ILLIT’s Minju Alongside ENHYPEN’s Jungwon And Sunghoon Whitewashed In Photos After OGs Are Deleted

MBC has been accused of whitewashing ENHYPEN‘s Jungwon and Sunghoon, along with ILLIT‘s Minju, in recent photos. Jungwon and Sunghoon were the latest guests for Minju’s Minju’s Pink Cabinet show for MBC.

The show’s official X account posted pictures of the three idols ahead of the episode that aired on December 5.

OH MY GOD MINJU WITH JUNGWON AND SUNGHOON SELCAAA 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/4yOYArHrWI

— jiwon ꨄ︎ (@illieseom) December 4, 2024

Yet, pictures shared initially seemed to be deleted, and new ones were posted later. While it might be easy to miss the difference, netizens noticed that the new pictures saw Jungwon, Sunghoon, and Minju be “whitewashed” as their skin looked lighter in the new post.

When the new tweet was shared on the account for the show…

💝민주의 핑크 캐비닛 네 번째 손님
엔하이픈 정원 & 성훈 🐧🐱

정원, 성훈의 슈퍼리얼한 가방 속이 궁금하다면?
12월 5일 (목요일) 7:00PM EP. 4 최초 공개🌟#민주의핑크캐비닛 #Studiok #민주#엔하이픈 #ENHYPEN #정원 #성훈#JUNGWON #SUNGHOON#NoDoubt pic.twitter.com/ND1Mtsfmud

— 민주의 핑크 캐비닛 (@minju_cabinet) December 4, 2024

Netizens noticed what had happened.

not them reposting so they can whitewash jungwon 💀 https://t.co/fSa5PmKXwf

— hoonmonth (@hoonkarma) December 4, 2024

only real ones know this is a repost https://t.co/tOWv7SBqss

— 🐰 (@wonivory) December 4, 2024

A fan even shared the differences side by side, and it gained a lot of attention as netizens criticized the account for blatantly whitewashing the idols.

so they deleted because they forgot to put a filter on??? 💀 pic.twitter.com/j87QVKJsiX

— tari (@sakaicunt) December 4, 2024

Whitewashing is an issue constantly raised by netizens.