The post responded to the criticism.
Koreaboo
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XG‘s Cocona has seemingly directly addressed the recent transphobic comments they’ve received with a message about their pronouns.
XG’s Cocona | @xgofficial/Instagram
Recently, amid getting a new tattoo, Cocona was hit with transphobic hate.
Popular Idol’s “Ugly” New Tattoo Leads To Wave Of Transphobic Hate
Amid the backlash, Cocona directly responded to the transphobic comments, explaining that they don’t want fans to worry too much about pronouns and that, no matter what fans use, they know they will be referring to “Cocona.” The idol also said that, in terms of labels, they are “Just Coco,” and Cocona then sent love to fans.
Cocona Instagram (@/cocona__akiyama) pic.twitter.com/JQqcw5hO9V
— ArchiveXG (@ArchiveXG) November 9, 2026
Fans shared their support for Cocona and shared more details about their journey, asking everyone to respect them and sending love to the idol.
A reminder that even though Cocona uses three pronouns, he is neither a girl nor a man. He is nonbinary transmasc.
Please respect him and his identity. https://t.co/6wpgv3bcgv
— Lília 💚 XG (@Auralizzie) November 9, 2026
@ArchiveXG All the transphobes & the fans need to remember that cocona never called themselves a man or presented themselves as one. Some fans always try to label cocona as a man which trafficked hate to cocona. Cocona is a Japanese person, pronouns are scarcely used in Japanese language.
— XGOT7 (@xg0t7) November 9, 2026
@ArchiveXG Cocona literally said that they don’t care which pronouns people use as long as they know you’re referring to them. They/them is perfectly fine, but it doesn’t mean she/her is suddenly disrespectful when cocona has explicitly said they don’t mind.
— 🦢 (@NinoC13904) November 9, 2026
@ArchiveXG Ughhh they’re such a sweetheart🩷 i hope yall can get over that so called ‘transphobia’ of yours and grow a pair!
— jun 𝜗ৎ 🪽 (@junnewday) November 9, 2026
I actually think some ppl annoyed cocona so much that he decided to be the bigger person. https://t.co/qSMa4bY3ye
— ΉYPΣBӨY (@Hypeboy_Jurin) November 9, 2026