ILLIT‘s first music show win has sparked a heated debate about “privilege” among the big K-Pop companies.
On April 2, ILLIT got their first win on the K-Pop show The Show with points that surpassed the other two rookie girl groups by a huge amount.
The members seemed shocked and emotional as they received their trophy.
After the members won, while many fans congratulated the group, it also sparked a debate about the “Big 4” privilege. In a tweet, one OP claimed that groups from the big four companies (HYBE, JYP Entertainment, SM Entertainment, and YGEntertainment) shouldn’t be allowed on The Show.
big4 groups should be banned from the show https://t.co/EreQmQWIIM
— niza (@coloredseung) April 2, 2024
In a post under the OG tweet, another user shared photos from past The Show episodes where idols from SM and HYBE artists got wins with a huge gap compared to the other nominations.
When the tweet was shared, it sparked a huge debate. Some fans claimed that this had never been an issue until the “dominance” of HYBE was noticed after the company’s various sub-labels started debuting more groups and that idols shouldn’t be “banned” from shows just because they’re bigger and more popular from debut.
