The Problem with LE SSERAFIM's Sakura

Recently, LE SSERAFIM's Sakura has been receiving a lot of criticism for her singing skills. After her controversial statement regarding their Coachella performance, she's gotten even more backlash. So what is the problem with Sakura and why are people not letting it slide this time?
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[@JunJunMusume]

As a fan of the group I can see the criticism is valid. The thing is we should not confuse constructive criticism with harassment. Sakura got to dance so much better over the years but her singing, while sad to say, still does fall short of what you would expect.

[@Jneutron_0102]

It’s fine to say that she can’t sing or should improve her vocal abilities, that’s criticism. But what will never be criticism is hatred. And that’s what a lot of people are doing, I’m seeing more comments totally unrelated to her singing abilities on social media these days, there’s a difference between critique and straight up hatred.

[@aesserafim585]

her dancing improvement absolutely shocked me! I believe there is hope for her voice she just needs to really focus on improving her vocals and not "putting on a show" or whatever she said

[@RLyu-ol7uk]

I agree with you completely. On the flip side, just because some took it too far doesn’t mean people cannot criticize them (with good intentions) anymore.

[@humanbean1004]

When I read she puked blood from over practicing or something like that, I started to think she needs some kind of hiatus. She has a terrible vocal coach and needs time to go find one that actually cares for her or just needs time to process what she's learning. It makes no sense that she's damaging herself this much while getting vocal lessons. All my negative feelings are fully directed at Hybe for being such money hungry demons and putting this hardworking girl at risk.

[@aesserafim585]

@@humanbean1004 I'm getting to the point where i think she needs vocal reconstruction or something.. her vocals are so shakey even when talking it's scary

[@tylerlet9378]

It’s a HYBE problem too. They care about charisma and dancing over vocals, they reached out to her to join lesserafim knowing her skills

[@Athena_208]

Agree. They should have been better at selecting someone more skilled or if not made her get vocal lessons.

[@aesserafim585]

I didnt see anyone point this out! they knew what her vocal state was and still decided to not do much about it

[@KantorSaja]

​@@aesserafim585I don't know hybe as a whole but somu is actually in red up until last year According to news the actual somu is supposedly under NJ director but as she build ador staff and trainee from somu moves to ador and somu rebuild with no trainee nor money thats why the contract for 2 izone member moves from bighit to somu Hypothetically perhaps the one that supposedly debut first was NJ as it was originally under somu while sakura and chaewon in bighit but as we already known somu is empty house that on deadline to sell something so they haphazardly assembled the group packaged everything they can in less than 6 months, they fact they managed to leap this far is because the Fandom was loyal and whilist i feel both grateful and angered for that But they really need to back to basic ,good opportunities come the company no longer in red just pushed back the next comeback to next year when hopefully they really ready

[@min3089]

Girl Hybe a lot of artists excels in vocals not because one group didn't excel well all of them would be 😅 Stop dragging other hybe artists it just shows jealousy on some of these comments.

[@K3N1CH102]

😢Oo

[@alice.mathieu.thiers1368]

The standard for singing in kpop is much lower than the standard for dancing. Honestly, when I first joined the kpop community, I was shocked to hear the kpop artists call themselves singers. Yes there are singers amongst them, but they are mostly performers that release music. And personally I'm fine with it. After all, it's not only happening to kpop : it's a worldwide phenomenon. The music industry is just less and less about having good vocals.

[@rachmatmulia5212]

If you are a fan or at least familiar with Jpop then you will know that this is common in Japan, especially groups under the LDH agency, all of their groups do not have to be able to sing or are required to sing, one group has a minimum of 7 people or can be more but the singer only 1 or 2 people and the rest are just performers and honestly I really enjoyed it and it was very entertaining, I don't know if kpop fandoms are too toxic or what to demand that all their idols must be able to sing well, their agency should be the one to blame, not their idols, that's why sometimes I'm sick of kpop fandom.

[@MistyMaize]

I agree

[@annanowak9620]

If they care so much about vocals then they should go and harass other GG where the members cannot sing because why do you think the visual position exists? Do you know how many groups have a member that cannot sing or is just a visual and attracts many people? But look, those fans are not harassing other idols. So why hating only on Sakura? Actually I dont want you to hate other idols just trying to prove you something. Because hating on another idol is toxic. Let her improve in her own pace. She has already improved in korean, dancing and stage presence. She has a naturally shaky voice so she will not improve in one day. Give her time and stop hating. But even at coachella she was so stable so why not praising her? So why just choosing hate? I cannot imagine myself wstching a video performance of my non favs and then commenting something bad and also dead threats becuase why not How can somrone be this toxic? And these people who are hating on her and LS dont rwaluze they are BULLIES. They need a reality check. Some people are not meant to be main vocalists and thsts also fine

[@rachmatmulia5212]

@@annanowak9620 Well said

[@aswinverghesemappilai2623]

Idk about other groups, but ive has much better vocals in the 4th gen. Two members were also part of iz-one, so was Sakura.

[@MariahOlley-mx2pm]

Let's be real. It's not just sakura. Almost all of them need to be back on vocal training. But please people there is a line between criticism and hate. Constructive criticism is okay, but hate comment that have nothing about their lack of skill, but just pure hate is a no no.

[@paranoiadance]

I feel like hybe is partly to be blamed because they didn’t help their artists improve despite the previous criticism. This goes for the other girls too and not just Sakura. LSF are already amazing dancers and have great stage presence so maybe they should have shifted their preparation by focusing on their vocals. It seems like this level vocal ability is accepted by the company because this isn’t the first time they were called out yet there was barely any improvement. Her statement just rubbed people the wrong way because there was no accountability. Is it too much to ask for singers who can sing? I like the girls and their songs so I hope they get better and overcome this.

[@SunhaJae]

Hybe should not have debuted someone like Sakura in the first place.. She has no talent except dancing..

[@saksa-k985]

Its because BSH was so greedy from fame and money, he recruited sakura and chaewon base on popularity of izone, and just took 4 mediocore girls.. they can just cheat their way coz they have already big fanbase to help them

[@Dino-pk5hc]

do you know Sakura is a MULTI MILLIONAIRE ?? so why does she not hire a team of vocal trainers ???

[@ann61320]

hybe should seriously fucking say something instead of artists' taking all the punches

[@llamaliammm]

tbh what can they say when it stemmed from a brewing issue that has been there since the groups creation? not to mention ppl will just turn arnd and say "well why tf did u debut them so soon then?! and you expect fans to not be angry for yall trying to pump new groups on us?"

[@saksa-k985]

they wont.. money is more important than your idol

[@imthecoolest50]

Loool hybe can’t even get their sublabels under control. This is what happens when you grow your company inorganically by acquiring, acquiring and acquiring.

[@ballerinana]

Hybe is the biggest victim. Bang PD is super scared of Min Heejin that is why he manipulated the most gullible armys into protecting him. For free of course. He's broke. He can't afford lawyers so armys have to cosplay lawyers to defend him in youtube comments.

[@AmesOrtwood]

For what? She was literally just standing on a stage without dancing and could not sing song without complicated parts... Being idol is a job, dont forget that

[@tmills4999]

I feel so bad for her. I have taken vocal lessons for years and I can promise you that anxiety will negatively impact your vocals. I’m sure this girl gets stressed every single time she picks up a mic. People say why doesn’t she quit, but there would be tons of people upset about her quitting. She is in a tough spot. My question to everyone is what happened to treating others how you would like to be treated?

[@yooyeongf]

she wanted to debut. she wanted to sing. as an idol she still has a responsibility to perform well.

[@DDKYY]

@@yooyeongfand she did perform well, they’re job isn’t JUST singing. Being a performer is way more than that. Does she and her group need so e extra practice? Sure, but don’t undermine the talent and charisma these women already have.

[@MelMoui]

​@@DDKYY Yet they call themselves singers... If they just wanted to dance join a dancing company maybe ? No one expects them to sing perfectly while dancing. But how come they can't carry out the tune of their own songs while just standing up ??? I mean my nieces do better during karaoke night...

[@bychristine8631]

@@MelMoui they never called themselves singers? what are you on? they're literally called kpop idols, not singers. Being an idol is not just singing, it's about the whole package - performing and fan service. This is what drives me crazy with kpop nowadays, i've been an avid listener since first gen and kpop WAS NEVER about vocals. I don't understand why this is such an issue now? Half of SNSD can't belt notes, Wonder Girls debuted with Sohee who can't sing, half of After School always lip synced. Kpop has always been about showing different concepts, showing cool choreo, and cool music videos. So why are vocals being focused on now? If y'all are so interested in vocals, why don't you listen to Ariana Grande? Adele? don't go to kpop for vocals, simple as that.

