According to Koreaboo, recently, many videos from his time as a trainee of Kpop girl group Blackpink have been leaked on social media.
In personal performance videos, when covering English songs by other artists, 3 members Rose, Jennie and Lisa were discovered using n-word (terroristic term, insulting colored people) many times.
These videos have caused a backlash. Notably, Rose and Jennie have lived in Australia and New Zealand since they were young. These are English-speaking countries and follow Western culture, so the fact that the two female idols sang a song containing n-word was even criticized.
On social media, many viewers asked the 3 Blackpink members to take responsibility for their past and issue an apology.
Some netizens pointed out that Jennie had apologized before for smoking an electronic cigarette in the house after being criticized, so she should also apologize for performing a song with n-word content.
On the contrary, a group of fans defended the Blackpink members, saying that they did not need to apologize because these were videos from ten years ago, when they were very young and had not yet debuted.
However, there are still audiences who advise Blackpink to issue an apology even late, because these videos have been spread and are hurting the group's skin fans around the world.
Blackpink should address the issue as the criticism is still ongoing. The group is expected to return with a full lineup and hold a global tour this year. If the controversy becomes serious, it will be disadvantageous for the group.
Meanwhile, although not involved in the noisy of singing from n-word, Jisoo caused controversy about her talent when her internship videos were leaked. Many people commented that Jisoo's voice was not qualified for her to debut as an idol.
Up to now, many audiences are still questioning why Jisoo was chosen in the final lineup of Blackpink, even though after 9 years of working, she is still criticized for her singing and dancing.
