Met Gala 2026 is considered a historic moment for Blackpink, when all 4 members - Jisoo, Jennie, Lisa and Rosé - appeared together at the most prestigious fashion event on the planet. They are the first Kpop girl group to do this, proving the group's global position.
However, the celebration atmosphere quickly turned into fierce online controversy, because of the actions of someone in Lisa's company team.
The problem arose after Emily Jang's post - Creative Director linked to LLOUD company founded by Lisa - spread on social networks. In the post, Emily Jang shared a picture of Lisa at Met Gala 2026 with the content: "She is the only one who understands the topic".
The phrase "unique" immediately caused a strong reaction from fans. Many opinions suggest that this is a indirect comparison, intended to undermine and underestimate the efforts of other members in the Blackpink group. This action is considered "inappropriate" and "causing unnecessary division in the Blinks fandom".
A part of fans expressed disappointment, saying that the style of praising "raising one person, lowering another" goes against the solidarity of the group.
Some other opinions emphasized that with Blackpink's global influence, even small statements can be pushed into major controversies.
Fans criticized Emily Jang because her statement was not only disrespectful to other members, but also unintentionally dragged Lisa into an argument.
Meanwhile, Lisa, as a member of the Met Gala organizers this year, has invested heavily in her appearance.
On the red carpet, she impressed with a white see-through outfit designed specifically by Robert Wun. The special feature of the design is two sculpted arms, 3D scanned along the female singer's real arm, supporting a crystal-studded veil on top of her head.
According to revelations, Lisa's entire outfit was studded with a total of 66,960 Swarovski white crystals and took 2,860 hours of crafting.
Lisa is in the top best-dressed/most impressive red carpet style stars at Met Gala 2026 of many international magazines and media such as Vogue, People, TIME, The Guardian, WWD, Variety, Hypebeast, Forbes, USA Today...
According to Pop Core, Lisa is also the most mentioned star on the X platform at this year's Met Gala.
