Behind the shimmering and glimmering of stars on red carpets and music videos is a carefully intricate team that styles each group according to a crafted concept. Particularly with K-pop groups, synchronisation is important when going out as a group, but a little diversity in looks between members should also be considered.
Recently, netizens have been calling out TXT’s (TOMORROW X TOGETHER/투모로우바이투게더) stylist for messy and un-tailored stage outfits. Compared to their colourful and diverse clothing options before, netizens have pointed out how monotonous the group’s styling has been even during award shows.
Netizens from the Korean community page TheQoo have expressed their opinions on recent styling choices for TXT’s stage outfits. A point of argument from fans explains how the group’s outfits used to be more detailed and had different colours and variations to them compared to now. Netizens attribute the poor reception from fans is due to the clothes’ dull colours, careless fits and details that lack of any clear concept of what the group is going for.
Netizens are outraged over the continuous misses on TXT’s outfit choices with one netizen commenting, “TXT? Just a T-shirt and jeans? No styling, colours look old, even worse than their private clothes. What’s the stylist thinking?”. Fans also relate the issue to BTS, who are also under the same label, Bit Hit Music.
A netizen from the Korean community platform, TheQoo, comments, “BTS are seniors but they also wear poorly fitted clothes. Even if you focus on how they are juniors, it’s not like they need dozens of people for coordination”. The user continues that even if the company is small and understaffed, the problem with their styling would not escalate as so.
Currently, not much is made public about TXT’s current stylist due to their former stylist, Rakta, going under fire for her styling choices for the group before. However, we do hope the team can improve on the group’s styling. What do you think about TXT’s outfits now versus before?
Alyssa Gabrielle contributed to this article