[@MelMoui]

@@bychristine8631 In English they are called kpop idols, the Korean term used is litteraly translated as singer... Kpop was never solely about vocals, sure. But one can expect the bare minimum from people who work in the music industry. They don't need to have imaculate vocal technique but sounding good should be required. You mentioned GG but even their members with the weakest vocals can hold a note. Plus why only refer to western artists ? Kpop has some really good vocalists too. And the problem also lies in the fact that there is little to no improvement with their vocals. And it also seems like their management and themselves don't give two flying fcks about it as long as they sell... PS : Sorry if there are grammar mistakes and such, English is not my first language.

[@sujin-s4u]

Sakura is very charismatic, and that's why she succeeded in Japan. Koreans seeing her popularity and charisma allowed that to block her lack of abilities. She is great for what she's doing and what she's been through, but it's clear she isn't cut out for Kpop yet, she trained for Jpop. It's like training vocals and expecting to now be able to dance. They are different talents, so Sakura isn't "talentless", she is very good at what she knows how to do. HYBE should've trained them more before debuting, end of story.

[@9cloudrachel207]

Sakura was in izone for 3 years. She’s plenty trained. It’s a matter of ONGOING training after debut

[@Theinfamouskiki411]

She can train forever and still not carry a damn tune. You either have the gift or you don't. She can improve but don't mean she gonna train her way to becoming Adele! She won't. She's not a strong singer. So what? Neither are most idols. And? These trainees aren't artist or went to college for music or classically trained. The company bringing in a vocal coach isn't true vocal training done at a professional level. The ignorance is high in these comments. Vocal training take consistency and a vocal coach that knows their shit. I don't have too much faith in a so called vocal coach from a music company that wants to hurry and debut their new group

[@9cloudrachel207]

@@Theinfamouskiki411 singing is about training > natural talent. Training can get you very very far. Yet you sit here online bullying a 20 something girl. Look in the mirror. Tf is wrong with you

[@mikiim5739]

Cute how koreaboos are acting like singing means anything in kpop like there aren't plenty of korean idols who are just as tone deaf as her?

[@penultimania4295]

@@Theinfamouskiki411 ANYONE can learn how to sign decently. ANYONE.

[@RyanjersonSato]

Her statement made the situation worse. The hate train could have been mitigated.

[@aesserafim585]

she should have added something along the lines of "Ill work harder on my vocals because I lack alot"

[@motherhoodsbeauty9279]

@@aesserafim585 The haters don’t even care about her voice. They jump in the hate train because this is perfect time for them to attack her. Just tell us you guys don’t like her. That will be more believable

[@aesserafim585]

@@motherhoodsbeauty9279 for what ive seen, the main focus is their vocals

[@MyC-mw6mg]

​@@motherhoodsbeauty9279 they have the looks the dance but not the vocals..they should've atleast pour decent heart on improving their vocals.

[@lady52]

​@@motherhoodsbeauty9279you do realize that some people are not hating on her right??some are just stating the obvious facts..

[@amililith3091]

Dua Lipa faced a lot of criticism and hate for her dancing skills and instead of saying: "I'm doing my best (girl bye), the most important thing is that I'm having fun, please don't hate :(((((,, ,she worked her ass out, and now she's praised for the progress she has made and called great performer. maybe SOMEONE should take notes....

[@PikaChu-uz4su]

Exactly! Give them time to improve and they will! It’s unrealistic to expect them to improve overnight! They already showed improvement within one week and I have full trust that they will improve over time! These people just want to hate because they’re getting popular

[@tisha7269]

@@PikaChu-uz4su They have hated since debut for their vocals.

[@chunkicat]

frr

[@annanowak9620]

Bit Sakura improved in week 2. She was stable. But look people decided to hate and bully instead of praising her fpr improving

[@illitjeanies]

People made fun of dua lips, she never received the kind of hate kura and le serrafm did, you know perfectly well how toxic kpop stans can be, and now people are just mad she didn't cower and apologize like they expected her to, and yes it's terrible that she's 13 years in the industry and can't sing but you can't deny there was a tiny improvement in week 2

[@harapriyarath3799]

The actual problem is there are so many talented kpop groups but people only approach those groups who are popular 😕 now people only listen to tik tok famous songs ,now it doesn't matter if you have talent or not if it is popular in tiktok then it's a hit song now lyrics doesn't matter....the graph of Kpop songs are just going down 📉📉📉 I used to like kpop so much due to its content and lyrics but now whole kpop industry needs recognition from western industry they are just loosing.I liked kpop because it was unique and interesting now it is becoming boring .

[@Da_W1ck]

I still watch SNSD's live performances. What a legend. Kpop nowadays could never.

[@maheephoenix4398]

As you said yourself people only pay attention to popular groups that’s what makes it boring. There are so many underrated groups with good songs (actual good songs). CSR is a girl group which reminds me of Gfriend and Twice. Onepact is currently my fav boygroup and their songs are so 3rd gen coded.

[@kkaroli.k]

I am sorry but I really don’t watch popular groups because their popular, I love Lesserafim’s members and their concept and songs

[@goldielocksbubbles9733]

In the end, hybe will monopolize everything and keep producing the same low effort groups in a very short time, so the smaller groups with an actual talent wont even have a chance.

[@VirgoINFP]

Agree. I feel like nowadays, people will accept whatever those companies feed them, and they will defend mediocrity.

[@wonysfeed]

As a Fearnot (fan of le sserafim) I have to agree that the girls have to improve their vocals a lot and take the constructive criticism they've been receiving to improve themselves. But guys, there is a thin line between healthy criticism and bullying/harassing. At the start of this whole scandal things were a little in control and I supported the people who claimed that the girls needed improvement in the vocals, but now as time has passed, they are literally harassed and bullied online and getting death threats. In fact, if you did not know Eunchae's( the youngest member who is 17) parents/relatives addressed the hate she was getting and they were NOT HAPPY. I cannot imagine what the members might be going through because they are still quite young, especially Eunchae, who is a minor. I understand the group has not been doing great vocal vice, and the Coachella performance was not the best. Still, at the end of the day, we need to remember that they also have feelings and emotions, and they are humans, and at the end of the day it's just for our entertainment. And you shouldn't bully them because of their vocals because it can cause depression or serious mental health problems for all 5 girls. If you do not like their vocals, writing a small and healthy constructive criticism towards them is okay, but what's not okay is to comment crap, and if you still are bothered, then just ignore, no need to express ur hate towards them publicly, safely keep it to yourselves. And we should all make sure to reference their improvements, such as Coachella week 2 (I personally like it, but you might disagree) it was way better, and they sang live most of the time and it was more stable than week 1, but ofc more improvement is required.

[@ashleyerikka]

I’ve been a Kpop fan for about 8yrs now and I still find it mind blowing that Kpop idols are quite literally made to grovel at knetizen’s feet for even the slightest transgression. While I realize the culture in Korea and Asia is very different from America since in Korea an idol’s fan’s hold immense power over the idol’s career… still… it’s kind of disturbing tbh how they can turn on idols on a dime. You would never catch an American or maybe even international artist (depending on the country) “begging” for forgiveness from fans for dating, singing off-key, or getting sick. The power dynamics is completely reverse here. Really interesting.

[@loelds4817]

Korean here and you are absolutely right. Kpop idols may have far more international fans by numbers, but knetizens opinions carry the most weight. An idols career begins or ends with knetizens. Koreans typically don’t comment on youtube, but when they do, its dead serious. Le sserafims coachella performance is one the most criticized situations I have seen, it was even on korean national news. I am very concerned about their future in the music industry.

[@jonn1720]

Probably because korean idol fans spend so much more money on merch, physical albums and subscriptions. I tried New jeans subscription for Phoning for a month and was weirded out cause they text you as a collective. Aint even a real conv.

[@Hdjdnddjdhzksks]

It’s actually just the new kpop fans honestly, the gen’z. I started to listen to kpop when i was eleven and now 26, there’s so much difference from the fans then and now

[@Flowerfairyy27]

some of them seem to even use this form of power to dogpile on idols they hate for no reason. terrifying stuff.

[@sensoine]

The real tone deaf are the fans that think their idols are amazing singers😂😂😂 It’s ok to acknowledge where your idols are lacking, and support them in improving their talents

[@AmormiaRamonal-p6k]

You can support ur them whatever you want But you can't stop people to say something about them. Imagine, them being an IDOLs but can't sing??! For real?? Embarrassing 💀

[@AmormiaRamonal-p6k]

@kkurakisseverybody people like me who is honest?? People like me who don't give a F of people like you too. I don't hate them, I don't even mention I hate them. It's just let them sing properly bcoz being an idol is a "pride" bcoz ur one of a kind. Ur called an idol but u can't sing??? 💩

[@Allmxd.]

​​@kkurakisseverybodyRead what op is saying though. They're idols , they're expected by the very least to atleast have some vocal skills. Also I've seen fearnots and bunnies in some comments say that they are so rich they can buy people so that's not also cyberbullying?

[@bossbabiejj]

Man let's be honest if it would not have been for HYBE LSM would not even reach COACHELLA with those vocal skills-

[@paco100x]

Let's be honest, only ignorant people think Coachella is anything more than a popularity contest. Whoever is popular goes, that's how it works.

