Video Of K-Pop Idol’s “Harsh” Comments To A Trainee Sparks Major Outrage

Mnet has become known for evil editing when it comes to survival shows.

Mnet Comes Under Fire After Netizens Criticize The Evil Editing Of “Boys Planet” — Before The Show Has Even Started

Mnet is set to return with Boys II Planet.

Kim Jaejoong‘s comments towards a contestant in a teaser have sparked anger, but not towards him.

Jaejoong | @jj_1986_jj/Instagram

A new teaser was posted ahead of the premiere.

In the clip, Jaejoong is seen speaking to the Chinese contestant Anxin, saying that he was “tone deaf,” adding that it would make it hard to be a singer.

Yet, while netizens were angry over the comment, it wasn’t aimed at Jaejoong but Mnet. Netizens pointed out that there was no way Anxin could be described as tone deaf with his experience, and that Mnet was already back to their “evil-editing,” assuming that the clip was taken out of context or spliced together to add “drama.”

J: You're tone deaf.. I think it will be hard for you to become a singer

no way he said anxin's tone deaf when he's whiplash main vocal with so many singing show experience 😭 it must be mnet's editing again to create some drama and attract some attention pic.twitter.com/qsIMiB6Dyd

— Anxin Files (@zhouanxin_files) July 8, 2025

Every single year I see people falling for THE SAMMEEE THING MNETS ALWAYS DOOOO. PLEASEEEE HAVE WE LEARN NOTHING????? https://t.co/IOIJrsU0al

— Cata | (@urfavechingu) July 8, 2025

they’re trying so hard to evil edit anxin and sangwon but they picked the wrong ppl like tone deaf?? cant catch up in dancing?? please be serious https://t.co/XUhYDzPiry

— frothy (@xinzup) July 8, 2025

i just know it’s a spliced clip, no way he is saying that to Anxin 😌

— 𝒔𝒐𝒇𝒊𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒖𝒃𝒔 (@numumachisu) July 8, 2025

Some even added that the idea of it being meant in a bad way was even more impossible due to the fact Jaejoong has revealed in the past that he was tone deaf as a child.

lol the fact that jaejoong was tone deaf too https://t.co/K1A2OXG2Kj

— jack JIAHAO DAY (@jiayidans) July 8, 2025

Don’t get fooled by mnet’s evil editing. Jaejoong was tone deaf himself and got scolded by LSM too so he was probably talking about his past. Mnet lives for drama y’all know that, a way to boost show rating 🥱 https://t.co/yLRr3NC8Qd

— 박중린 (@afifahahaha) July 9, 2025

Netizens always take Mnet’s editing with a grain of salt, not trusting anything due to the history of finding ways to create drama or tension in the survival shows.