In the promotional image, the members wear colorful streetwear, oversized denim, high-top sneakers and bold patterned pieces.
The styling quickly sparked nostalgic reactions, with commenters comparing the look to fashion trends they remembered from their elementary and middle school years.
Several users also drew comparisons to older K-pop styling associated with groups such as SHINee and B1A4, while others felt the deliberately retro look came across as more dated than nostalgic.
Netizen Reactions
The sampled reactions were mostly nostalgic and humorous, with many commenters immediately associating the styling with older K-pop fashion and brands from the 2000s and early 2010s. A few felt the execution looked more tacky than nostalgic.
1. Sakun and high-tops? Is this trend coming back...?
2. The second I saw it, I went, “Oh, it’s B1A4.”
3. I’m a fan, but I’m feeling awkward around them right now... Who are you guys...
4. Now this finally feels Neo.
5. Those pants look like Evisu.
6. It looks like they deliberately went for an old-school style, right?!
7. Whoa, are high-tops coming back? This seriously brings back old memories.. ã…‹ã…‹
8. It’s SHINee.
9. I do think they deliberately went for an old-school style, but instead of making me feel nostalgic through the direction, it just looks tacky.
10. Wow, this seriously reminds me of B1A4 ã…‹ã…‹ã…‹ Isn’t this basically “Beautiful Target”?
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