[@agenteespecialcabogema9090]

yup, that is just reality, there are many talented groups who deserved to be there but nah, they decided to take them

[@casualsuede]

That's called life. Life isn't fair.

[@RekhaSharma-hh1sv]

lets be honest coachella isnt a big deal as it is presented as because unknown artists from america also perform their

[@bossbabiejj]

@seventeenisrightthere ifkr!!!! like instead of LSM , groups like SVT, MAMAMOO, SKZ should hve been there performing they got experience and are confident with their skills

[@saguittariusfactcheck7394]

Why I can't understand is that she has been trying to be a singer since 13yrs old and yet she still has bad singing skills? Tbh no excuse. Watch fans go crazy.

[@whiteRiceSupremacist]

A singer is not the same as an idol 🤦🏻‍♀️ idols do different things not only sing

[@adrimarsink]

You'd have to watch documentary videos about AKB48 and its sister groups. The one by Ploopy678 (a K-Pop fan channel) is a really good one. To make the story short, AKB48, their sister groups, and similar groups like theirs, were never about technical skills, it was always about entertaining and winning fans (like this video said). Members, if interested, take vocal lessons independently. (Takeuchi Miyu is a good example) The term "idol" in J-Pop is completely different from the "idol" term in K-Pop. They're not the same. I'm not defending Sakura or anything, but she has to realize that things K-Pop idols do are not the same is in Japan. I thought she learned all that from being an IZ*ONE member but I guess that's not the case. The new J-Pop girl group ME:I, the winners of PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS, have better, fresher vocals than LSM altogether. None of them came from AKB48 or its sister groups, but 2 of them came from other J-Pop girl groups (Angerme, Girls2), who have better and stronger vocals than the 48 groups.

[@saguittariusfactcheck7394]

@@whiteRiceSupremacist kpop idols are not kpop singers??? From the word Korean Pop aren't we supposed to expect a music from there? What a lame excuse. 😒

[@nonopenope]

respect to you for saying this. I swear, some fans are so delusional that they'll call it "bullying" when you say that a singer should be able to sing 🙄

[@dancinginthemoon5826]

​@@whiteRiceSupremacist are u kidding me?

[@raginiswain4686]

I think it was so early for le sserafirm to perform at Coachella. It's only one and half year. They need experience and talent. They need practice and consistency in lessons. In these type of situations it was really wrong for Sakura to not accept her fault and in fact question the people. Ofcourse it must be hard for her since she is in entertainment for a long period of time but I hope she brings better version of herself.

[@salembejaoui1880]

It was too early to even debut. Kazuha only had her ballet experience and has no singing/rapping experience. Eunchae had nothing but they both only got less than 6 months of training...

[@Sooa-q1z]

Yeah, its really wrong

[@watashi5700]

@salembejaoui1880 that just goes to show that training isn't that important if you can become very successful without it. There are idols who've trained for several years and still struggle to sing live, but it doesn't really matter because it's about what sells at the end of the day.

[@KantorSaja]

Same thought i had first time I heard the news about Coachella I mean the group had no real experience on west stages they prematurely nearly every aspect both the group and the stage director ,Presumably after news we came to know it was, as promptly the original staff from somu moved to ador for NJ and the now somu is makes from part of other subsidiary in 2021 and not only they just rebuild the entire company they also had no trainee left as everyone goes to ador, the group it self not exactly lacking in terms of talent if we just trace back their past before debuted, but with no time to actually nurture it the company setting them on coalitions course that perhaps could permanently damage the group , if they actually learn from these past promotions they better back to basics and push back the promotions to next year , the company no longer in verge of bankruptcy so take their slowly is not a bad approach And as wizone myself izone kids always like pinky toes to me it's hard to seeing them handled these way

[@seaweed428]

"not accept her fault"... bro she was the one that requests to sing less lines and she already said she's tried her best at the moment . yall are blind fr. if you watched "the world is my oyster" documentary, you'd know how hard they all worked. your statement proves that you're not even a fan and you're judging them for personalities you never looked into, only based on one post... haha. fearnots know better at least. talk about being judgemental 🙄 you should start learning how to appreciate people's efforts, not just the results. yes, it's not all good. but it aint all bad either. tbh, both extremes have carried it way too far. now they actually sang on week 2 and yall saying it's lip syncing lmao. aespa stans: "but you're not allowed to lip sync" also aespa stans: "no, lsf definitely lip synced"... (im about to stop supporting any of your groups all together and im about to stop calling myself a fearnot, this mess is tiring)

[@elleelsaltador2657]

"I became insecure. I became afraid to go inside the recording booth" instead of "I realized my vocals are lacking, I decided to take vocal lessons right away" not only that, she keeps saying but we are working so haaaaard. it's giving JLo levels of delusion jfc

[@jennyhateseverything]

Yeah I don’t feel bad for the Le sseraflops people acting like they’re oppressed minorities when this is what they signed up for. Tired of conventionally attractive idols who can’t do shit getting praised and babied while people with talent can’t even pass an audition bc of their looks.

[@yacobeinauan9533]

Unless you are in that position you should consider shutting your mouth tbh.

[@userdeactivate]

exactly she adds fuels to the fire with her letter that literally says "Everyone has a different standard" like cmon 😓😓

[@jennyhateseverything]

@@yacobeinauan9533 I literally do work in a vocal field and people in this industry will tell you even harsher things so the critique she’s getting is light work also even if you’re not a singer you can tell when someone is a flop at their job, you wouldn’t trust someone who failed medical school to give you surgery because “I tried with all my might🥺😩”

[@multifandom8274]

Actually she said smth to encourage herself and others to do more that what it takes. But the OP only quotes some words and people think it's all what Sakura said is really hilarious. Unless you're dumb enough to always read and listen only about a bad things.

[@hwamilka]

Idk, I never cared to learn their names or anything, so when I watched some Coachella videos I didn’t have a bias. I was expecting something worse tbh, but there were moments when it was just bad, and I thought the one with the long hair was doing really poorly. Oc I don’t jump into conclusions and just left it like that without commenting or anything, but now I see that others think the same… but tbh I think their songs aren’t written to be musically that impressive. Idk I just don’t like the group and their concept in general, so maybe for me, them singing badly isn’t that big of a deal. According to the story told in this video, she doesn’t have so much experience, even if she’s been an idol for long. It is a very curious case of someone who became popular only because of her charisma but now has to prove skills that she never had in the first place. That is just cruel and impossible. I blame the company for making her debut like this. Was it because they wanted a popular idol? It wasn’t required of her to be a good singer to be in her original Japanese group, so that was fine. And the second group was formed based on popularity, which made it make sense that she debuted there. But for a more serious group formed by a company they should’ve been more selective with the skills, or at least trained her better and for more time. Really, I don’t think it’s her fault, when she has been praised all her life just for being likeable, to a greater degree than we will ever understand. I don’t excuse her bad response to criticism, but I do see how it has got to this point, and even that response makes sense given her experience with fans in the past. Instead of having to deal with it in public they should try to help her re-learn skills that she needs as an adult idol. Singing, dance, rap and manners. That takes time. But the way things are with Hybe right now, I doubt they will give them the time that the group (not just Sakura) needs. Money before everything, right Hybe?

[@coffee_jelly7452]

omg a rational person in the comments. bless ur beautiful brain

[@Ikeoluwa.O.T3]

Well said 🎉

[@barofsoapies9016]

"skills she never had in the place" no one is asking her to suddenly belt in the fifth octave or do anything challenging, we are just asking her to stay on tune and sing 5 seconds without her voice wobbling like a child (something a lot of non-singers can easily do). you said it herself, she's an adult idol, and if an adult is aware that they lack the most basic of basics in their work and doesn't even try to improve on it in 13 YEARS of work, then it's all on THEM.

[@hunnybee_]

10:32 - of course people care about vocals…. they’re supposed to be singers… 😑

[@paradisekiss888]

personally i care about dancing more🤷‍♂️

[@ShiporaPun]

@@paradisekiss888it is performing😂

[@malphasgaming5791]

​@@paradisekiss888 you need a dance cover group or a dance crew 😅

[@Emu-emu]

Being an idol in Asia is not just singing like America, you must have a personality, a Character of your own, a dancer, good looking, funny, a variety show genius. And that’s why Sakura has a lot of fans in korea japan.

[@malphasgaming5791]

@@Emu-emu you need to find a CELEBRITY then 😅

[@soojin224]

I'm not hating on Sakura, or anyone else. Hate takes too much energy, and im too old for that. Im just disappointed that that she doesnt give time to train her vocals, because if she did, there would be noticeable differences. With that said, i do hope she puts more effort into. Her vocals doesn't have to be her strongest point, but just decent enough to let her truly enjoy singing and performing.

