fromis_9 Baek Jiheon‘s recent exchange of messages with fans on a paid subscription service sparked buzz. In the messages, she can be seen responding to male fans who seemed to have displayed displeasure about the way she had addressed them.
Jiheon called her fans “pretties” as she asked what they were doing.
- Pretties, what are you doing?
- WYDDDDD?
Her male fans seemed to have complained about being called “pretty,” for they began to send her messages about it, prompting her to clap back.
- What is there to argue about gender? Being pretty isn’t limited to either.
- Are you perhaps someone who is very uptight?
The term “uptight” used here is often used to refer to someone who has an old and fixed mindset. Jiheon clapped back at her fans who had taken issue with being called a “pretty,” which is a common term of endearment in South Korea. Kudos to her for her willingness to step up and correct the mindsets of her fans!