Korean wedding dresses are intriguing to foreign netizens — Why did BLACKPINK's Jennie and actress Song Hye-Kyo wear black at an event in Seoul?

At the end of November, Jennie attended a wedding wearing a black short-sleeve knit top and black pants. Other stars, including actress Kim Go Eun, also donned 'black fashion' at the wedding.

The reactions were highlighted on social media platform X, where one foreign user wrote, "Korean weddings are not even business casual like it's crazy lmao you can truly wear anything 😭"

The post has since gone viral, amassing over 2.73million views on the platform, and generating a storm of "Do people wear black to a wedding?" debate.

Comments included "I would be kicked out of a wedding in my country with something like this' and "This looks like a funeral."

However, many Korean netizens defended their stars' choice of outfit, claiming that it was respectful to wear dark colors as the bride is usually white.

Another user also added, "In Korea, guests at weddings wear dark colors or simple suits."

Here's what other X users are saying:

This is reminiscent of previous scandals around Korean wedding outfits. In January this year, actress Lee Yoo Bi came under fire for her eye-searing pink number at her sister's wedding, with the bride and groom asking their guests to wear specific kinds of colors at their wedding.

On the SBS variety show "Strong Heart VS," Lee was adamant that she had not intended to overshadow her sister.

Even the debate about what one should wear to a wedding made its way into online threads.

Some users speculate that the selection of darker attires might be due to criticism of lighter colors in weddings in the past. Another netizen commented: "If everyone changed to black, it would be too sad."