[@KantorSaja]

@kkurakisseverybody correction (*sorry if I am also wrong 😅) she had personal classes in as far back as antifragile Era (*I forgot) in who's weverse it was she's cameoing just for few minutes and said need to go for vocal classes, easy was different she received another class for it was different genre/technique required was different from what she's already had prior My personal guess is melodic rap was the class as the breathing technique requirement was very different for her part before easy comeback

[@annanowak9620]

She improved a lot on week 2 coachella and she was very stable. I dont know why people decided to hate instead of praising her. Such bullies

[@kimsichul3339]

​@@annanowak9620 tone deaf

[@caribbeanstrawhat]

Y’all she’s been an idol for 13 years, can we please be serious. How you a singer for 13 years and can’t sing? Why do fans expect us to baby someone who can’t even do the main part of their job.

[@LittleMew133]

I can't imagine still being that bad at something 13 years into it...

[@melisacaceres8740]

Also so many fans act like there aren't any rookie idols that have been great performers since day 1 (as expected after so much training). I've seen so many comments of people saying that they're just 2 years after debut but...this is Sakura's third debut. Where's the excuse?

[@user-dv9xx3yy8v]

Or just leave the entertainment industry

[@Wachyidk-fu6cd]

“How you a singer for 13 years and can’t sing?” Not defending her, just saying but many Japanese idols like her don’t get vocal training and simply force their voice to sing in a “cute” nasal way that may have damaged her vocal chords and typically fits the sound of such groups.

[@mgmmj6664]

are you being held at gunpoint to babysit le sserafim?

[@twojogoreczek1966]

they don't care, they are proud of using autotune and backtrack, they can't sing and they say "it's fearless", accept that your favs can't sing and are arrogant, le sserafim doesn't get hate for existing, they created the problems by themselves it all could be avoided if they only took vocal lessons and wouldn't use autotune live, also ateez and blackpink was able to sing normally at coachella so why le sserafim can't? stop excusing them, because even chaewon was able to do something and was carrying her group, if chaewon could do it why other members can't?

[@ceres_ent]

Le sserafim weren’t using auto tune live what on earth are you talking about?

[@ceres_ent]

Also yunjin was doing her best as well.

[@Ezi_ezi-x9l]

They sang live it was just vocal smoothing and a louder backtrack in week 2 every kpop group Used vocal smoothing even blackpink and ateez you can never please kpop fans week 1 was without vocal smoothing and nearly all backtrack was removed and that Shows how much they improved in fact Blackpink was the one with loud backtrack where they shouted you Don't understand that every live stage whould Sound like that without backtrack And vocal smoothing

[@KamenRider808]

They didn't use Autotune

[@rachmatmulia5212]

HYBE idols don't need vocal training, just showing visuals is enough to sell even with mediocre vocals, what happens in LE SSERAFIM is that their vocals are just standard, maybe there are just 1 or 2 members who have slightly better vocals to support the group, but that weakness is always covered by their visuals, this also happened again with ILLIT, I'm also not saying that NewJeans' vocals are good or better, it's just that NewJeans carries the Y2K concept (which their fandom claim is a fresh concept) and which coincidentally is liked by many fandoms, so almost no one has a problem with NewJeans members' vocals. What's more ironic is that they are in the same agency group and their toxic respective fandoms insult each other.

[@buladas361]

3:44 Garam did nothing wrong. She is a brave girl who stood up against the demon child Eunso.

[@aesserafim585]

I say we bring her back 👀

[@amirakrim8985]

@@aesserafim585 if she was still with le sserafim ,she would take the most hate ,it's good that she isn't in this evil industry

[@acidicrain3104]

Still can’t forgive HYBE for doing this to them. They basically set them up for failure and they don’t even care about it. Is it really fine to see your idols getting hate EVEN from fans??? This is such a disaster and hybe could’ve prevented ALL of this.

[@Catherine______]

Well she the oldest member and to me that was her sticking up for her little sisters because we dont get to see what all that online bullying did to them so for that she has my respect!

[@Bombocl611]

True

[@VirgoINFP]

This makes people feel bad because many other hardworking artists cannot reach the success they deserve, and that is so unfair. She conveys that she does not need to make an effort to succeed.

[@KiraKuranook]

If you know Sakura's journey then you know that it's completely false to say that she didn't make an effort.

[@jbonceu2457]

​@@KiraKuranookEven during PD48, I always felt off like how did she get an A during the first evaluation. Just cause of her already established fanbase? Natural Charisma? Imagine you're a korean trainee during the program and witnesses this. It's unfair to begin with. They really set her up into a position where we expect she HAS to be at that level already. And it badly backfired up until this moment. If they had acknowledge the lack of skills right from the start, this wouldn't have happened. Sakura have always been getting by through the course of her career, like let's just be honest. Sure ger journey was ling and she started at a young age, but she has always been getting by in the industry.

[@dmitrykim3096]

Everybody can be trained to sing somewhat fine but some people need lot more time

[@penultimania4295]

She would have learnt by now, she's clearly not trying.

[@cheangie3263]

12+ yrs, how much time can one need?

[@salembejaoui1880]

Yet Chaewon MASSIVELY improved since Izone. Did Sakura even train? Cause the state of her skill after 12 years is concerning

[@Sooa-q1z]

Agree

[@KantorSaja]

J idol had no training nor izone gives any training She's not vocally gifted nor claimed to be vocal line either the actual training she received is after get into hybe, and from there some classes she appointed herself that also after joining hybe/big hit And the states of company is not helping her case either as somu is not only scrapped and re assembled with minus economy they also on deadline for selling something Her vocals in izone much more horrendous than this and her progressing on baby step which not really bad but not enough for the industry, I really hope they and company look back these comeback and really back to basic and pushed back their next comeback as far as they needed couse to be honest the whole group actually shaky

[@mariajesna]

Hating on an idol is never a good thing... I do not support such a trend of bullying the idol. Yet considering the cost of tickets to such events regarding the feedback as constructive criticism would work miles in improving. One doesn't need to apologize but acknowledge the feedback received and assure the fans to be better next time. That is important too.

[@motherhoodsbeauty9279]

Nah….people who buy the tickets are enjoy the show. You can hear screen and cheer the crow made. It’s the people who don’t buy the ticket are not happy about it.

[@motherhoodsbeauty9279]

Nah…people who buy the ticket are enjoying the concert. You can hear them scream and cheering. The one that unhappy are the one that don’t buy the ticket. Western artists used back track all the time. Kpop fans don’t know this because they never been to big concert.

[@kenliebaltazar5223]

not only sakura but all of the member look the baby monster they have alot of criticism for the start because of thier agency but they do thier best to show to k pop industry that they have what it takes to be a successful idols

[@shristiverma2896]

Honestly I’ve also never understood why she’s super popular but the hate that she gets is not justified. People need to leave her alone, if you don’t think she’s a good singer stop listening to their music, it’s really not that hard. Don’t mask your harassment by calling it criticism.

[@Wonyification]

Yeah

[@530MAIDU]

It effects all K-pop groups when they are pushed to other Countries. I don’t like anyone being bullied or threatened though that’s going to far. I hope the idols who can’t sing get more support in-house, but if the company just pays their way rather and just continues to ignore the problem it will effect them all in the group.

[@jennyhateseverything]

Because people literally work so hard to become an idol and don’t even get the opportunity but she’s so privileged and spoiled and doesn’t use it.

[@rdb9673]

Sakura already had a lot of haters before. But ever since Coachella things escalated from bad to worse. Fans of other girl groups of 4th gen who weren’t invited got bitter comparing their favorite group to LSF. Bitter Blinks (which I don’t get Blackpink was headliner and undeniably number 1 why bring others down?). Then Aespa fans were also attacking because Aespa got hate during their time. New Jeans fans saying it should have been NJ at Coachella. Ive fans well this one I don’t need to explain and so on. That is why the hate is so strong aside from the usual Haters who drag her vocals + other stuff

[@kpopnimation]

Because if we don’t call this out, nothing will change. Companies will continue to not care about idols having skill and debut filler members who don’t actually have talent.

[@Serena-Vanderwoodsen]

I love how everyone is saying that this is bullying lmao. She will never be able to sing and isn’t a great employee. How is her management not panicking at this?? End of the day, THEY need to make sure their employees make them money and Sakura can’t even do that. I wonder what he colleagues think of her…

[@arisu78]

Regardless of improvement or progress, the whole issue is widespread that even casual people like me know how much flak Sakura did with the anchor stage. I mean branding wise this would give an impression of the issue itself just like in Coachella. The problem isn't just hate or criticism but the brand image of the grouped dipped to a skewed perception and this would lead to loss of ROI for Hybe which is alarming.

[@multifandom8274]

But Sakura is one of their money. Most of the album sells from that Wota or smth 48g fans.

[@jennyhateseverything]

Literally like she’ll be fine 💀 people trying to compare her to sulli like leave her out of this. She ain’t on sulli’s level, at least back then idols could sing.

