BABYMONSTER is currently receiving mixed reviews of their recent performance at the 2025 MAMA Awards.
On November 29, BABYMONSTER delivered their highly-anticipated cover performance of 'GOLDEN' from 'K-pop Demon Hunters.' Together, members Ahyeon, Rora, and Pharita performed as HUNTR/X from the movie, giving a show-stopping performance.
However, responses to BABYMONSTER's long-awaited performance have been mixed so far. While some are praising the group's vocal skills and ability to hit the song's highest notes live, others are criticizing the performance and BABYMONSTER's vocals as a whole.
"Ahyeon sings way too high. 'Golden' is already high, but this is just painful to listen to"
"No one would be saying anything if they lip-synced and didn't bother to sing live, but because they sang live, everyone's complaining and insulting them"
"It seems like BABYMONSTER thinks good singing only means singing high notes. If they really want to sing well, they have to change their singing style. Even their facial expressions are really annoying"
"It was like the high notes were just screaming"
"Come on, isn't Ahyeon still in her teens? She has a lot of time to grow, of course her skills aren't perfect yet. Why are you all expecting such a high level of perfection from her and being so harsh?"
"I think Ahyeon's high notes are just so sharp that anything above a certain range is painful to listen to"
"Ahyeon's voice is too uncomfortable to listen to"
"The high notes are so shrill and painful"
"I think they all had good vocal tones, and their vocal control was impressive"
"They did an amazing job, I'm so proud of them"
"Are people seriously just arguing that idols should lip-sync if they don't want to be criticized like this? The mindset of some people is beyond belief..."
"It's not something that I would want to listen to a lot"
"I only see female idols who sing live get criticized like this... never male idols.."
"I'm not even a fan of BABYMONSTER but I'm amazed by Ahyeon and Pharita's voices, so beautiful"
"'Golden' is such a difficult song to sing at all, let alone sing live in front of 50,000 people like this. They did amazing"
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