Second-Gen Idol Speaks Out About Why Groups Repeat Outfits On Stage
On January 11-12, the SMTOWN LIVE in Seoul concert took place at the Gocheok Sky Dome. For two nights, fans could see all their favorite SM artists in one place.
This concert was even more special as it celebrated the company’s 30th anniversary. Many older-generation artists joined the lineup, from Tony Ahn, Bada, and more!
Fans were also happy to see Super Junior together because while some members did solo activities outside the company, they still participated in group activities.
However, many fans were disappointed to see them repeating outfits they wore before.
엔시티 드림이랑 127만 재탕한게 아니였구나? 슈주도 재탕했네 이 실트가 언제 뜨나했네
어린애들을 챙기는것도 맞지만 선배들을 우선 챙기는게 맞는거 아닌가 싶은디 …..
Smtown 선후배가 만나는자린데 선배들은 의상 재탕하고 티켓팅 끝나고 불참소식 전하고 안나오는 그룹멤들이 많고 위계질서— PADO (@Scene_number23) January 11, 2025
So it wasn’t just NCT DREAM and NCT 127 who repeated outfits? I guess Super Junior did, too, from looking at what’s trending on Twitter. It’s fine to take care of the newer idols, but isn’t it also right to take care of the older idols, too?
의상 재탕 화나는데
오늘 헤메 ㅈㅉㅈㅉ ㅁㅊ음
이제야 학원끝나고 개쩌는 슈주 슴콘 후기들과 영상을 본 나는…— 샤성(1/19) (@yye116) January 11, 2025
I’m mad about the repeated outfits…today’s hair and makeup game was crazy. This is my review of watching the performance after cram school…
아니 이 때랑 슈주 의상이 똑같아요
고이 보관하다 재탕이냐고 ;; pic.twitter.com/f12R3kEZEC— 단달 (@hyuk_right) January 11, 2025
The outfits are the same ones from this day…why are they saving these outfits and using them again.
However, not long after, member Leeteuk held a live broadcast and touched on the subject of outfits.
250112 #이특 #LEETEUK YT (2)
슴콘 의상 재탕 아니나고 하는데, 이번 공연 자체가 제작비가 많지 않다고 해서. 제작하면 활동비로 빠지고 우리가 부담을 하는 거고 공연도 많지 않아서. 의상 제작하면 몇 백만원 나와요.
자꾸 얘기를 하는 이유가, 오해가 생길 수 있어요. 내가 얘기를 안 하면… pic.twitter.com/NVY6kJSzJc— 하베 (@heiboe_bl) January 12, 2025
“Many of you said that we repeated outfits we wore from a few years ago, but for this concert, the production cost wasn’t high, so if we were to make custom outfits, it would come out of our pay, and we didn’t have many performances. To make outfits, we would have to pay thousands.
The reason I keep talking about this is because it can cause misunderstanding. If I don’t talk about it, the stylists get all the hate. The more outfits we make, the more they take out from production costs and our activity pay, and it feels like a waste to make something that we wear only once. That’s why we wear them again at events. When we wear an outfit again, please know there is a reason. If we think we’ve reused an outfit too much, we bring it up. So this time, this was our situation, so I hope you all can understand.”
— Leeteuk
Hopefully fan can understand that there is more to a situation that meets the eye!
