessary drama over Wonyoung’s use of a simple emoji.

More updates likely to come as fans and critics keep monitoring this controversy closely.