Should Blackpink stay in the US? (1 Viewer)

[SeulPika]

When you're following the girls on IG and you can see just how free and happy they seem to be in the US. And then you remember the toxicity that awaits them on their return to Korea, it leaves you wondering whether they should just remain in the US/The West?

The girls haven't even been in Korea for the past month and despite that the Korean Media, other celebrities and Knetz are still finding ways to use Jennie's name for clout to drag her and the rest of the group. And this isn't even restricted to a few Nate comments. There's now around 50 articles about this and even the most searched for articles on Naver right now are about Jennie....
Korea is currently going through a huge scandal with Burning Sun. But you know what's more important? Jennie's manager parking illegally! Let's all take this opportunity to shit all over Jennie and Blackpink even though she wasn't in the manager's car..

At this point I feel like just joining the mass of Blinks who are saying Fuck Korea. Because it does seem that Korean Media are using whatever they can find to drag Blackpink's name through the mud.


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Article: "It's okay if I get a ticket" Black Pink Jennie's manager under controversy for illegal parking

Source: Herald Pop via Nate

Gagman Jung Yong Guk on a radio show: "The valet told the driver that they might get a ticket if they park there since it was illegal and asked them to give the car to the valet, but the customer was like, 'It's okay if I get a ticket', and came in to the store after parking there. I had never seen someone say that before. They basically parked in front of the restaurant's door. They then said that seven people would be coming in so please get the table set up. It was two coordis, two managers, for a total of four people. They asked if we could have the food ready so I realized a celebrity was coming. Black Pink's Jennie then came in. All of this is okay if it's her."

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1. [+733, -14] Just YG being YG ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

2. [+668, -16] YG's staff are a mess ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

3. [+610, -13] That mindset, just thinking that they don't mind affecting others with their actions as long as they can pay the fine ㅋ Imagine how bad the rest are when the manager is like this

4. [+65, -8] He totally outed them ㅋㅋㅋ I can understand why he's pissed, talk about c*cky behavior ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

5. [+64, -8] Yong Gukie outed them ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

6. [+47, -8] What is wrong with everyone in this agency?

7. [+46, -6] Celebrities go around acting like royalty that even their own slaves think they're deserving of royal treatment

8. [+43, -3] There is no law-abiding mindset at all in this agency

9. [+37, -1] Imagine how normalized this type of behavior is for them that they had no problem just blocking off the entrance to a restaurant and waiting for the food to come out ㅋㅋㅋ

10. [+30, -2] Talk about a princess treatment

11. [+29, -4] That's so disrespectful ㅋㅋㅋ he deserves all the hate

12. [+24, -1] She's the team killer alright ㅋㅋ

Article: Jung Yong Guk mentions 'Jennie' during story about manager's illegal parking... angered fans demand "Apologize to Jennie!" on SNS

Source: Bridge Econ via Nate

1. [+2,146, -30] Uh, shouldn't YG's manager be the one who needs to apologize first? He's the owner of the restaurant, he even told the manager not to park illegally there.

2. [+2,007, -30] Why should he have to apologize when he pointed out that the manager was parking illegally but still met all of the manager's food requests??

3. [+1,736, -44] I like Jennie too but the fault belongs to Jennie's manager here, why should the victim be apologizing? Are you all insane? ㅋㅋㅋ So scary

4. [+106, -6] Jung Yong Guk should be the one receiving an apology, but what else would you expect from fans of such a singer

5. [+102, -3] Her fans are thugs

6. [+93, -5] Why should he apologize when he told it like it is? ㅋㅋㅋ The story's about Jennie's manager, not Jennie, so why are her fans up in arms?

7. [+82, -1] He called the manager "Jennie's manager" because he's Jennie's manager, what's the fuss...

8. [+76, -1] None of this would've happened if the manager never parked illegally

9. [+75, -1] Are all of YG's fans high? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ They all seem so crazy ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

10. [+52, -2] What did he do so wrong? It's the fault of the people who parked illegally and still went in to eat. YG must have a lot of money to go around if they're not worried about parking tickets.

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Article: [Interview] Jung Yong Guk "I apologize" on 'Black Pink Jennie controversy'

Source: Starin via Nate

1. [+1,597, -33] And yet the only person who should be apologizing is keeping their mouth shut. The irony of Jung Yong Guk having to apologize when all he did was give a public service report.

2. [+1,229, -20] He apologized faster than the person who should be apologizing ㅋㅋㅋ Pathetic YG ㅋㅋ

3. [+1,127, -22] Eh? Why is he apologizing?

