Honey J, the worst dancer who can't speak English on the show...The irony of Swoopa3

By Jieun, Baek

Jun 11, 2025

Honey J, the worst dancer who can't speak English on the show...The irony of Swoopa3



Honey J was pointed out as 'Worst Dancer'. However, controversy arose because it was caused by a language barrier, not because of a dance.

Dance videos of each class were released on Mnet 'World of Street Women Fighter (hereinafter referred to as Swoopa 3)' which aired on the 10th.

For the leadership class, RH Tokyo Riehata's choreography was adopted. The leaders of the six crew learned the choreography from Riehata to take the main dancer position. Honeyjay also tried hard but ran into a language barrier. The other leaders all communicated in English or Japanese.




Honeyjay "I felt the wall. I feel very alienated. It's not like I'm good at English when the leaders talk to each other, but I'm not good at it. I thought a lot about wanting me to be more famous. It made sense to have been active only in Korea."

Such a shrinking mind also affected the dance. Honey J followed the choreography later than the other members, and was nominated for the worst dancer by Riehata before filming the dance video. Honey J immediately asked a question and showed off her own dance, but was eventually selected as the worst dancer.

Riehata means "I wish I had more power. I think there were a lot of language barriers and difficulties, but couldn't dance prove the part that could stand out more than the other five?"




Honey J, the worst dancer who can't speak English on the show...The irony of Swoopa3
Honeyjay "I did my best, but if it looked like that, I have nothing more to say. I tried my best to raise the tension, but I didn't feel good"I hate this program. Make a man an idiot and put his pride to the bottom. It was so hard mentally. I'm sorry to the members. I'm losing my motivation. I had nothing but dancing in my life, but my self-esteem and confidence decrease."

Of course, Riehata has a point in saying that 'You can prove it with dance'. However, communication is essential due to the nature of the dance video that requires a group to match, and Honey J had a handicap at this point. No matter how much 'World' was raised, there was an irony that Koreans could not speak English and Japanese in Korean broadcasting and became 'Worst'.

Netizens also expressed opinions such as "'Korean celebrities speak Japanese on Japanese broadcasts and English on American broadcasts, but don't they have to speak Korean to appear on Korean broadcasts?' and 'It's not just a matter of skill difference' and 'Is it pushing Riehata?'






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