Aespa's Giselle causes controversies among international fans on Twitter for lipsyncing the N Word

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— rayne (@flrtyvs) October 23, 2021

In the song that Giselle sings along to, there's lyrics that go 'Skrrt, skrrt on N'. It's a racial slur. 

SM Ent. has taken down the video for now.

theqoo

-If you don't want other people to sing it, why bother writing it on the lyrics? It's the actual lyrics and she's just singing along to it, how is it controversial? I feel bad for Giselle...

-It's not like she's covering or performing the song, she's just singing along to it...? You can't even hear her voice anyway;;

-Then they should have not used that word for the lyrics then. That's really funnyㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-That is so stupid... It's not like she wrote the lyrics. She was just singing along to it. This is bullshit.

-She's just singing along to the lyrics just as it isㅋㅋㅋ If you're gonna hate, do it to the person who wrote the lyrics. Do you think Giselle would do it if she knew it was offensive??

-She doesn't need to apologize. This shouldn't even be a controversy in the first place. She doesn't deserve all the hate for this. She just needs to be a little bit careful in the future.

-Does the singer release songs only for Black people to listen?? She releases songs for all people to listen, how are we not allowed to sing along to it?

-This is so f*cking hilariousㅋㅋㅋ Don't release songs in the first place then~~!!

-It's not like Giselle wrote the lyrics, she was just singing along to it... 

-She said it because it's in the lyricsㅋㅋㅋ It's not like she just said it out of the blue...

-They should've put warnings like 'CW: Only Black people are allowed to sing along to this song' next time~

-I can't believe she gets a lot of hate just for singing along to one God damn song...

-I'm not a fan but I really don't see why this is Giselle's fault...

-Why is this Giselle's fault? Shouldn't it be the song writer's fault?

 

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Kim Seonho's face is blurred in TV programs, becomes controversial for excessive attempt to remove his traces

 

Kim Seonho's blurred face in TV programs gains comments from Netizens like, 'He's not a criminal, blurring out his face was exaggerating.', 'The purpose of the show is to deliver information about the drama. Having a controversial person's face on the show may interfere with the purpose.' After the program aired, it also receives comments in online communities such as, 'It's discrimination (against Kim Seonho). They didn't blur out the faces of the controversial actors previously.', 'Didn't they expect it to be controversial to blur out his face?', 'Can't they just put on another drama as their example?.' etc. 

theqoo

-I think that's exaggerating. I don't think this is right. 

-I don't think it's exaggerating. As a viewer, I'm glad they blurred out his face. 

-I can't believe his fans keep saying that he's not a criminal, at this point they're going to say that even in their dreams...

-What do you mean?? I think they did a great job blurring out his face...

-He's not a criminal, I think it's exaggerating to blur out his face like that. Even Park Yoocuhun's face is not blurred...ㅋㅋ

-It should be controversial that we still can access his traces...

-Seems like his agency is spending a lot of money on him...

-What do you mean? What he did was way worse than this

-This is so hilarious...

-Nope, this is not exaggerating at all. They should continue doing this.

-I think it's exaggerating to blur out his face. He's not a criminal... Why do you guys always want to drag someone to hell every time they do something wrong?

-Every thing is controversial these days...

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The estimated Korean:Global votes in Girls Planet 999 Final Episode

 Since the result of the final episode became the talk of the town because it was very unexpected, I roughly calculated the number of votes each trainee received based on the information that was published by Girls Planet 999. It's just an estimation and speculation, so I hope you won't take this too seriously. Just like what I said, this is only an 'estimation'.

You can see the points and votes each trainee received in the picture above.

However, the number of votes they got each from Korea and Global was not disclosed. 

In Girls Planet 999, weights were applied to differentiate the value of one vote between the Korean and global votes. The total votes resulted from 50% Korean votes and 50% Global votes, which means 1 vote from Korea is worth more than from Global. In order to calculate the total votes, we need to measure the weight first. 

Below is the information from the 3rd elimination. If you calculate the votes from each region and the final votes, you can see that the Korean votes weigh 10 more. 