[@HyunJinKim-z3o]

They earn 100 times more money than ordinary people and even receive love from fans. Is it wrong to criticize a singer who doesn't even have BASIC singing skills? If pretty girls who can only dance well gain excessive popularity, other singers who have worked hard to improve their skills will feel a sense of deprivation and eventually only "pretty dolls" will remain in the music market. As revealed in Min Hee-jin's interview, it seems that HYBE, blinded by greed, neglected basic vocal training and rushed Lesserafim's debut. So I don't want to criticize all the members. but Sakura…She shouldn't be doing like that considering her experience. It's “unforgivable” If she had worked in another profession for over a decade and still lacked basic skills, she would have been fired.

[@yullovelevolluy]

The hard truth ⬆️

[@christykim7593]

But she’s been signing for over a decade, how can she not improve? That means she’s really bad.

[@zahraa4149]

Because for Japanese idols it really doesn't matter how well you sing There are some idols who are well known for not being good singers, and not in a derogatory way. It's just a fact that people know about them. Idols are entertainers, so their personality matters more than anything Her time singing in hkt hardly counts because they just let her sing however with no vocal training or direction

[@tonystonem9614]

😭😭😭

[@princessamy8665]

​@@zahraa4149 what are you talking about . Japanese Idol doesn't really matter how they sing. just because the k-pop Japanese idols cannot sing does it mean Japanese idols or artists in Japan cannot sing. there are many Japanese artists that are better singers than Koreans

[@zahraa4149]

@@princessamy8665 I didn't say Japanese idols cannot sing. You might want to work on your reading comprehension I said it doesn't matter if they can't. Meaning the agencies don't care about it that much. What matters most is personality. Their job is to be entertainers. Most Japanese idols don't even receive vocal training. You'll hear them say this themselves btw. Does that mean all Japanese idols can't sing well? No, that would be stupid to say. What I am saying is they're not expected to. I have seen more than one idol being introduced as "the idol who can't sing", and no one takes offense because that's not why she's an idol

[@princessamy8665]

@@zahraa4149 oh sorry Many k-pop stands are saying that Japanese cannot sing it is really getting on my nerve so I thought that's what you were saying yes it's true the k-pop company does not really care about the Japanese idols so they either the main dancer or main rapper same thing with most Taiwanese idols they are mostly there for visual. And Japanese idols were already dancing before they came to Korean so that's why they're mostly good in dancing

[@mewsao]

in a world where you could choose to be anything, she just chose to be ignorant and tone deaf

[@minaisnotmean]

So she is gliding through her whole career by being popular in Japan? Wild concept

[@miraza.]

being pretty and charismatic gets people far in life. her biggest strength is that she is charming, likable and seems to have a good personality like a vlogger or host.

[@ausgod538]

you know nothing about jpop.

[@bossbabiejj]

HYBE boy groups are really goodddddd, stable singing along with with proper dancing is THEIR JOB, auto tune won't save u during live performances, ppl will criticize, cuz even if your stage presence is not good it can improve but VOCALS? DANCING? they should have been able to do that properly since they are DEBUTING, a lot of trainees can't DEBUT and they have DEBUTED so I genuinely feel like they should do their job properly-

[@AXSofHFDS]

i wish stayc got invited to coachella.

[@themastermind5638]

To truly show what Kpop is to the western World, and that Kpop does indeed have talent, you need great and seasoned groups like Mamamoo and BTOB to carry the Kpop flag at big events like Coachella.

[@jeinarsantos6125]

It makes me sick if I trash someone who chased their dream; it doesn't feel right especially when it's starting to sound like personal attacks towards her. Let's just agree on the notion of some just have higher ceilings than others. She might have reached her ceiling but despite that please at least love her as a kind, hard working, loving, sweet person if nothing else. She's such a precious soul to receive such backlash. *We all have our own limitations.......we are all just people at the end of the day*

[@icy6164]

She literally bodyshamed her teammate tf are u on 💀 she is no angel stop putting your idols on a pedestal they are humans too

[@jeinarsantos6125]

First of all, that scandal was heavily blown out of proportion(as with any topic in kpop) and tooken out of context because her popularity naturally agrevate non-stans. I mean, there's that whole "It Girl/Boy" title being thrown around to the most popular of idols and get overly scrutenized, bashed, and criticized even for smallest of flaws or mistakes for the sake of just to drag their name across the mud. Second, that was way way way back in the day, she was literally a teenager.............because she's an idol, because she's popular, because she was the center of attention that she's not allowed to make mistakes? It wasn't even aimed towards Meru herself but rather the costume that she was made to wear. Another missing detail was they are friends and can't friends joke around knowing it didn't have intentions to cause harm. And it's not like it was on a regular basis or that it was a reflection of the entirety of who she is as a person. I've personally done a lot of questionable & stupid things back in my younger days that I regret looking back at it nowadays but it did shape me to become a better person that I am today. Lastly, the construction of your reply clearly just have nothing but hateful intentions that says that much about who you are when it comes to judging people; you only base a person's overall character by one single mistake(that had no real deregatory intentions but rather a joke among friends) even when it was at an age where mistakes & mishaps are a common occurence for many ppl. *Btw, clearly you haven't watched and read what idol colleagues, staff members, and members say about her nowadays..........they all adore her, happy to be with her, and say nothing but praises toward her(except when it comes to singing but that's an entirely different topic that I can't & won't even try to cope cuz there is nothing much if any to justify ngl).

[@jeinarsantos6125]

The funny thing here is, I've spent quite a bit of time writing up that reply.............and I'm not even a Kkura stan but rather I'm a Ssamachi stan.

[@jeinarsantos6125]

And I would've gladly accepted that reply if the narrative stated that, by some fvckin' miracle, I said that LeBron was the GOAT over MJ.............typing that alone makes me sick; might even sh00t myself if I ever caught myself saying that ugh! 😵

[@lovelyseo.18]

@@icy6164 do you have any sense? Even a tiny amount is okay

[@franxxet]

Clearly, after more than 10 years in the industry, being unable to hold a tune is incredible. Sure, Hybe doesn't care about vocals, but if she wanted, she could have gotten a vocal coach herself. One hour a week is enough to get you going and get the basics, and the good part is that you can always do the classes online if necessary. She hasn't gotten better because she doesn't want to, simple as that. The hate is unnecessary, for sure, but the criticism is 1000% valid.

[@notavailableraitnaw]

Centering the critics for the group's terrible vocals specifically on her seems a bit unfair. All of them were off pitch and tone-deaf, so much that it would have been a career ending stage for probably a lot of artists. We are talking about a really important music festival were artists from everywhere in the world take part in and sing live, anyone participating should be at the same level. She wasnt the worst of the group at Coachella tbh, and you could tell that she had somehow improved a bit from their encore. Still, it was not just a subpar or mediocre vocal performance but truly a horrendous one. I agree that the comments have been really harsh, so i can only hope that they take them seriously and start taking singing lessons to improve

[@notavailableraitnaw]

@kkurakisseverybody hey! no problem, I watched both days on the livestream. Seems like a lot of people were saying that they didnt hear them sound that bad if you were there in person, so i can only assume that through the livestream we were getting feed directly from their mics and it was much more noticeable. In my opinion, they seemed to have great energy on stage and really engage with the public on the first day, but the vocals were very unstable throughout and at times really, really, REALLY bad on the livestream. The type of bad that is earsplitting. On the second day, they were less energetic but still had good stage presence & they seemed to have more awareness of their shortcomings and were trying to focus on their vocals so they pulled through. They obviously had help from having less choreography and using a supporting backtrack which i think is fine, they should adapt their performances to the stages and Coachella is no MAMA. I dont like the pitch-corrector/autotune they used on their mics though, it makes them sound totally robotic and wrong. And although the backtrack can be used to support their live voices, they overused it and at times it was purposely too loud in order to cover the voices of some members. All in all, i think they weren't ready for Coachella yet and should have a lot more live singing experience before going to a festival like this but kudos to them for going up there on stage the second day and doing their best, im sure it was very difficult

[@_DreamzGaming]

Am i the only one thinking this or did ppl on the internet get too offensive these days? Like what will the get by doing this to Sakura or anyone? They can be polite even if they don't like her singing.

[@Phd366]

I feel the same way. K-pop Stan’s have been out of control these last years. 😅 not all of them, but a lot of them..

[@Marilynspook]

It's kind of sad. I don't follow the group or knew Sakura's backstory, but I keep seeing people say '10+ years in the industry'. If she started at 13 and hasn't had the rigerous training schedule of Korean entertainment industry until 2019, and from it sounds like she had very little training before debuting in izone & Le Sserafim, isn't it unfair to always bring up the 10 years bracket? Not saying the criticism is unjustified, just saying that just focusing on a number is not right considering the circumstances and training differences for Jpop idols. Not to mention that she likely had very little time to train after she already gained popularity which formed a busier schedule as opposed to being a trainee. It's up to her entertainment company to prioritize her skills rather than taking advantage of her existing fanbase and debuting her quickly. Clear money grab and now the one suffering the most is Sakura and her Le Sserafim members.

