MAMAMOO’s HWASA performance on stage caused quite a stir due to the controversy over the choice.
HWASA performed Mamamoo’s hit song and “Don’t” with Loco at the Sungkyunkwan University Festival on May 12. In the performance, HWASA put two fingers on her tongue and made a movement to caress an “intimate” part of her body (at 1′ on the video). After the video was released, there was heated debate online.
The main argument is that HWASA’s performance has crossed the line. Although it is a university festival, some say that it is not appropriate to do it in an open space that can be seen without age restrictions, and that it is obscene beyond the sex appeal.
In particular, the stage was part of tvN’s “Dance Singer Wandering Group“.
HWASA is loved for her so-called “girl crush” charm, which proudly and wholeheartedly exudes her charm in any moment. At the same time, in South Korea, she is sometimes embroiled in controversy over her choices due to excessive costumes and performances.
In the past, HWASA said on MBC’s “Radio Star,” “I don’t usually think I overdo it. I prepare thinking it’s one of the steps, but people around me brake by saying: I think it’s too much.“
“I think about how to wear it (the cloth) and how to perform on stage.” HWASA’s charisma and character is one of the cool aspects of the artist who wants to create a good scene.
HWASA’s performance that day is different from her sex appeal. It doesn’t have to imply that the “cool woman award” has to make a splash on stage.
In fact, HWASA also put on a warm and wonderful performance on the festival stage. The audience was also enthusiastic about HWASA’s charm, including her charming tone, strong live performances, and stage-dominating stage manners.
Based on feedback from the online community, it was possible to heat up the stage without excessive performance. However, due to the performance going too far, the reaction to the scene ended up being “lewd”.
Journalist: Shawn
Translator: Shawn
Source: SNS HWASA, Dafttaengk
