Some used them as praise, others as criticism.
Koreaboo
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BTS Jimin‘s unedited Getty images have sparked a heated debate about the idol’s visuals during the 2026 FIFA World Cup final.
BTS’s Jimin | @j.m/Instagram
Recently, Jimin has been embroiled in controversy with his Getty images.
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On July 19, BTS performed at the halftime show for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
[#오늘의방탄]
260719 FIFA World Cup 2026#방탄소년단 #BTS #FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/lk6VA8TvbC
— BTS_official (@bts_bighit) July 19, 2026
After the performance, Getty started sharing pictures of the BTS members, and immediately, netizens online took to social media and hit back at Jimin’s unedited visuals.
BREAKING NEWS
JIMIN of BTS looks horrendous bean at the FIFA WC half time show performance. pic.twitter.com/7yt3Xs7uw2
— . (@War__monitor_) July 19, 2026
getty is his worst enemy 😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/8pVQLNkLJn
— ☆chi☆ (@YappingChi) July 19, 2026
Yet, many netizens hit back at this narrative, as their own tweets shared that Jimin had beaten the “Getty curse,” praising his visuals.
DONT GOTTA EDIT CHECK THE GETTY! pic.twitter.com/d3NcrK7cqx
— ༺❤︎༻ (@dollfolders) July 19, 2026
they have no business mogging it up on getty images like that 😭😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/3IGwI3NtE6
— ree⁷ (@jkyoongs) July 19, 2026
him beating the getty image curse pic.twitter.com/nDcJXRINal
— jimin nothing stronger (@soupjimin) July 19, 2026
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