The concept of “nepo babies” in K-Pop has sparked debate, especially among idols with wealthy backgrounds or parents in the industry.
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Recently, i-dle‘s Soyeon is going viral after shocking netizens with her “diss” lyrics towards nepo idols.
Soyeon | @tiny.pretty.j/Instagram
i-dle recently released the video for their new track “Crow” ahead of their upcoming comeback.
In the lyrics, netizens noticed that Soyeon’s rap featured the line “Build this frame without any family name behind it,” and netizens saw it as a “diss” towards “nepo babies.”
“Build this frame without any family name behind it”
-JEON FUCKING SOYEON pic.twitter.com/kf0yND5hDX
— I-DLE BASE (@Gidle_x_nebobo) June 14, 2026
OH SOYEON DONT DISS THE NEPO BABIES LIKE THAT…. pic.twitter.com/ZRDtJPccLM
— fleur | WE MADE (@yuqisfather) June 14, 2026
Netizens couldn’t help but praise Soyeon for her lyrics, loving how unfiltered the idol was.
Seeing some Big 4 stans lose their minds over Soyeon calling out nepotism and rightfully pointing out that i-dle came from nothing and had to fight for everything is so funny 😭
Like, why are you triggered over facts? I assure you, you can still be fans of privileged groups with… https://t.co/A0LS4LO5EI
— RainySeason (@CookieNevie) June 14, 2026
diss the nepobabies again for me soyeon https://t.co/XwlKQpOk2a
— butters ⚢ | WE MADE (@Butterposa) June 14, 2026
People don’t understand if SOYEON wanted to go there she would, she just holds back😂😂. https://t.co/5fyNvcPgna
— 𝒮ℴ𝓎ℯℴ𝓃 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐞* (@tht_SY) June 14, 2026
Some even directly shared examples of who Soyeon could be shading.
this RIIZE Anton and ADP Annie Moon shade https://t.co/fkXRkqX06W
— leehan World (@boynextdoo0rs) June 14, 2026
Oh the Annie shade https://t.co/qbiFfI6gRo
— Eyezonme (@Tan_rown) June 14, 2026
Some netizens criticized the “diss,” but it seemed like the majority of netizens praised Soyeon for her bluntness.
soyeon tryjng to diss the REAL queen of rap oh chopdle you can never outdo godday project 😂😂😂pic.twitter.com/AWzvFS2GeS https://t.co/MiHbfqxhnv
— &rei (@waternt_) June 14, 2026
Her music atp is built by just shading Idols… How you flopping but your concentration on other groups 😭😭
— mash (@closettygm70882) June 14, 2026