10 Unfortunate K-Pop Stars Who Fell Victim To The “Update No One Asked For”

It’s here. It’s Instagram‘s rectangle era, and we’re living through it—whether we like it or not. Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram, said the grid update was rolled out because “most of what’s uploaded, both photos and videos, are vertical in their orientation.”

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I know some of you really like your squares. And square photos are sort of the heritage of Instagram. But at this point, most of what’s uploaded, both photos and videos, are vertical in their orientation. And it just is a bummer to overly crop them. I know it’s a change. I know it’s a bit of a pain, but I think it’s a transitional pain.

— Adam Mosseri

Mosseri called it “transitional pain,” but for most content creators, the update has been one big hilarious disaster. This goes for idol groups, too, as their feeds got thrown into sheer rectangular chaos.

Here are 10 K-Pop stars who had the update wreak absolute havoc on their once-perfect square aesthetics.

1. aespa

Is this low-key a vibe, though? Very futuristic. Very aespa-esque.

2. NCT Wish

The NCT Wish Christmas tree, pruned with plenty of room for growth.

3. BLACKPINK

BLACKPINK’s official Instagram actually survived most of the distortion, given its notorious centered layout—but Jennie‘s “You & Me” collage did not.

4. EXO’s Chanyeol

Like… it’s giving Annoying Orange.

5. (G)I-DLE

Half a Minnie is still bad*ss.

6. BTS’s Jin on D-icon

Ever imagine Jin without his worldwide shoulders? Well, now you have it.

7. VIVIZ

In 2025, we got Eunha flying solo…

8. PLAVE

…and PLAVE returning as a three-membered group. Not.

9. Idol-Trainee-Turned-Actress Song Ga Yeon

Okay, darn. Instagram did this rookie actress real dirty.

10. Idol-Turned-Actor Bae Jinyoung

We’re calling this “One Drastic Transformation.”