[@michaeladove7269]

Absolutely correct! There is a YT short that shows Chaewon and Kazuha move the mic away from their mouths, but they were still "singing". They lip-synced to the very loud backtrack. Here's the link to the YT short if you want to verify: Netizens Accuse LE SSERAFIM Of Lip Syncing During “Coachella” Weekend 2

[@AmormiaRamonal-p6k]

If vocals weren't important, so this mean kpop is a crap of messy singers???? 🙄😬 fans, do appreciate idols who work hard to improve their skills bcoz others spend thousands of money for them. I just can't believe that they become singers when they can't sing well at all!! It's very funny how low kpop standards become.💀

[@tonystonem9614]

It’s now who’s the prettiest , the skinniest and palest 😭

[@MrRaccoon92]

I mean, she's like a 'senior swimmer' who can't swim, went to the Olympics out of all the other competent athletes, to drown, and after getting saved, said that her intention is not winning but just having a good time. She might have caused her country name, teammates reputation, and audience money, but at least she tried her best and wants everyone to understand. I get why people pissed.

[@annanowak9620]

If they are pissed then they should go outside and touch grass. Thry dont have to listen to their music. I dont understand such people. Also they are bullies. For example Sakura was so stable on coachella and what ? People decided to hate her instead of praising her. Bullies. They just want to hatem

[@MrRaccoon92]

@@annanowak9620 She sounds slightly better during coachella, thanks to the heavy pre-recorded backtrack on the 2nd day onwards, proving my point that she still sounds like an improved rookie despite her years of experience way surpassing her groupmates and even Black Pink (who did way better at Coachella tbh).

[@caribbeanstrawhat]

@@annanowak9620 Who wants to praise the bare minimum? It’s her JOB to sing and she can’t even deliver on that despite being an idol for 13 YEARS 💀💀

[@annanowak9620]

@caribbeanstrawhat She did well. You just want to hate. She sang but you still decided to hate. This is toxic. If she did the bare minimum according to you then you should just accept it, ignore it and don't comment. And if you don't want to acknowdlege that she has improved. That's fine. Just ignore this group. It's not that hard. Also, you seem new to kpop Do you know why the visual position exists in Kpop? Do you know how many visual or idols are not that good? Do you know why visuals are added to the group? It was to attract people. Yes, this is also a role in kpop. Everyone was in charge of something. She sang well her parts. Deal with it. And since we are talking about visuals, why don't we start hating on other kpop artists to make it fair? Or we just should stop sending hate to everyone and just go on with our lives 💀 it's not that deep

[@kimsichul3339]

​@@annanowak9620 me as someone who working their ass to vocal training, u should stop making any d@mn long excuses just to defend her. U're one of the perfect example of the toxicity of beuty priviledge, d1sgusting

[@nevinshajidaniel4958]

i feel like , sakura has become the punching bag of the people , lately . i hope , she considers the valid criticism made by the people , who genuinely loves her , and should ignore the haters , who wishes her downfall . don't make her depressed , it may lead her to take a , tragic step

[@josephines3526]

anybody saying the critiques are too harsh needs to step back and realize this is her JOB. if you sucked at your job as an office worker or nurse or news presenter, you'd be fired. i'm her fan but every comment about her singing poorly is 1000% warranted at this point considering she has had 10 years to either get better or find a job she can actually perform properly. she's a great center and her dance has improved a lot (in my opinion) but she shouldn't be singing.

[@SamiaNowrin-gc6ur]

Sakura's response was really filled with attitude and you can't say otherwise. If she thinks they did their best, she could have stayed quiet, like her fans were defending her, she doesn't need to defend herself. She attracted all this bullying. *Edit* y'all I was too frustrated.. that's why I wrote it 😭✋🏻

[@lasciemie6346]

You don't know the definition of a pick me

[@btsismyoxyjin2013]

I didn't like her response either but why do k pop stan always use pick me randomly?? 💀

[@shotanextdoor]

do i agree that her post was a lil snarky? yeah but, it DEFINITELY wasn't pick me behavior....i need yall to learn what words mean before using them 😭

[@Purple_Poppy]

You started well and just ended st7pidly

[@user-gp1bt4vm3r]

Agree 100%. She should've just stayed quiet. Her letter got herself and the group more heat.

[@poltergeistducs2948]

sakura is not the only problem. you're blaming 1 person in 5 person. why only sakura is held responsible, why held everyone accountable.

[@winddragonlundholm1792]

Seowon from unis was born in 2011 yet she has years of skills built up that Sakura doesn't have it's kinda crazy

[@majucocazero]

the fact that sakura DEBUTED in 2011 is even crazier 😭😭

[@safz15]

I really liked her weverse post after first coachella performance. Whatever anyone say, she did show improvements there, and she have every reason to be proud abt it. And yeah she WROTE THE POST TO HER FANS, idk why non fans seemed to have problem with her/her group... NOBODY FORCED U TO WATCH THEIR PERFORMANCE NOR U SPEND MONEY ON LSF, so🤐

[@JkLina13]

I also don't understand some randoms who criticize idols when they are not on hes Playlist but want to have opinion and critic them ? If they aren't ur favs and u didn't stream / spend time and money / supported them ... why tf u yapping around ? Did they disappointed u while u wanst even their fan ? I rly don't know why such jobless ppl talking around artists they don't even stan or like? Jobless behavior

[@JENNIEFANN-ne1ff]

agree she did show some improvements just think needs a little more practice but other then that shes good ( no hate)

[@Yunjin___]

@@mhi4skzobiggest joke

[@JkLina13]

​@@mhi4skzobut she's right ... if fearless liked their favs performance, they liked everything ... why are those who's not even their fans talking around and poking in with their critics ? If u are not fan why do u care how good or bad they were ? Would u start listen to them ? I don't think so , then why you talking like an expert around someone's favorite group ? Mind ur own business ... if every f kpoopy would keep their bs and focus on who they like rather than who they dislike there would be no toxicity in kpop .

[@Ava-ur6tc]

then dont listen to them🤷‍♀️​@@mhi4skzo

[@MiszzMiszz]

She has a charming personality, very likeable, wish her all the best.

[@nouhedg4035]

Criticism turns into hate when fans insist of defending the lack of talent ! I'm not saying it's okay to hate , it's not ... but if your idol ends up in the national news for bad vocals ... that's embarrassing !!!

[@fushigiidane]

the '48 groups are not about singing and talent, the nasal voice and getting no classes is unique to them in K-pop as well because they just focus on entertainment. And that's OK, that's what the groups are about but holding that against her is absolutely ridiculous and bullying. Her not taking vocal lessons during her time in '48 is not on her. At this point the backlash is just getting frustrating.

[@zuzannabrzeszczak1578]

The nasality and high-pitched voices were the exact reason why I couldnt stand most of Izone songs. Call me a btch, but I just cannot listen to Panorama or Fiesta without cringing. J-pop is all about sounding like a creepy little child and breathing more than actually singing from your chest. It's not really a surprise, and it's all HYBE's fault at this point. Sakura was trained in one very particular way, and she doesn't suit with how K-pop should sound. She got picked because she was fairly popular in Izone and her Japanese group, but other than that, she wasn't ready for this at all. And it breaks my heart because I know how precious and kind she is. She found herself in the wrongest place she could be.

[@ch4eyoungsberri725]

It’s the fact she’s basically refusing to get vocal training is disgusting.

[@DDKYY]

Did she tell you that?

[@reboyamamisaka8387]

You are disgusting, not her.

[@winisning]

If that’s “the best they could’ve been” they should’ve stayed home

[@motherhoodsbeauty9279]

And you should get a life.

[@michaelphilip1]

I’m with the critics with this one. Hating is still bad but she’s been an idol for 13 years now and debuted 3 times. If she hasn’t gotten good yet then its on her. That said Hee chul from SUPER JUNIOR is right. It’s all about looks whether you like or not. Talent comes after.

[@luffyoongles]

some might say its bullying and harrowing but as cruel as it is they deserve all of it, its a lesson they all need to learn, they need to realize that they have to improve otherwise their career will not last, hopefully they take the hint and get some vocal lessons bc the more this goes on the less time they will actually last as a group

[@JENNIEfreakinKIM]

It amazes me how Sakura continues to keep going even after all this hate over the years. I really hope that she gets the support that she needs and improves in the near future.

[@SH-bm8yp]

The bullies want her to feel like garbage but I hope she doesn't give in to them. They do the same to BP Jennie all the time. They are nasty people who need a life. I hope Sakura continues giving them the middle finger.

[@user-gp1bt4vm3r]

Honestly, Sakura loves being a celebrity. She's never going to leave that no matter what. Especially, when she's making millions.

