K-Pop Idol Feeds Are A Mess After Instagram Ratio Update

Fans demand the original square posts.

Instagram’s recent update of changing the feed ratio to 4:3 instead of its perfectly square post has frustrated users.

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This longer style has caused extra space on the side, disrupting the overall balance of the feed.

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In particular, K-Pop fans are not enjoying the size, as it has changed the aesthetically pleasing Instagram feeds of idols and celebrities.

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Fans were angry looking at all the strange sizing and overlapping of images due to the update.

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Others worried as some groups were preparing comebacks and didn’t want to see a messy feed.

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Netizens demanded Instagram restore the original feed after seeing the chaos it caused.

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• “Please stop doing pointless things and restore the original feed.”
• “It can’t be fixed because they keep uploading new posts.”
• “It can be fixed if they just restore the original ratio.”
• “They’re making them look like forced oompa-loompahs.”
• “Fix the Instagram ratio…”
• “The first photo is hilarious.”

What are your thoughts on this new style?