“Dozen!” Brutal Post Criticizing HYBE Female Idol’s Talent Incites Heated Reactions

A brutal post about NewJeans‘ Haerin, who is still under HYBE, has sparked heated reactions and a strong debate among netizens.

Haerin | @newjeans_official/Instagram

A tweet about Haerin is gaining attention, as the OP called her a “dozen,” which is a term used in K-Pop to describe an idol who is perceived to be untalented or have a lack of performance skills.

this is so funny haerin really is a dozen😭😭 pic.twitter.com/KZbZXJgoMY

— CORAL (@THEOGCORALMAMBA) June 16, 2026

The tweet let to a huge wave of backlash towards Haerin and her talent on stage.

first HYBE idol with no stage presence https://t.co/1oxoh3qa0O

— ྀིྀིྀིྀིྀི (@pradaburger) June 17, 2026

She really has no aura https://t.co/Qoc32Qc1nM

— THEE ONLY COBRA (@ONLY_COBRAmamba) June 16, 2026

Her footwork and everything is ok but something about her that lacks so much in stage presence https://t.co/UNcG2wTkeM

— Red Fimmies . ་༘࿐ (@ynwafim) June 17, 2026

pre debut moka had better stage presence https://t.co/ErXoq5d0Ak pic.twitter.com/ljrV7w9fPu

— ་༘࿐ (@ayeongynh) June 17, 2026

Yet, netizens hit back at the criticism towards Haerin, sharing their own opinions on the idol’s dancing styles and past clips to prove the initial criticism wrong.

pack it up yall this is her at 17 pic.twitter.com/ZS9Wqqvwpr https://t.co/cDMmmpTomx

— lays (@meowbnz) June 17, 2026

mind you they're mocking a girl who naturally has one of the coolest auras out there without even needing to force a bunch of different expressions to be recognized pic.twitter.com/SCBC5Ye3bi https://t.co/Nwt25z9e50

— im.🐈‍⬛ (@ialwayswndst) June 17, 2026

she isn't. some of y'all are just so used to lolita style expressions that anything different looks wrong to you. calling an idol who can pull off multiple genres so well without relying on exaggerated expressions a dozen is one of the most forced narratives i've seen. pack it up https://t.co/Nwt25z9e50 pic.twitter.com/2APGQ93ToU

— im.🐈‍⬛ (@ialwayswndst) June 18, 2026

pack it up yall this is her at 17 pic.twitter.com/ZS9Wqqvwpr https://t.co/cDMmmpTomx

— lays (@meowbnz) June 17, 2026