[@Viewer13128]

4:11 wait, i'd expect if your job is to sing to make money and ppl tell you that you can't sing, your reaction should be to practice more (like some other good role model idols). now, it's ofc fine to be sad as every idol would feel sad reading such things. but from what i know, she is making huge money (unlike many other idols), and her response is essentially "then I'll sing less" but phrased in a victim way. in fact, most immature children who are scolded respond defiantly like "ok they I won't" as in they're not gonna try for you anymore. now, as a pro and an adult, and as someone raking in money, she really should be like the other good examples and actually say things like "I want to learn more, I want to practice more, I want to sing better". the fact she did a depressed act and said she wants less lines and can't walk in the studio to practice sounds like the child tantrums, but since she's an adult in the industry and knows how things work, it's very easy to say it like she's depressed so she can turn the tables on the critics. Idols know exactly what to say to make fans flock to defend them, especially a veteran like Sakura imo. imo, other idols know there are legit critics and also secret haters. however, they won't nitpick haters and act victim. instead, they feel they need to do better for their supporters and so as long as there is one legit critic, they will strive to do better. but here Sakura is picking the haters and choosing to say something that sounds like she's a suffering victim, and making a statement warning that she'll do less. that's the opposite of the good role models in the industry (and Sakura has industry smarts so i'm 99% sure she knows what she's doing). at least when i look at the results, she's reaping all the monetary benefits and then she can even turn the tables on the critics and also get away with practice. End result is less work, play victim, shut up critics, keep receiving money.

[@motherhoodsbeauty9279]

She is making money because people pay to see her and idols that don’t make money are the one that nobody want pay to see them. It’s not her fault that people pay to see her on stage

[@casualsuede]

My opinion is that the only people artists have to apologize for is their core fans and only for things that they did to sabotage their relationship. You never see an artist like Taylor Swift apologize to haters who dislike her music or Billie Eilish or Kanye West never apologizes if they have an opinion that others hate. The problem is that people think if they have an opinion, they are due a response (or an apology). Sakura has always been who she is. It's not like she deceived Le Sserafim fans withe the promise that she was some fantastic singer/dancer/rapper, she's always been at the level she has been at and if FEARNOTS are okay with that, there is no reason to apologize. Non fan will rarely buy their CD, merch or attend their live events, so why do they think they deserve an apology? I'm a casual listener of LE SSERAFIM but not a fan, but I remember back in the day when a member of a GG I was a fan of (Sandara Park of 2NE1) was criticized for being a pretty face that could not sing or dance and that she should quit. She was personally affected by the attacks (yes, things never change) but I don't recall her ever apologizing for existing in 2NE1 because we, the fans, loved her. There was one group I didn't like at the time (Girls Generation), who I thought was given a lot of passes based on their looks and physique with "SM privileges" but my thing was, I don't like them so I won't listen to them. I'd never get on a message board and demand they apologizes for things I didn't like about them.

[@Dreamyvinini]

valid

[@kuju2315]

It's about singing. Everyone should criticize bed singing, they are a professional singers not a kindergarten child

[@SamEricLlort]

Girls Generation are way more talented then your talentless le Sserafim. Sakura one of the biggest dozens ever. But atleast Sakura is pretty, but can’t say the same for Eunchae. Eunchae is both talentless and an eyesore. Hope Eunchae gets kicked so Le Sserafim can finally do mature concepts.

[@paradisekiss888]

​@@kuju2315😂😂 it's about still not owing any "critics" an apology, i'm glad sakura stood up for herself, and also some ppl have better things to do than be so mad obsessed over someone not singing good

[@kailuna_]

@@kuju2315 good thing this is kpop

[@absarsheeraz3410]

These people talk like they have decades of singing experience when the only experience they have is their terrible singing while bathing

[@mimitabiswas4534]

the hate is getting out of that half of the comments provided no constructive criticism

[@daerincakes]

As a predebut fearnot and wizone, its confusing me too. It all started as a valid criticism about lesserafim's ( mostly sakura's ) vocal skills, but now its gone to full on bullying, even about things that lesserafim can't control ( such as their debut causing gfriends disbandment, and whats happening in hybe at the moment ) and it sucks. I hope the girls are doing ok, oh and by the way, I have critisced them aswell, such as when yunjin drank starbucks and their coachella appearances recently

[@Hyper-milkshake]

WOMP WOMP, If this was BLACKPINK y’all would call this criticism. If someone can’t naturally sing, asking them to improve it won’t work since they have no singing ability in the first part. Her beauty is the only thing that making her succeed

[@anbailey319]

she has been in industry for 13 yrs yet can't sing obviously this will make people angry what else do u expect ??? praise or silence ??????

[@maryamzakipour490]

Lesserafim's skills are a disgrace to all of kpop community , they should be really ashamed.

[@michwoz]

Insane take.

[@zevil89]

The recruitment of Sakura should not have happened in the first place. Putting an idol with poor vocals into a Kpop group is lke sending a child to the coalmine. Somewhere along the way all of them will be forced to sing live and no idol deserves to be subjected to such professional embarassment. To put things in perspective, Wonyoung isnt known for her vocals but her vocals are way beyond Sakura. Hybe should not have rushed their debut.

[@pau1105]

Sakura was bad but what abt Eunchae??? she was literally breathless the whole time, actually I can't remembered her singing well ever

[@ilivehere9359]

When i heard " hello Coachella are you ready to shake some ass!?" I was hyped then it hit me like a truck, they need to disband or get training

[@doIIcore]

they only said that because fans (the ha sisters) said they should say it when they hung out. they have a whole video on their channel about it on the channel HJ evelyn (its their most recent video with less than sserafim)

[@JENNIEFANN-ne1ff]

ok honestly the Coachella performance was bad and i feel like they do need vocal coaches especially sakura i just feel like don't give them that much hate and threating them won't do anything but hurt them, u guys should wait a little ik ur going to say it's been more then 10 years but u guys never know what's going to happen but i think sakura should focus on her vocals more and honestly don't hurt them it might effect them and maybe harm them selves ( btw no hate to anyone)

[@Mona-sq1do]

If you’re beautiful your life will be easy in Korea

[@maidatariq4934]

I know she need to improve bit if u keep hating on her hie she going to improve u guys r discouraging her u should encourage her so that she can be better I don't know why people's r ready to hate every person which they target and its not good thing to do

[@michaeladove7269]

There is a YT short that shows Chaewon and Kazuha move the mic away from their mouths, but they were still "singing". They lip-synced to the very loud backtrack. Here's the link to the YT short if you want to verify: Netizens Accuse LE SSERAFIM Of Lip Syncing During “Coachella” Weekend 2

[@ldksjal7skxdgsg.d]

Terrible anti-comments should not be tolerated. LE SSERAFIM is not responsible either. But HYBE realizes that their growth strategy that does not depend on BTS has failed, and it is time for them to change.

[@goodysist]

this dumb hate is getting old ... seriously. grow up and get a job.

[@kristenmp4.821]

LITERALLY

[@MISS.BULDAK-CHAN-RAMEN]

NAH THE HATERS AINT COOKING HER THEIR PUTTING HER IN THE AIR-FRIER💀THEY SHOULD APOLOLGIZE TO ALL K-POP MEMBERS WHO GOT HARASSED I BET THE HATERS CAN'T DO ANY BETTER.

[@Da_W1ck]

Looking back at kpop long ago, singing live is a norm and they did it without a problem. Literally just watched one of Girl's day and SNSD's performance on a normal stage singing live while dancing before this video got recommended, such a big difference in quality. You can watch a video titled 'Girls Generation Music Video vs LIVE Sing' which showcase their vocal. But the way Sakura said she just wanna make it a "fun stage" is such an excuses, did she think coachella is a school performance for funsies or what? She act as if singing is not important, maybe that's why she is the way she is now being in this industries in such a long period with that mindset. This is one of the reasons kpop's quality bad nowadays. Just look at recent girl groups these companies pumping out...smh..

[@jennierubyjanes8574]

I get the critcisms they're recieving and support it to an extent(I dont condone harassing and spreading nonsensical hate. I'm all for constructive criticism tho). They're paying with their hard-earned cash to watch you perform. The performance have to be more than outstanding, after all, the tickets to see them isnt cheap. Not to mention that this profession is supposed to high tier since you're supposed to be super talented. They're supposed to be good at their job, which is why they trained years just to debut and are being paid a lot. These companies are investing a lot of money in them, the regular employees rely on them to get their paycheck and feed their families so it just blows my mind that she thinks that level of performance is fine to do when Coachella is a music festival that people pay very expensive tickets to attend yet they recieve mediocre-level performance. Not to mention that she's representing K-Pop and South Korea in that moment. Its a slap to the faces of trainees who could do a lot better if given a chance to prove themselves. I really hope she does better on her vocals. Its been years since IZONE ended and she should have stopped struggling with her vocals by now.

[@user-ameriiiiicano]

Japan does not give a damn about vocals . Most Japanese idols struggled with vocals in Produce 48. So her experience in Japan did not help her when it comes to vocals. Also Izone I doubt they will put a lot of resources in a temporary group. She is learning after joining Hybe . If people don't like her then don't watch her. I am proud of Sakura of holding up so well despite being in the industry for so long. She is ready to learn and improve . Also in Coachella sakura was the most stable during Week 1 performance .

