#mistyztemple

If the purpose of this photo editing is to make him look like a pretty boy idol with pasty white skin, then it is completely uncalled for. Because Ryota is perfect and unique the way he is. Personally, I’m less concerned about the comparison with Luhan (though I don’t think they look similar except the babyface??). Unless they say derogatory terms like Ryota is an imitation of him or lesser than him or whatever, then yes I will take offense.

Like you, I am not able to see the similarities between him and Luhan, except maybe for the eyes. Nor do I have much care about the comparisons being made. My issue is how they feel the need to lighten his skin as to further emphasize and prove their point that Ryota and Luhan look alike. 

@retsuyachan:

I personally don’t care if they say he looks like luhan, but photo editing to that point is just insensitive and offensive

My heart dropped a little to see how much of a vampire they made Ryota look like and it is no way a flattering look on him.

@mistyztemple:

Oh yeah. When I used to be in the KPOP fandom, I remember how Tao (who’s naturally very tanned) was whitewashed to the point he looked sickly pale. That was one of the things I hated about the KPOP fandom, the constant whitewashing.

I have so many things to say about this. Firstly, Akira, baby, you should have cut that hair man, it doesn't make you look bad-ass. Secondly, I thought Mandy and Naoto were going to be in Mighty Warriors while Naoki was gong to be in Lemura (is that how you spell it) Group. Who are and what is the 'Prison Gang'? Everything else looks great though.

Ikr! Prison Gang???

Anon’s tone over here seems to rude. I have seen many fancasts of Black Canary who are pretty, but also great actresses. So, to reduce them as just pretty is unfair. Also, correct me if I’m wrong, I got a hint of slutshaming from the anon over here. Claire Danes is a great fancast, but to bring down other actresses just to prop her up is not fair. That’s just my personal opinion.

Yikes. He looks like a zombie here. Leave Ryota alone guys. His natural skin tone is beautiful.

I love their friendship! ��

�� Now that I see it, I can't unsee it. Kazuma's going to be so rude when he's thirty ��

I gotta say though, it's not just the so-called fans who do this. Japanese variety shows have a long history of calling Naoki "weird" and "scary." While hosts, male and female, fawn over the others, Naoki gets compared to a Yakuza member, a horse, gets called scary, or maybe just ignored and disregarded. So, we can partly blame the Japanese variety shows for perpetrating this way of thinking in the first place.