Judging from this, you can see that the rule of 50% Korean votes + 50% Global votes only applies when the weight of x10 is applied to the Korean votes. This might've been applied during the live voting because of the small number of Korean votes during the live show. 

Fortunately, the votes of the trainees during the final episode were disclosed so I could roughly calculate them. All the points added were 11,386,572 and the votes added were 5,587,478. Assume the weight of the Korean votes is 11.20 and the Global votes is 1.12. 

Based on that formula, this is the estimation of the votes each trainee received.

If we sort them based on their Korean votes:

If we sort them based on their Global votes:

Those who got in Top9 in both Korean and Global votes sorting are the ones who are absolutely debut. Below, I highlight their names in Yellow.

From this table, you can conclude:

1. Kim Chaehyun, Huening Bahiyyih, Choi Yujin, Seo Youngeung, and Ezaki Hikaru will absolutely debut regardless of the weight of the Korean and Global votes. 

2. If the voting was only held in Korea, Ezaki Hikaru would be the only foreigner in the final lineup. 

3. If only Korean votes count, Kim Sooyeon and Guinn Myah would get to debut while Sakamoto Mashiro and Shen Xiatoing would not.

4. If only Global votes count, Su Rui Qi and Fu Yaning would get to debut while Kim Dayeon and Kang Yeseo would not. 

Regardless of all the talk, congratulations to all the trainees who made it to the final lineup and get to debut as Kep1er. I also wish all the eliminated trainees good luck, I hope to see you guys performing on stage through another great opportunity.

theqoo

-Do you major in statistics?? You're so smartㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Seems like Myah didn't receive many Global votes. What a shameㅠㅠ

-Oh Gosh... Bahiyyih is really popular among international fans...

-Great job, OP!ㅎㅎ Thank you so much for this post

-Guinn Myah ranked quite high according to the Korean votes...

-How did you manage to get all of these calculations...

-Guinn Myahㅠㅠㅠㅠ I can't believe she didn't make it to the final lineupㅠㅠㅠ

-The lineup is quite nice because there are more Korean trainees than I had expected.

-Bahiyyih received a lot of votes from Korean as well...

-I knew that Chaehyun, Dayeon, and Yujin would get a lot of Korean votes...

-Is that Choi Yujin the same person as that adorable girl from CLC?

-It's such a pity that Guinn Myah didn't make it... She's very adorable and charming, not to mention that she's also talented.

-Bahiyyih got a lot of votes both from Korea and Global. I don't understand why people are hating on her. 

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Am I the only one who feels bad for Shin Minah?

 I think it's been long since the last time Shin Minah's drama did this well. But because of the controversy of her co-star, Kim Seonho, it became ambiguous for her to talk about the filming of the drama. They had great chemistry that they could be nominated as The Best Couple in the year-end award ceremonies, though.

pann

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1. [+791][-5] Hasn't it been long since her drama did well like My Girlfriend is Gumiho?

2. [+614][-4] I heard all of the interviews plans got cancelledㅠㅠ I feel bad for her...

3. [+592][-16] Our rom-com queen Shin Minah just found the perfect drama for her, though... Somebody just had to ruin it for herㅠㅠ

4. [+204][-0] Regardless the fact that Hometown Cha Cha Cha did well or not. Shin Minah is harmed because of the controversy.

5. [+187][-3] I don't pity her but I have to admit that it's really bad timing...

6. [+179][-2] Besides Hometown Cha Cha Cha, her other drama had fairly good ratings as well. But it's true that it has been long since her drama became a hot issue like My Girlfriend is Gumiho.

7. [+159][-0] I feel bad more for the other co-stars rather than Shin Minah. They could've shone brighter, thoughㅠㅠㅠ

8. [+87][-0] Just imagine how annoyed the director must be?? Tomorrow With You, Abyss, Hi Bye Mama. His work flopped 3 times in a row, and now Hometown Cha Cha Cha becomes a dark history for him. 

