ILLIT’s Second Live Encore Earns Dramatically Mixed Reactions

The newest HYBE girl group, ILLIT, has already seen chart-topping success, leading to some music show wins. Last week, the group earned their first-ever win on The Show and won again during the second week of April, up against KISS OF LIFE and NOWADAYS.

Like most music show wins, ILLIT participated in the customary live encore following their award speeches.

These encores serve as a way of gauging an artist’s live skills as they happen without backing tracks. The group’s first encore pleased netizens, leading many to anticipate how they would sound during their second.

Previously, the group did not perform any choreography during the encore stage; however, this time, several members did, especially Wonhee. Fans found the group to have improved over the last week, likely as they have had time to get used to performing after debut.

애들아 CD 그만 먹어 좀 #ILLIT2ndWin#Magnetic2ndWin pic.twitter.com/LCEb57kulu

— ꑇ (@parkistp) April 9, 2024

Kids, stop eating the CD.

— Fan

ILLIT'S ENCORE? ARE WE HEARING THESE VOCALS?! #ILLIT2ndWin #moka#Magnetic2ndWin pic.twitter.com/QUHcMdKR37

— moka pics (@mokaspic) April 9, 2024

My girls sounds amazing with today's encore ! love them for proving their haters wrong im so proud of them!

ILLIT MAGNETIC 2ND WIN#ILLIT2ndWin #Magnetic2ndWin pic.twitter.com/XXuXxwQGm5

— jiwon (@illieseom) April 9, 2024

they look like they had so much fun and they ate up their encore https://t.co/qjPouPxIK8

— (@luvinnjjk) April 9, 2024

However, many still found fault with the new girl group’s performance.

Netizens called out the members’ singing skills, finding them less than impressive, especially as they mostly stood still. In particular, viewers felt Moka‘s performance had not improved.

how the hell are they not stable while standing https://t.co/Qm1qWJSTu4

— me (@doltrrr) April 9, 2024

i thought you guys said that moka can’t sing last time bcs she’s crying???? https://t.co/Q1jQjai1vN

— (@toekeeeyo) April 9, 2024

90% of it is literally off key, are their fans tone deaf? https://t.co/ooEIymU5BU

— Megan (@megan_atz) April 9, 2024

is moka crying or she just cant sing https://t.co/VuELyM5SxE

— . (@ultharutoo) April 9, 2024

Korean netizens also shared their thoughts on the encore, which were just as mixed.

• No, what are we going to do about Moka…
• Wonhee debuted with a really short training period, so it’s okay. It seems like she’ll get better gradually. Minju is doing well.
• They said it was because Moka cried last time, but she still sounds the same.
• It’s like middle school students went to do karaoke.
• Isn’t that what HYBE is good at? They prove through their results that they don’t need CD-worthy live performances, perfect pitch, or amazing vocal skills, and it will work if they push ahead with planning skills. LOL. In the process, it’s revealed to the whole world that singing is not the main job for idols.
• It’s better than the last encore but still a bit lacking.