Look at the difference in treatment between NewJeans, LE SSERAFIM, and ILLIT in Japan
Japanese broadcasters seem to favor NewJeans more. NewJeans stands in the very center, while LE SSERAFIM and ILLIT are cast off to the side.
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1. [+234, -17] Wow, NewJeans doesn’t even have Japanese members..
2. [+180, -22] NewJeans received the Excellence Award and the Main Award, while LE SSERAFIM got a Special Award, which is like an afterthought. It’s only natural there’s a difference in treatment. Plus, NewJeans has the record of Ditto being the first foreign-language song in 60 years to make the list
3. [+41, -2] NewJeans has won the grand prize for two years in a row, so of course they’re getting the recognition they deserve
4. [+25, -2] I saw a tweet from Japan criticizing ILLIT for lip-syncing, and it’s been getting retweeted
5. [+23, -58] But when you go to Japan, all the billboards are for LE SSERAFIM…
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