ALLDAY PROJECT’s Annie Slammed For Commenting On ATEEZ’s Dance Video. This Needs To Stop!
Some people made shocking accusations of her paying ATEEZ members to do the challenge.
In the K-pop industry, even small interactions between female and male idols can create a stir online. Recently, ALLDAY PROJECT’s Annie left a friendly comment on a dance video by ATEEZ members, and it quickly drew rude and mean replies from some people. The backlash became intense on social media, with many linking it to her wealthy family background. Read on to know more about it.
ATEEZ’s Wooyoung and Jongho shared a cool video dancing to ALLDAY PROJECT’s song ‘WHERE YOU AT’. So, Annie dropped a nice comment to praise her seniors. Most people saw it as a sweet, normal thing to do. But later negative reactions poured in. Some people made shocking accusations of her paying the boy group to do the challenge. They quickly tied this to her status as a chaebol heiress from a very rich and powerful family.
Go check the IG comments, especially the replies to Annie messages, ATINYs are being disgusting, the hate towards Annie is rooted in so much misogyny. https://t.co/tpLe6r9YbA
— Look at me, Domss (@D38281) January 5, 2026
However, fans came to defend her. One user said, “It’s high time you guys stop hating herrrr! This is too much, whatever she does, y’all keep saying negative things.” Another user said, “It’s a normal comment and y’ll are messing it up. Normalise female and male idol interactions – for god sake it’s 2026!! grow up, please!”
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Well, Annie has dealt with criticism since her debut. It all started when MBC selected her as a host of Gayo Daejejeon, which is one of the biggest year-end music shows. As a rookie with little experience, many fans were shocked and questioned why a newcomer got such an important role instead of other stars. They labelled it as nepotism and said that she got it because of family connections or money.
What are your thoughts on the above online discussion?
First Published: January 07, 2026 6:22 PM