4. [+62, -1] I heard anything that YG keeps their mouth shut on means it's true

5. [+50, -6] I hope Black Pink fails

6. [+45, -0] YG staying quiet while Jung Yong Guk gives an apology ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ what kind of f*cked up situation is this? ㅋㅋㅋ

7. [+40, -0] Imagine how arrogant the manager was that he even told the story on broadcast

8. [+37, -0] Gagmen are smart. He knew what he was doing when he told this story. Nice shot.

9. [+31, -0] Isn't he the victim? Why is the victim apologizing?

10. [+31, -0] Why are you apologizing???????????!!!

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Source: Naver

1. [+5,814, -49] The irony of the person who outed an illegal activity having to apologize ㅋㅋ

2. [+2,820, -23] I didn't realize you had to apologize for pointing out wrongs now...

3. [+2,594, -44] ㅋㅋ Is this something he really needs to be apologizing over? He's suffering a lot because of YG and their fans.

4. [+2,263, -110] Why is it wrong for him to point out what's wrong?? Do you think Jennie really had no idea about that situation? Jennie's just as much at fault for not saying anything.

5. [+1,596, -16] Shouldn't he be the one receiving an apology?

6. [+463, -4] Why is the victim apologizing... #1 The manager parked illegally #2 The manager demanded food prep that the restaurant isn't normally responsible for... that's totally abusing their power, why is he apologizing??

7. [+433, -1] Wow~~~ talk about amazing fan power. The manager should be the one being criticized for parking illegally and yet the fans are attacking him for pointing it out... It's because of kids like you that there are monsters like Seungri and Jung Jun Young today, you know that right?? It's good to support your favorite celebrity but please realize that a fan's job is to also point out when they're in the wrong..

8. [+325, -2] From top to bottom, nobody in YG is afraid of the law~

9. [+287, -6] Black Pink's fans are thugs

10. [+264, -2] F*ck, why do celebrities think they're royalty? Imagine parking your van in front of someone's restaurant and thinking YG will just pay off your parking ticket? Do they think the world is their playground??

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Source: Naver

1. [+2,014, -52] I have never seen such rude fans. Now that I see how their fans are acting, I can see why their group has had so much controversy. As expected of fans of that group.

2. [+1,304, -24] You guys know that gagmen are smart, right? He's not geuine about his apology, he's only apologizing as a f*ck you ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Black Pink's stupid fans probably don't even realize that they were just sucker punched again ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

3. [+1,136, -9] The criticism should be directed towards the person who committed the wrong, not the person who pointed it out ㅋㅋ

4. [+802, -16] If you're a fan, act like it. How do you think it's right that a victim is apologizing to the person who committed the wrong? Fans basically attacked him to the point where he felt he had no option but to apologize. How ridiculous... never a quiet day with YG.

5. [+255, -4] No wonder she's a princess with all those rumors ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

6. [+215, -24] The restaurant has already been visited by other famous stars like BTS Jungkook, Wanna One's Lee Daehwi, Astro's Cha Eunwoo, Seventeen's Minkyu, etc, why do fans seriously think that someone as small as Black Pink's Jennie who's only popular in SEA would be of any benefit to him to use as marketing? A worldwide star like BTS has already visited the restaurant. If this gagman wanted to use a girl group as a marketing tactic, he's going to need at least someone on Twice's level, not Black Pink ㅋㅋㅋ

7. [+185, -2] I understand that this wasn't Jennie's fault but she was in the van. It's not like the windows were all closed down. She should've realized that her van was causing an inconvenience when she saw that it was parked right in front of the restaurant. She's been overseas a lot, how does she not have any basic consideration? The apology should be made by YG, not Jung Yong Guk.

8. [+122, -2] Their fans are so low class

 

[mynameislalisa]

Netizens are the best when it comes to bullying.

I just can say one thing: I never saw the girls so happy like in the last days / weeks ... The world tour is the best thing which could happen to them.

 

[Hajima]

yes, they should sign with Trump. they bring in money to help building the wall.

 

[Danee]

America is also toxic tbh. Just in a different way. A lot of people hates them in Korea. But a lot of people loves them too.

If we talk about these comments especially... Most are calling out the staff (who was in the wrong), not Jennie herself. And we all know that Blackpink deserve better staff.

 

[SeulPika]

Netizens are the best when it comes to bullying.

I just can say one thing: I never saw the girls so happy in the last days / weeks ... The world tour is the best thing which could happen to them.

Especially when it comes to bullying Jennie.

Korea really doesn't deserve Blackpink. I just want them to stay in the US. Because they are clearly enjoying the type of freedom that they would never get to experience back in Korea.

 

[SeulPika]

America is also toxic tbh. Just in a different way. A lot of people hates them in Korea. But a lot of people loves them too.

If we talk about these comments especially... Most are calling out the staff, not Jennie herself. And we all know that Blackpink deserve better staff.

