NewJeans' Daniel's 'The Little Mermaid' Dubbing News Sparks Mixed Expectations and Concerns

Mermaid Princess Dubbing Guessed as NewJeans Danielle
"Expectations" vs "Concerns" Divide Netizens' Opinions...

It has been reported that Danielle, a member of the girl group NewJeans, will be dubbing the lead role of 'Ariel' in the Korean version of the movie 'The Little Mermaid,' sparking public interest.

On the 2nd, Disney Korea's social media (SNS) posted an event asking fans to guess who was dubbing the Korean 'Ariel' alongside a silhouette image. Soon, netizens speculated that the person behind the silhouette was Danielle from NewJeans, leading to various reactions.

[Photo by Disney Korea Instagram]

Some viewed Danielle's participation in the dubbing positively, saying that her vocal tone suits the feel of The Little Mermaid well, raising expectations for the singing scenes.

Additionally, since the dubbed version tends to have a larger child audience compared to the subtitled version, and NewJeans is very popular among young children, some believed this would also help the movie's box office performance.

On the other hand, there were criticisms suggesting that the idol was cast solely for ticket power. Concerns were raised that dubbing requires extensive practice and training, and that an idol with no voice acting experience might not be suitable.

Some opinions suggested that, like in the movie 'Frozen,' it would have been better to cast professional voice actors for the acting scenes and have Danielle participate only in the OST.

Previously, a similar controversy arose during the release of the dubbed version of the movie 'Your Name.' Although the film's distributor announced a large-scale audition involving voice actors, no audition was held, and famous actors were cast in the lead roles, which caused issues.

At that time, voice actors also voiced criticism, saying, "Voice acting is by no means an easy field," and as the controversy grew, the movie failed to attract a large audience.

However, there have been successful cases of non-voice actors dubbing roles. The dubbing of 'Ralph' in 'Wreck-It Ralph,' performed by comedian and actor Jung Joon-ha, received much praise from the public.

Meanwhile, Disney's live-action movie 'The Little Mermaid' is scheduled to be released domestically on the 26th.

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