“Your popularity is at the bottom.”
Koreaboo
8 minutes ago
tripleS’s Hyerin has sparked discussion after revealing a harsh message she received on a fan communication platform.
Hyerin | MODHAUS
The message, which was sent directly to the idol, criticized her popularity within the group and questioned her efforts as an idol. The “fan” pointed out that Hyerin was one of the first tripleS members to be revealed, but claimed she had failed to achieve the same level of popularity as other members introduced later.
“Your popularity within the group is basically at the bottom. Even though you were the first member revealed, you’re still super unpopular. Have you ever thought that the problem might be with yourself?
Members revealed later than you have become much more popular, but you don’t really seem to put in effort. Your Chinese fan site stopped updating a long time ago, and even some Korean fan sites haven’t been participating in recent in-person events, right?”
— Fan via COSMO
| COSMO
Rather than ignoring the message, Hyerin chose to respond.
Hyerin: Let’s all look at this together. Let’s find my problems together
Other Fan: Can’t we just ignore things like that…?
Hyerin: The reason I answered this is because I hope you, too, will take a moment to reflect on yourself.
Hyerin: I’m not hurt, but I’d like to say one thing about this.
Hyerin: I’ll continue working hard, so please work hard at your own life too.
| COSMO
The exchange quickly spread among fans, with many criticizing the sender for sending such a brutal message to an idol. Fans argued that judging an idol based only on popularity rankings and fan numbers was unfair, especially since Hyerin has continued participating in tripleS activities since the group’s debut.
What the hell is this
How rotten do you have to be to say all this to her? Shame on you pic.twitter.com/Xs8vZXcWI6
— Mel🔸幽玄 (@melxnx__) July 15, 2026
how can you even say that to her like please end yourself just I can’t believe this some people are just… hyerin is one of the most hardworking and talented idol out there she deserve way better than you who isn’t even a fan pic.twitter.com/S9nvsG4T0R
— jae🐈⬛ (@nakyubam) July 15, 2026
how can you even say this…. hyerin doesn’t deserve this man pic.twitter.com/SIWrj1MkQX
— shermaineeee (@sohyunluvvv) July 15, 2026