IVE Rei's past gyaru phase resurfaced online and fans are going wild comparing her old aesthetic to her current polished idol look. The contrast is so dramatic it's basically a meme at this point.
Okay so IVE's Rei has been lowkey having a whole fashion arc and people are NOTICING. The Japanese-born K-pop idol, known for her striking visuals, apparently used to be super into the gyaru aesthetic back in the day — you know, the bold makeup, dramatic lashes, tanned skin, the whole vibe. But she's out here saying she's officially graduated from that era, and her current look is giving something completely different. Clean, polished, almost ethereal? The contrast is genuinely insane and the internet is eating it up fr fr. Fans are digging up old photos and putting them side by side with her current idol visuals and bro. BRO. The transformation is not human. It's giving main character glow-up arc, no cap. Whether you were a gyaru girlie yourself or just someone who appreciates a solid reinvention era, Rei understood the assignment on BOTH ends of the spectrum. The K-pop idol pipeline really said 'let her cook' and she cooked.