Very true that America is also toxic in their own way. But I've never seen the girls happier than they are right now. (and somewhat related. But the same can also be said for Tiffany who looks happier after moving back to the US)

You wouldn't get 50+ articles filling out the top trending articles if the media only mentioned the manager and not dropped Jennie's name into it all. The only reason this has caused so much stir is because the media are using Jennie's name and the Knetz are lapping it all up.

 

[VillageIdiot]

Honestly: yes
Our cancel culture is toxic too but the girls have pretty clean pasts.

They look so happy and unbothered here
I'd give just about anything for them to stay that way

 

[amourpinks]

[+185, -2] I understand that this wasn't Jennie's fault but she was in the van. It's not like the windows were all closed down. She should've realized that her van was causing an inconvenience when she saw that it was parked right in front of the restaurant. She's been overseas a lot, how does she not have any basic consideration? The apology should be made by YG, not Jung Yong Guk.

this is false she wasnt even in the van. she was in a van behind them, having dinner with some of her staff to thank them for their hard work.
fans are asking him to apologize because hes using jennies name for clout, he could have just said, "a manager who manages a popular group", but no he had to say "jennies manager". if this were any other group then the reaction would probably be the same, or even worse lmaoo. could anyone imagine if this was a bg? i have no doubt that the reaction would be way worse and he would have to do way more then apologize.

and i agree, the girls look way happier over in america. i dont think that they should abandon korea but they looked so happy on the world tour and with all the promotions on radio shows and tv shows.

 

[QueenB]

At least for now yes. Right now Korean netizens don't want anything to do with YG do every little thing will be a big deal.

 

[blueberries]

I'm not sure tbh. It's good that they are busy right now, but usually it's not good for kpop group to go all in with american promotions and neglect korean side. It's good that they are keeping busy with touring, but personally I think they should prepare for another comeback and that would need to include promotions in Korea too.

 

[SeulPika]

this is false she wasnt even in the van. she was in a van behind them, having dinner with some of her staff to thank them for their hard work.
fans are asking him to apologize because hes using jennies name for clout, he could have just said, "a manager who manages a popular group", but no he had to say "jennies manager". if this were any other group then the reaction would probably be the same, or even worse lmaoo. could anyone imagine if this was a bg? i have no doubt that the reaction would be way worse and he would have to do way more then apologize.

and i agree, the girls look way happier over in america. i dont think that they should abandon korea but they looked so happy on the world tour and with all the promotions on radio shows and tv shows.

Exactly this!!!

But do we honestly expect the Media and Knetz to give a shit about the facts? Nope. All they care about is dragging Jennie's name because of her attachment to YG...
And I've been saying that exact thing to people asking why should he be apologising... Because it isn't professional of a business owner to be calling Jennie's name out like that. Especially when he knows that she wasn't involved and that by mentioning her name it would only bring her hate.

 

[yeji]

I just want the girls to be happy. If that means more western centered schedules than I am fine with it.

 

[amourpinks]

Exactly this!!!

But do we honestly expect the Media and Knetz to give a shit about the facts? Nope. All they care about is dragging Jennie's name because of her attachment to YG...
And I've been saying that exact thing to people asking why should he be apologising... Because it isn't professional of a business owner to be calling Jennie's name out like that. Especially when he knows that she wasn't involved and that by mentioning her name it would only bring her hate.

yeah its rlly unprofessional to bring up someones name just bc theyre popular, he knows what he did wrong and hes apologizing. jennie could have gotten hate, some people think that shes the one who said the thing about the ticket, when she wasn't even in the van that parked illegally. that's literally defamation in some cases....

 

[GoldenBunny]

It sucks so much they're constantly dragged like this. It's probably impossible, but it would be great if they could choose to live elsewhere and only travel back to Korea for promotions like several soloists do, at least until all the controversy dies down some. (not that this is a good thing in itself, but they shouldn't be dragged into it)

 

[Evergreen]

And all of these Knetzs commenting never park illegals once of their life of course or never commit a minor offense. I am not saying that it was fine to do that but they are making so much drama about it. They are just salty.

 

[Bopper]

I feel bad for Blackpink, its almost like choosing the less of two evils when it comes to the US or South Korea.

 

[zodiark]

[+185, -2] I understand that this wasn't Jennie's fault but she was in the van. It's not like the windows were all closed down. She should've realized that her van was causing an inconvenience when she saw that it was parked right in front of the restaurant. She's been overseas a lot, how does she not have any basic consideration? The apology should be made by YG, not Jung Yong Guk.

Except she was never in the van.. she showed up later in a different car after the manager had parked.. Knetz are fucking stupid. Korea doesn't deserve BP.