Male Fans Attack tripleS’ Jiyeon After Her Dinner Post

They called her out on the expensive meal.

tripleS‘s Jiyeon recently updated the group’s X page with photos of her dinner. Along with the caption “make sure to eat,” Jiyeon posted a photo of exquisite-looking steak and pasta.

Following her innocuous update, some fans on a male-dominated community site began to criticize her for her expensive meal.

Do you think we’d have a better impression of you if you eat the same gukbap (stew) that we eat daily, or if you eat an ₩80,000 KRW (about $55.90 USD) plate of two pieces of meat atop asparagus which we’ll probably never get to see in our lives? Don’t you know the answer? Of course, I’m not saying I’ll curse you or leave the fandom, or stop buying your merch because you’re eating some pasta, but I’m just saying that this isn’t favorable.

— Male fan

Another male fan tried to accuse her of making a dig at her fans.

Let me interpret the pictures on the official account for you. They mean, ‘if you’re not skilled enough to buy me such things, then have some self-awareness and just quietly buy my merch from the corner of you rooms.’

— Male fan

Such communities and fans have already been called out for their “incel tendencies” and hypocritical standards imposed on female idols.