She was hit with heavy criticism.
Koreaboo
6 minutes ago
ILLIT member Wonhee has recently been the center of intense online criticism after comments she made about TWICE during a radio appearance were misinterpreted.
The mistranslated words sparked extreme backlash toward her after they went viral on X (formerly known as Twitter). A massive fan war between BLACKPINK and TWICE fans was also ignited.

During a guest appearance on Park So Hyun’s Love Game radio show alongside fellow ILLIT members Mocha and Yunah, Wonhee was asked to select a song to be played. She chose TWICE’s “Heartshaker” and explained her decision by saying:
So I had to decide between BTS sunbaenims’ “I Need You” and this. But I went with “Heartshaker” because I think, when I hear “K-Pop Girl Group,” it has always been TWICE sunbaenims for me. Since I was young, TWICE sunbaenims have been a huge part of my life. I would always watch all of their new content. And when this came out, I used to dance to it all the time.
— ILLIT’s Wonhee
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However, things quickly escalated online after a mistranslation of her statement began circulating on X (formerly Twitter). The incorrect translation read, “In my opinion, when it comes to the most popular girl group, it’s always been TWICE.”
Wonhee from ILLIT on a recent interview :
"In my opinion, when it comes to the most popular girl group, It's always been TWICE"#TWICE #ILLIT 😭🫶 pic.twitter.com/U449pl5Z7o
— 4️⃣ JeanXx 4️⃣ (@twice_mixx) July 20, 2025
The phrasing led some international fans to interpret her comment as dismissive of other top girl groups, in particular BLACKPINK. This ignited a fan war, with several posts criticizing Wonhee going viral.
wonhee made blinks crash out so bad pic.twitter.com/v5tS194gLK
— ྀིྀིྀིྀིྀི (@pradaburger) July 20, 2025
Blinks are now harrassing Wonhee over her opinion about TWICE's popularity.
These are the same people who call others misogynists every other day. pic.twitter.com/ZrZi4dOaEB
— 4️⃣ JeanXx 4️⃣ (@twice_mixx) July 20, 2025
blinks acting all innocent while they dragged wonhee yesterday bc she mentioned twice 🤡 pic.twitter.com/trjgtsG4WY
— 🌫️ (@yrlnation) July 21, 2025
Wonhee: I prefer pancakes
Blinks: So u hate waffles and are calling them flops? Dai
— jojo: unleashed 🪽 (@enhasjojo) July 21, 2025
As the situation grew, many fans of ILLIT stepped in to clarify that Wonhee’s original comments had been misunderstood. They shared the full quote and emphasized that she was simply expressing personal admiration for TWICE.
ACCURATE TRANSLATION‼️‼️‼️
WONHEE said that,
"In my opinion, when I think of K-pop girl groups, the first group that comes to mind is TWICE sunbaenim. Since I was young, TWICE were always someone my friends watched and who naturally became a part of my daily life." https://t.co/UlchiPuuBm pic.twitter.com/BnU0L1efEJ
— ILLIT BASE (@base_illit) July 20, 2025
WONHEE was just expressing her love for TWICE. She meant to say that she choose TWICE among girl groups. Stop harassing her ? yall doing too much its cleary not that deep. calling her names over this is actually insane..this is getting ridiculous pic.twitter.com/GkZ5uZUxLc
— ji (@illieseom) July 20, 2025
Despite the efforts to clear up the confusion, the backlash against Wonhee continued to gain traction across social media.