In addition to controversial lyrics in her song “Zeze,” netizens also accused the Loen Entertainment singer of referencing Lolita によって having smudged lipstick in one of the album photos.
After similar 写真 of 人気 actor Park Bo Gum garnered much praise from fans, however, netizens used the reaction to defend IU（アイユー） from the industry’s double standards. In addition to comparing the reactions of ファン based on the gender of the celebrity, netizens also brought up that IU（アイユー） had previously explained the meaning behind the smudged lipstick before the controversy arose.
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NETIZEN REACTIONS
Koreaboo has collected reactions from Netizens who コメントしました on the original 記事 from our Korean source. The below コメント are the most 人気 コメント at the time of this 記事 being published.
[+ 209, – 56] あなた know what’s funnier? IU（アイユー） even did an interview saying the smeared lipstick was to represent the cheshire cat. BEFORE the controversy hit and RV even had a photoshoot where they 発言しました 21c Lolita as the タイトル and no one cared.
[+ 167, – 45] This double standard is crazy. It’s okay and hot when men do it but when IU（アイユー） did it people sounded like they were going to kill her.
[+ 164, – 45] These were IU’s exact words before the controversy hit. “I had my lips colored red when I did the concept shoot and I did the lips like this because Cheshire cat always smiles. I wanted it to seem like a cute Joker. A smile that’s not all happy”
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