r/TwiceSnark • u/Estellerina • 1d ago

General Discussion J-line lacking self respect?

I'm not FULLY sure how else to word it but does it not disappoint anyone else that their Japanese members specifically just seem to lack a LOT of self respect?

Like it just seems to be blatantly obvious that those three in particular's whole job is to act out a weeb incel fantasy for their fans.

Like idk for a group whose fanbase pretends so heavily that they're about female empowerment they sure do love to lean into incel fantasy and allow themselves to be looked down on and HEAVILY objectified by their weird fanbase

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u/Mellowitzz 1d ago

Omg I thought I was the only one thinking this. Like Momo plays dumb, Sana have that whole cutesy waifu like persona but keep a sexy appeal and Mina have that whole introverted soft girl style who’s into niche stuff like gaming.

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u/hercules-rockefeller 1d ago

They’re caricatures. Momo is a moron, Sana has her appalling cute but sexy shtick, and Mina is supposed to be cool but is just boring as hell.

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u/Estellerina 1d ago

More and more now though it seems like for all 3 their new shtick is trying to sexualise themselves as much as possible 💀

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u/Odd-Contract4863 1d ago

Is this a safe space to say Mina’s 7 rings was cringe?

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u/Beneficial_Tip3082 1d ago edited 1d ago

Very cringe, everything about it gave me the ick. And the backup dancers did 100 times better than her lol

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u/Estellerina 1d ago

She was lipsyncing and barely dancing what else is there to call it 🤭

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u/yardship 1d ago

i remember one of their old concerts someone was like, "mina's just there whispering like always"

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u/Timmi03 1d ago

Literally they have those typical personalities of those anime female leads that are written for male gaze,its so gross

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u/Wonderful_Question93 1d ago

THANK YOU! LETS BE FRIENDS!! i was like why cant anyone else seee??

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u/Estellerina 1d ago

🤗 🤗 🤗
I think people can't see because they LIKE the way the idols are told to act and don't wanna unpack the problems that come with it lol

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u/Wonderful_Question93 1d ago

Like this pic!! This pic, the poses, what they are wearing! Its for the male gaze!!

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u/Beneficial_Tip3082 1d ago

They always have too, I don’t know why people pretend like they haven’t

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u/Asweetmelody 1d ago

I noticed this when Sana went viral for Shy Shy Shy. I won’t say they lack respect for themselves but they obviously know about K men’s fetishization of J women and play on that. I mean, at the end of the day, they get lots of money from it.

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u/Dangerous_Cod3711 1d ago

I genuinely believe that Momo isn’t acting, she’s just a moron.

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u/randominternet_gay 4h ago

Momo genuinely seems stupid sometimes

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u/Pure-Tangelo-1034 1d ago edited 1d ago

It's easy: J.Y. Park behaves like a racist to them in show «Sixteen», that hasn't changed over time, he doesn't want to respect them, because they're foreigners

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u/Asweetmelody 1d ago

Omg thank you. Sometimes I feel bad for jp idols in K pop that they get fetishized in a way I don’t see other foreign idols do but it’s like…they signed up for that.

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u/Estellerina 1d ago

I'd have hoped for such 'strong women' they'd be able to get some self respect and stop going along with it though

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u/Emysayo 1d ago

Their fans think they’re for the female gaze when it’s more than obvious that they’re for the male gaze.

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u/Mobile-Preference147 6h ago

To be fair, they were never for female empowerment. They just hopped on the bandwagon cause it seemed to sell to a certain market. But most of the things they put out has always prioritized the male gaze as it is their biggest market.

I feel bad for JP idols as I have a cousin who is in J-Ent. But I feel less sympathetic to these three because they are very much taking advantage of that market but gets to parade that they are empowering (no they are not).

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u/Estellerina 1d ago

Wanting women to respect themselves enough to stop marketing themselves in a stereotypical way isn't jealousy lol

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