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Fans are outraged at a JTBC "Second World" judge after calling MAMAMOO's Moonbyul too "greedy" for her vocal performance

Posted by Luckymoomoo10,917 pts Tuesday, October 18, 2022

On the 18th Of October, the newest episode for the JTBC show "Second Word" aired, where female rappers become vocalists. During a match, all 5 judges voted for Yubin as the winner of the 1-on-1 match. This came as a surprise to many, as MoonByul's performance was praised by the judges, and "I'll thow it away" (DISCO ver.) by MoonByul upon its release on international platforms debuted on the worldwide iTunes song chart at number 51. Making this not only the singer's 3 songs from the competition to rank Worldwide on iTunes but also making her the only contestant from 'Second World' to chart on the Worldwide iTunes Song Chart for her Performances in the show for all rounds.

However, many moomoos knew that the competition for the round would be hard as Yubin's performance was also amazing. Furthermore, many fans of the show pointed out that had Moonbyul won this round; she would likely have won the entire competition based on the total scores before the Finale. However, many moomoos came to Yubin's defense, saying that her performance and stage presence were both great this round, so if anyone had to win against Moonbyul, they are glad that it was her amazing performance. 

What many moomoos could not forgive was the judge's comments given to MoonByul for her performance. The judges allegedly stated that the singer was too "greedy" with her vocal performance, which many fans of the show took issue with since the concept of the show is to showcase vocals and vocal performances. Furthermore, the judges made critiques for the singer belting a high note well, claiming it to be one of the aspects she was allegedly "greedy" during her vocal performance. Leaving many fans of "Second Word" confused, as how could someone using vocal tricks and singing high notes in a vocal competition be greedy with their vocal performance? Regardless of the critiques, the singer is still leading the competition with 2300 points at no. 1 in the rankings.

Additionally, many even collected evidence from previous performances where Moonbyul belted multiple times and was praised for it by the judges. However, when she did it before this round, as many other participants have done, it suddenly became a critique of the singer. 

Needless to say, fans are more or less okay with the singer receiving no points if her performance was bad. They have drawn the line at having her being called "greedy" by singing high notes and using vocal tricks used by other contestants during their performances. Thus, fans are waiting to see if there is a statement released where the producers will clarify that the judge made a mistake in using the word "greedy" to describe the idol's performance. 

Furthermore, the idol, as if sensing the reaction of her fans, made sure to make a fan cafe post to them. In which the singer thanked her moomoos for getting her 300 points for the hearer's choice votes and reassured them that even if she lost this round, it was alright. Since she still had the love and support of her fans, stating: "<...> If I don't have moomoos in my world...I'll be in big trouble, I don't even want to think about it. I will do better!!!!". Making sure to state that she will make sure to do better in the upcoming rounds. 


With the Death Matches starting next week, fans are interested if the judges will call anyone else's performance "greedy" if they use too many belts or vocal technique tricks as well. However, since both Moonbyul and Yubin, are known friends and both of the singer's performances were great this round, there is no bad blood between the singers' fandoms. As fans from both camps are giving kudos to both Moonbyul and Yubin's vocal performances and can't wait to see them both in the final round.

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qwheeinflower
qwheeinflower182 pts Tuesday, October 18, 2022 1
Tuesday, October 18, 2022

They were just plain rude for claiming she was being too greedy. Asking her to participate in a singing competition but not even allowing her to showcase her full talent without being ridiculed like this

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NoahL2,050 pts Tuesday, October 18, 2022 0
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JTBC should be thankful she's contributing more production value.

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