Recently, NCT uploaded a video of Mark dancing the “Baggy Jeans” dance challenge with IVE‘s Yujin and rapper Lee Young Ji via TikTok and Instagram.
The video went viral on TikTok with 1.5M views at the time of writing. Many fans were excited to see this “unexpected trio,” especially knowing Lee Young Ji previously revealed that she is Mark-biased and even subscribed to his Bubble account.
Yet, netizens also criticized Lee Young Ji. While some called her the most successful Mark fangirl, others didn’t like how she behaved in the video, pointing out that she appeared to be intentionally dancing “bad” for laughs. Besides being a professional music artist, Lee Young Ji is also known for her humorous YouTube program My Alcohol Diary (also known as No Prepare), where she interviews and drinks with celebrities in her small apartment.
it’s so irritating bc youngji can actually dance … not everything has to be for comedic purposes I BEG pic.twitter.com/HLIQbRudmx
— julie ୨୧⋆ misses seunghan (@sansepiphany) January 2, 2024
I feel like young ji feels like she can’t drop that persona bc it sells good etc it’s her brand and she might be scared to toned down bc she might lose audience https://t.co/Dm2NMnkGn8 pic.twitter.com/VZSOKPaep5
— Yuju /ive vip (@azertop_) January 2, 2024
Lee Young Ji has proven actually to be a skilled dancer. For instance, she and her friend, Yujin, collaborated for a special performance of “End Of Time” and “Born This Way” at MBC’s Gayo Daejejeon. Lee Young Ji slayed the choreography!
wbk youngji can actually dance so it’s nice to see her take it seriously this time https://t.co/OyEJ5vfg8U
— yuri (@retrokika) December 31, 2023
Despite fans’ praise and defense of Lee Young Ji, she has seen many hate comments toward her. She has been liking lots of netizens’ posts, not just criticizing but hating on her on X (formerly Twitter). Some only had a couple of likes, so she is looking through any mentions of her name in Korean and English.
Lee Young Ji has recently faced an increase in hate comments, as even her performance with Yujin was criticized. Read more below.
Netizens Defend Rapper Lee Young Ji From Malicious Hate Comments After Her Stage With IVE’s Yujin