9. [+78][-1] Why would you feel bad for Shin Minah? She has always been a top star. Losing the light of this drama won't affect her, she can do other drama any time she wants. Nothing will change just because she couldn't do a few interviews. It's the other co-stars. They just finally met the drama that made their careers, they should've been getting interviews offers at this point if it wasn't for him...

10. [+61][-2] Shin Minah looks very gorgeous in this drama. I understand why people call her lovely now. She is indeed very lovely.

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Huening Kai's sister, Huening Bahiyyih, who ranks #2 and gets to debut in Girls Planet 999 final line up

 

On Stage:

theqoo

-She looks exactly like her brother

-She must've had advantages because her brother is famous

-Hiyyih, congratulations on your debut!!

-The hate comments are so crazy... She can literally sue all these people, it's that bad. 

-Now that she's going to debut, they're going to find the perfect style and take care of her. Why are you guys acting like that??

-I hope she'll change her eyebrows shape. She's beautiful but her eyebrows shape somehow don't suit her face.

-She's still relatively young and yet people are judging her for her looks, it must be hard for her. I feel bad for her. 

-She looks like a copy of her brother. Anyone could tell they're siblings.

-There's another half-Korean trainee who caught my attention too, Guinn Myah. It's such a pity she didn't make it.

-Can someone please fix her straight eyebrows... It looks so frustratingㅠㅠㅠ

-I hope those who vote for her because of her brother would actually stan her. Don't just vote her because she's someone's sister and then neglects her once she debuts.

-I'm really looking forward to her...

-Seems like the family has great genes. She looks adorable.

-I think she looks beautiful...

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The final line up of Girls Planet 999 debut group, Kep1er

 1. Kim Chaehyun (K)

2. Huening Bahiyyih (K)

3. Choi Yujin (K)

4. Kim Dayeon (K)

5. Seo Youngeun (K)

6. Kang Yeseo (K)

7. Hikaru (J)

8. Mashiro (J)

9. Shen Xiaoting (C)

theqoo

-Who is going to be the main vocal here?

-How many of these trainees have debuted before?

-It's such a relief that the talented girls got to debut, Seo Youngeun and Kim Dayeonㅠㅠ

-So they have 1 Chinese member and 2 Japanese members?

-I have to admit that Shen Xiaoting is gorgeous but her visual doesn't match the group's vibesㅠ

-Hul... It's such a pity that Bora didn't make itㅠㅠ

-Kang Yeseo?? She looks like an actress...

-In the end, the majority of the debuting trainees are Korean...

-How long are they going to promote as a group?

-Do they have the majority of Korean members because the live voting was only open for Koreans?

-Su Rui Qi didn't make it?? She has the strongest core of them all so I thought she was absolutely going to debut...

-The second girl's name doesn't sound like Korean but she's in K Group. Is she mixed?

-Whoa, I worried a lot about the debut lineup but it's actually quite good!!

-I couldn't understand why Hikaru was in Top 9 before, but the more I look at her, the more I understand why. I have grown affectionate towards her. 

-I really hoped for Myah to make it, thoughㅠㅠ

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The name of Girls Planet 999's debuting group

 

걸스플래닛999 데뷔 그룹명 Kep1er pic.twitter.com/tIHLIKIXLq

— 걸스플래닛999 아카이브 (@gp999_archive) October 22, 2021

Kep because they kept their dream come true and 1 because they unite as one to become the best

theqoo 

-Are they going to name their fandom's Johannes then?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-They should've just used a planet's name instead of a scientist's...

-Honestly, I think it's a bad name...

-The name reminds me of Johannes Keplerㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-CJ Ent. seems to can't let go of that damned '1' in their idol's group name...

-Yeah, it's a bad name. But let's be honest, there's a lot of worst idol group names out there...

-Whoa, it's a really bad name. It gives off 'Ahjussi' vibes...

-I have never seen any idol groups who received positive responses from the public when they were first revealed, so...ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Who designed the logo?? Even undergraduate students wouldn't design as bad as that...

-That damned '1', though...

-I think everyone already speaks on my behalf regarding the group's name, but the logo...? It's another level...

-They can't do any better than this????

-The name sounds quite okay but what the f*ck is up with the logo?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

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