History YMMV / GIdle

** Soyeon doesn't like vegetables [[labelnote:explanation]]In interviews and in the group's other content, it's very clear Soyeon hates vegetables and just does not eat them, despite the other members' attempts to get her to try. She struggled through her abortive 'vegetable mukbang', which only consisted of one carrot and one cucumber. That said, she's getting better, having recently done some vlog-style content in which she cooks somewhat balanced dishes.[[/labelnote]]
* OverShadowedByControversy:
** Soojin's departure from the group in 2021 due to her bullying allegations has dominated discussion of (G)I-dle on online K-pop circles, with the bulk of the discourse being on how poorly Cube (and Soojin herself, to a far lesser extent) handled the situation. Elkie leaving Music/{{CLC}} earlier that year didn't help Cube's online reputation in the slightest.

** Soyeon doesn't like vegetables [[labelnote:explanation]]In interviews and in the group's other content, it's very clear Soyeon hates vegetables and just does not eat them, despite the other members' attempts to get her to try. She struggled through her abortive 'vegetable mukbang', which only consisted of one carrot and one cucumber.[[/labelnote]]

* AuthorsSavingThrow: "I like to eh on drinking whiskey" was one of the most widely criticized lyrics in "Tomboy" due to being {{Narm}}-y and WordSalad. Rumors spread that the original was "I like to ''sex'' on drinking whiskey," which was confirmed when fans who bought the CD uploaded the CD version online. A lot of people greatly prefer ''sex'' to ''eh,'' because it makes more sense (''and'' it's pretty brave for a girl group to say outright in a song).

* BrokenBase: ** Was Soojin's departure justified? Should she rejoin the group after it was revealed she was [[https://www.soompi.com/article/1544290wpp/former-gi-dle-member-soojin-decides-not-to-proceed-with-current-lawsuit found innocent]] of committing school violence?
** "NXDE": Is it their best single yet with a powerful message about the over-sexualization of female idols, or a narm-worthy cringefest with {{engrish}}-y lyrics (that Soyeon ''really'' should have had looked at by an English speaker) before recording?

* BrokenBase:

** Was Soojin's departure justified? Should she rejoin the group after it was revealed she was [[https://www.soompi.com/article/1544290wpp/former-gi-dle-member-soojin-decides-not-to-proceed-with-current-lawsuit found innocent]] of committing school violence?

* BrokenBase: Does Soyeon give herself too many lines in their songs, or is it justified because she's by far the most popular member (as well as the group's lyricist and composer)?

** With Midzys, largely due to collaborative stages with Music/{{Itzy}} like Music/{{Beyonce}}'s [[https://youtu.be/Th2NdWZDPKE Diva]] that built friendships between members of both groups, sparking off camaraderie between Midzys and Nevies

** With Music/{{Stays}}, due to the various overlapping commonalities between the two groups - both self-producing groups with immense agency and artistic freedom, as well as arguably some of the strongest rappers in 4th generation, and common experiences amid the spate of [[https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7maad/bullying-scandal-south-korea-celebrities-kpop-kdrama bullying accusations]] back in February of 2021.
** With Music/{{Midzys}}, largely due to collaborative stages like {{Beyonce}}'s [[https://youtu.be/Th2NdWZDPKE Diva]] that built friendships between members of both groups, sparking off camaraderie between Midzys and Nevies

** With [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Music/StrayKids Stays]], due to the various overlapping commonalities between the two groups - both self-producing groups with immense agency and artistic freedom, as well as arguably some of the strongest rappers in 4th generation, and common experiences amid the spate of bullying accusations back in February of 2021.
** With [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Music/ITZY Midzys]], largely due to collaborative stages like [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Music/Beyonce Beyonce]]'s [[https://youtu.be/Th2NdWZDPKE Diva]] that built friendships between members of both groups, sparking off camaraderie between Midzys and Nevies

** Soyeon's comments on wanting to have their Queendom performance be an "[[https://www.malaymail.com/news/showbiz/2019/09/21/k-pop-girl-group-g-idle-criticised-for-cultural-appropriation/1792887 ethnic hip]]" concept left a bitter taste in many people's mouths.

** Soyeon describing "Oh My God" as an "ethnic hip" concept left a bitter taste in many people's mouths.
** Soojin's departure of the group in 2021 due to her bullying allegations has dominated discussion of (G)I-dle on online K-pop circles, with the bulk of the discourse being on how poorly Cube (and Soojin herself, to a far lesser extent) handled the situation. Elkie leaving Music/{{CLC}} earlier that year didn't help Cube's online reputation in the slightest.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: "I like to eh on drinking whiskey" was one of the most widely criticized lyrics in "Tomboy." Rumors spread that the original was "I like to ''sex'' on drinking whiskey," which was confirmed when fans who bought the CD uploaded the CD version online. A lot of people greatly prefer ''sex'' to ''eh,'' because it makes more sense (''and'' it's pretty brave for a girl group to say outright in a song).

* AuthorsSavingThrow: "I like to eh on drinking whiskey" was one of the most widely criticized lyrics in "Tomboy." Rumors spread that the original was "I like to ''sex'' on drinking whiskey," which was confirmed when fans who bought the CD uploaded the CD version online. Many people greatly prefer ''sex'' to ''eh,'' because it makes more sense (''and'' it's pretty brave for a girl group to say outright in a song).

* OverShadowedByControversy: Soojin's departure of the group in 2021 due to her bullying allegations has dominated discussion of (G)I-dle on online K-pop circles, with the bulk of the discourse being on how poorly Cube (and Soojin herself, to a far lesser extent) handled the situation. Elkie leaving Music/{{CLC}} earlier that year didn't help Cube's online reputation in the slightest.