K-Pop Fans Slam BABYMONSTER’s (Re-)Debut As “Dumb Trick” Bound To Backfire

When YG Entertainment first revealed BABYMONSTER in 2023, the rookie girl group was met with some backlash—with K-Pop fans discussing a possible “re-debut.”

Netizens Discuss Whether BABYMONSTER Should “Just Re-Debut”

Fast forward to April 1, 2024, YG Entertainment founder Yang Hyun Suk is indeed re-debuting the group…

…calling their first mini-album comeback to be the “official” debut.

The repeated debuts have K-Pop fans more turned off than intrigued.

• “Return the ROTY award, then.”
• “Good to know I wasn’t the only one thrown off by this. When I first heard about a girl group debut from YG Entertainment, I was like, ‘But what about BABYMONSTER?’”
• “A… debut?”
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• “If they won a ROTY award last year, then they debuted last year. LMAO.”
• “So… How will they refer to the idols who debuted between their two debuts? As sunbaenims?”

Some expressed confusion, as BABYMONSTER has already won a “Rookie of the Year” award at the 2023 CIRCLE CHART Music Awards, “making them a debuted group.”

• “How many times can a group debut?”
• “Mind blown…”
• “But how? Because the group never went on any music shows? Does that actually make it their pre-debut, though?”
• “This is so embarrassing, LMAO. It’s obvious YG Entertainment is flopping.”
• “A re-debut, LOL.”

Others expressed discontent, slamming Yang for his “dumb trick” bound to backfire—claiming that the re-debut will only label BABYMONSTER as a “flop” and work negatively against the girl group.

• “But BABYMONSTER has two whole songs out… LOL. Like, WDYM?”
• “Not funny… He’s literally letting the girls be clowned. This is so embarrassing.”
• “I thought they had debuted already?”
• “What a dumb trick. Just playing with his words.”
• “They literally won a ROTY award after they debuted last year. What is he even saying?”

A handful of fans even expressed concern that this “nonsense” will only set a precedent, allowing other K-Pop groups to “keep debuting” until “the right reactions happen.”

• “Is he doing this because the first round of sales weren’t that great…?”
• “It makes no sense to debut multiple times.”
• “BABYMONSTER is about to be rookies for a gazillion years.”
• “I feel terrible for the members.”
• “What the heck is he doing?!”

At the same time, the “debut” title “SHEESH” is receiving international support.

Listen to BABYMONSTER’s “SHEESH,” below.

Source: theqoo