[@Suxrosee]

tbh w/ u i dont like lsrfm and their vocals r prob their weakest point, but i feel like ppl forget that there is a line between constructive criticism and being upset with the lack of good skills for ur literal own job, to absolutely hating on someone/a group and full on bullying them, whats more disappointing is that hybe is like practically doing nothing, barely any good vocal training, putting them on Coachella even tho they r not ready to preform live... they completely set them up smh

[@boza3682]

When she was little, she broke her voice singing in a famous musical troupe. Sakura's singing skills were bad during the AKB period, at least she was considered poor among the selected members at that time. I remember there was a stage where most of the other people were on the mic, but Sakura was not. Also all the rhinoplasty affects the voice, not to mention that she has had plastic surgery since childhood.

[@EllaNonimato]

"she broke her voice singing in a famous musical troupe" that is a lie that tries to justify why she can't sing.

[@Theinfamouskiki411]

People talking about american artist dont lip sync or always sing live. Uhhh no! I dunno who lied to yall. Yes there are great singers like Taylor swift or beyonce but a lot of singers go on tour and pre record their vocals!! This isnt a secret. There are tons of videos about pop singers in america and vocals. And industry norms here. Lip syncing isnt a issue as long as the vocals are theirs. But people use back tracks all the time here ive been to coachella and the singing isnt why people go. Some artists have sucked on stage but still people go to their concerts and have a great time!

[@motherhoodsbeauty9279]

These kpop fans know nothing about music. I bet they never even been to a concert. Just too busy being a troll on internet

[@imperialtower]

jesus christ how isolated and egoistic do you have to be to not reflect on your performance and accept that you need to work on yourself... its tolerable for an idol to dance badly (stage presence is important tho) but you literally LISTEN to kpop.

[@trina397]

but but isnt she only sub vocalist? so why would she be getting hate when theres plenty of groups that have members that dont sing well...

[@bi-dle8010]

People will make excuses for Sakura even in another 13 years

[@bossbabiejj]

"performance was amazing" "people enjoyed" then who are those fans who supposedly paid for the concert and enjoyed yet are complaining online???? LSM NEEDS TO GET SERIOUS WITH THEIR VOCAL TRAININGS. I feel like MAMAMOO needed to be there in coachella instead of LSM, they are senior to them, are confident with their vocals and have strong stage presence.

[@MROYvids]

As a performer though you have to remember that most of the time people don't care how much you are dedicated or practice, they only care about the results. If you are a fan and go to watch a performance that ends up being bad you won't say "at least she practices a lot." You will be frustrated that the performance was not enjoyable or worth your time and money.

[@btsarmykushiloveforever4206]

I don't think it's critisism anymore. It have turned into horrible harrassment and bullying 😢 i don't think their performance at Coachella was bad like there is for more improvement i think. I request all kpop fan to be careful with words cuz we don't want to lose another idol

[@miraza.]

i have to say though people act like performing at coachella is a serious „talent heavy“ thing like the grammys but really it‘s a festival in the desert where most people are high and just want to have a good time

[@baepsaesay]

One of the reason le serrafim's bad vocals stand out so much is because compared to other HYBE grps (txt, enhypen, etc), the girls consistently have HORRIBLE vocals. Even before Coachella, they simply lacked skills vocally. Which is a shame because performance, and dance wise leserrafim is really good. Criticism is valid, but the critique never did anything.

[@tulip135]

Sakura is the epitome of how far just being pretty/popular can get you in life. Never understood why she was popular in AKB48, nor in the kpop industry, given how terrible her vocals are. And no offense, she's mediocre at best when it comes to dancing/stage presence.

[@mylovechoerry2233]

Even her visual have downgraded since entering hybe.

[@archi2766]

I haven't seen their performance, but from other posts and people there, many were saying they were embarrassed by their performance. I feel it is partly HYBE's fault, maybe they were not ready to perform so early in their debut

[@nesrin6165]

the video is pure bullying towards sakura i saw every single artist and news about lsf and not a single one of them singled out sakura they were all bad not defending her either but the hate is too severe and u are not helping by posting this.

[@wonyena]

now with everything that came out about hybe it seems like they only reason they debuted sakura and chaewon was because they already had a fandom because of iz*one and hybe saw it as an opportunity to compete against ive and get money ofc i feel sorry for the girls cause overall their potential is all wasted bc of hybe's desperation just pushing whatever not polishing their talents giving them songs that dont suit their vocal colors overall is all messy from the foundation of the group to what it is now it must be rough for the girls but for fans aswell

[@Viczization]

The criticism is valid but snide remarks, bullying and harassment is disgusting and uncalled for. I doubt her and the girls aren’t getting vocal training. It requires time and patience! I’m also wondering if perhaps these songs aren’t in the best key for them?? I know nothing about the technicality of music/singing but maybe that combined with the harsh dances doesn’t help?

[@T_Cup]

Hatred against a stranger is completely unreasonable if they haven’t done anything worth hating them for, and bad singing doesn’t qualify as a valid reason. But it’s also unreasonable to use that as an excuse for why no one should be critiquing a singer on their singing, especially when they’ve had as much time and experience as Sakura’s had to improve. And it’s def unreasonable to blame this all on HYBE. Anyone else who received this level of criticism for this many years would’ve either retired or improved. For example, Baby Monster’s debut song was massively hated by fans. BM didn’t cry about bullying or hide behind their ages, their fellow members or their company, they just came back better. Fans should expect better than an “I’m sorry you felt that way” type of apology

[@renu_7890]

Sakura's letter literally made it worse. It made her look like a victim player who doesn't want to take constructive criticism and someone who's scared of it. She's been in the industry for this long still she lacks in vocals shows that she's not interested in improving herself. Hope she'd take this criticism in a positive way and improve cuz she seems like a sweet person.

[@hananasr6439]

But guys if she was in the industry all this time and her vocals are still bad then its obvious that she can't sing...an idol should know how to sing and dance and have good stage presence at the same time you can't lack one of these...and personally i think that knowing how to sing is the most important cuase it is something that can improve with training but you should know how to sing first and at the end they produce songs so if you don't know how to sing your own songs then that's a serious issue...it is really unfair to debut someone just because they are popular or cute...there are alot of people who has great talents that should debut but they don't because they are not popular or liked by citizens...if the companies know that she can't sing they shouldn't debut her cause people of course will criticise her not the company and it will affect her alot...i personally think sakura is a great character who has charisma and knows how to talk well and she is loved and she can be put in alot of other fields than singing

[@gavinhuang4521]

You can have the most talented singer and dancer to be an idol. But most of them don't have the popularity and like-ability like Sakura. And those end up unknown or forgotten. Sakura had a HUGE fan base ranking top in HKT48 and ranked 1st and 2nd majority of the time during from home voting on the Survival show before debuting to IZ*ONE. She gained more fans globally during this time. HYBE needed someone popular for their new Girl Group and Sakura is the best bet already having a huge fan base rapidly made LE SSERAFIM win many awards and topping charts and spotify songs. I believe Sakura is mentally strong and knows what she lacks. But wont let these comments bring her down. She is too experienced. Her fan's luv what she brings to the table. The ones that don't like her and giving harsh comments doesn't change their popularity one bit. It doesn't undo the awards and milestone they made. If you do some research they have done a lot! If HYBE can turn back time. They would still pick Sakura for their marketing strategy... and so would I. I would go all in on Sakura as she excels with attitude, personality, leadership, likability, popularity, dance, work ethic, visual, variety show pro, and so loved by her peers, staff and fans. I really don't care if she can't sing well. I am just proud what she has achieved so far. There is not many like her and there are many idols and upcoming trainees that would love to be in her shoes. FIGHTING Sakura!

[@bluuwfy]

this is why people don't take kpop seriously as a genre of music because of the weird para social relationship and importance for visuals which makes the industry so pretentious and discourages actual talented artists.

[@gavinhuang4521]

​@@bluuwfy I see your point. But obviously millions disagree with you. The ones who take Kpop seriously. Fans streaming their songs, albums and concert tickets to support them. The small population who feels the same way as you aren't going to affect their success. I bet, for all the kpop artist who you seem to be debating for, that are good at dancing and singing that aren't popular.... you haven't streamed their songs, bought their albums or concert tickets. Meaning the minority who have the negative say on Sakura aren't serious supporters of Kpop anyways.

[@bluuwfy]

@@gavinhuang4521 let's be real if sakura wasn't as pretty as she is, she wouldn't be as popular and this is the truth behind kpop and kpop stans. the dedicated fan stream their faves, not the general public because of the parasocial relationship and this is just facts not negative remarks. kpop artists pull big numbers but still don't get half of the credit that western artists get.. sakura herself acknowledged her lack of skills multiple times you don't need to defend her.

[@user-elsup]

she been in the industry since 2011? still no improvement im starting to think shes lazy and not taking her vocal training very seriously.

[@baesdog]

compare her coachella and encore performance, shes been improving day by day, just at least give her some time no one can improve in such a short period of time

[@alucardduh2456]

@@baesdog it's been more than 10 years. "give her some time" lmaoooooooooooooooooooooooo. she is untalented af

[@sarajoanna1618]

13 years is little time? Youre reaching​@@baesdog