On June 6, Mnet aired a special preview of their upcoming reality show Queendom Puzzle.
During the show, Mnet introduced all of the participants again, and three of those were Cherry Bullet‘s Bora, Jiwon, and Chaerin.
Before the contestants were revealed, the others were given hints through keywords. For Cherry Bullet, the words related to BTS’s V, actor Park Bo Gum, and actress Kim Hye Soo.
Of course, the keywords were related to Bora’s role as V’s counterpart in the highlight reel…
Jiwon starring with actor Park Bo Gum…
And Chaerin, who played the 20-year-old version of Kim Hye Soo’s character Hwa Ryeong in the K-Drama Under the Queen’s Umbrella.
After seeing their keywords, it wasn’t surprising that the members were not happy. Even as they introduced themselves, the members’ tones seemed almost humored by the words they’d been given.
In particular, Bora shared her sadness that despite having debuted five years ago, their words were about acting rather than idol careers.
Their disappointment was evident as Bora revealed, “It’s a bit disappointing…”
Yet, it wasn’t just the members who were rightly disappointed with the keywords. When the photos were shared on social media, fans hated the fact that the members debuted in 2019 and have had a lot of success, the keywords revealed were based on accolades with other stars.
While it is obvious they are known for those activities, their success as idols has seemingly been overlooked for the show, and it’s not surprising that both the members and netizens are disappointed.