Somi is facing backlash over a recent Instagram story where she sagged her pants, exposing her underwear, and tagged ALLDAY PROJECT’s Tarzzan with the caption, “This is how you do it, right?”
The post sparked controversy because Tarzzan is known for wearing his pants low enough to show his underwear, a style he popularized within K-pop circles. Critics slammed Somi for seemingly giving him credit for a sagging pants trend that actually originates from Black American culture.
Many netizens called out the post as disrespectful and ignorant of the cultural origins behind the style.
“Jeon Somi, a soloist under The Black Label, sagged her pants and tagged Tarzzan of ALLDAY PROJECT, insinuating that she was following in his footsteps. The trend of sagging pants is said to originate from the culture of Black Americans.” — @aidenieul on Twitter
Others accused Tarzzan of “stealing” Black culture and getting undue credit for the trend.
“and this is why idgaf about anyone who stans him. this man is literally stealing from black people and getting the credit for these ‘trends’ and yall don’t see the issue…” — @jellypopology on Twitter
However, some fans defended Somi, saying she was actually mocking Tarzzan rather than honoring him.
“somi lokwey shading that tarzzan dude and making fun of him and yall using this to start another hate train on her she’s throwing shade but yall too slow” — @somianagrande on Twitter
The post has since divided public opinion, with calls both for Somi to delete her social media and fans rallying to her defense.
“she needs to delete social media” — @whiplashngo on Twitter
The situation remains tense as debate over cultural appropriation and respect within K-pop continues to heat up.
