HYBE Male Idol’s Alleged New Tattoo Becomes Target Of Major Criticism

While it was once seen as taboo and didn’t happen often, more idols are getting bold and intricate tattoos on visible parts of their bodies.

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Yet, while many netizens love seeing idols’ tattoos, &TEAM Yuma‘s alleged new artwork has sparked major criticism.

Recently, an OP posted a photo of what seemed to be Yuma’s new tattoo, and they shared anger at the decision by writing, “Holy shit, look at Yuma from &TEAM and the tattoo on his stomach LMAOOOO 😂😂😂 If you don’t want to be an idol, then just leave the group.”

While it’s not confirmed, the OP shared a tweet from the artist seemingly confirming the tattoo belonged to Yuma.

Many Korean netizens seemed to agree with OP and didn’t like the tattoo, asking him to remove it and just saying that it’s ugly due to the design and placement. It isn’t uncommon for netizens to have mixed views about idols and tattoos, especially as it is still seen as taboo in some parts of Korean society.

Yuma, please… let’s remove it.
I’ll pretend I never saw it, so please just remove it 😭😭

“It’s just ugly. It’s fucking ugly.
The tattoo is fucking ugly. Please.
It’s so ugly—why did you get such an ugly tattoo?
It’s seriously ugly, I can’t trust your aesthetic sense at all…”

If you’re going to get a tattoo, at least get something pretty.
Why did you choose something so fucking ugly?

Yet, many international netizens were confused by the backlash, especially because many thought it looked nice and pointed out that other idols have tattoos in that area and don’t get any criticism.

The OG tweet is gaining a lot of attention and is being ratioed with quotes.