BLACKPINK's Jennie Under Fire For Controversial 'The Idol' Role: 'She Totally Ruined KPOP's Image!'

Jennie has branched out from her KPOP roots, and her fans who know her as a BLACKPINK member are beginning to dislike her because of it.

The KPOP idol is a part of one of South Korea's most successful girl groups, so while the iron was hot, she struck.

She is now one of the most recognizable KPOP idols, thanks to her numerous appearances in Western music festivals, award shows, and film festivals, as well as Hollywood events like the Met Gala.

Recently, Jennie added a new title to her long list of occupations: actress. The KPOP star starred alongside Lily-Rose Depp and Troye Sivan, and The Weeknd in Sam Levinson's controversial HBO series "The Idol."

However, even prior to the series release, it has already received much backlash, with Rolling Stone's expose.

Jennie Faces Backlash From South Koreans

Jennie, although beloved by many, was not shielded by the criticisms "The Idol" faced, in fact, South Korean netizens point to her and her label and agency YG Entertainment as the problem.

According to reports, netizens flocked over to social media to express their frustrations and anger towards Jennie and the company.

"It's a pity.. this is why you don't become a slave to money... her agency is too greedy," one wrote.

"This is a total failure in managing her image. Her agency has zero concepts. They should've kept with her high-end luxury image, what's with this sudden cheap and trashy transformation?! Stop only looking at the profits in front of you.. this is frustrating!"

"She exposed her true character," one claimed. "That's how she's always been."

"The luxurious image her agency built up for her completely trashed in one instant!"

"She decided to totally ruin the image of Korean idols!" Another added.

Jennie Gets Support From International Fans

While the KPOP idol's reputation in South Korea may be in danger because of "The Idol," international fans insist that Jennie caused anything but "societal harm."

"But ya'll never speak on 'societal harm' when [boy group] members get exposed as rapists, pedophiles, and criminals ... oh okay!" A fan angrily wrote about the double standards in the country.

"I'm not a fan of Jennie or the show but I've watched ep 3 and the scene everyone is so mad about is her dancing for literally less than a 10 seconds montage, I don't see how she's causing "societal problem" when she barely even has that much screen time."

As of this writing, neither Jennie nor YG Entertainment have issued any statements regarding the hate or the KPOP idol's future or current participation in the HBO series.

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