The wave of criticism is increasing.
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BTS has been hit with malicious criticism for their visuals in a new photo ahead of their comeback.
The members of BTS
Ahead of the comeback, a new BTS photo was shared fo Apple Music.
BTS in new photo for Apple Music. pic.twitter.com/Q0lHYR97UL
— Kpop Charts (@kchartsmaster) March 18, 2026
When the photo was posted, while it got plenty of positive reactions, many of the tweets with the most interactions were extremely negative, especially when it came to speaking about the members’ visuals.
You can’t stan these faces and call every woman on kpop ugly pic.twitter.com/PN0kmkJD4F https://t.co/MpNwuAggWI
— ☆ ⏳️ (@velvetv1per) March 18, 2026
Why is some of them not even looking at the camera? LMAOO Chopped and a mess https://t.co/uifJPp3s9Z
— jiminieoppa (@HIvljj) March 18, 2026
notice how they didnt say ‘stuns’ #StopTheBTSComeback pic.twitter.com/axPucVRmuS https://t.co/mP7VPvwmJ3
— lalimira, (@baddiescenes) March 18, 2026
they are so ugly https://t.co/F37Dx2YvH7
— andrew (@povhillsssssss) March 18, 2026
While a lot of the hate was seemingly from netizens who were not BTS fans, there were also comments from ARMYs who seemingly thought their bias was serving visuals, but seemingly shared it as a jab at the other members.
https://t.co/3ZVW6LnOJR pic.twitter.com/DzNemKhyFG
— 非ᵀᴴⱽ (@vampttae) March 18, 2026
jimin only one serving here https://t.co/yPplCnkv4c
— jia (@chxselor) March 18, 2026
With the comeback imminent, it seems like BTS is being hit with a wave of malicious hate.
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