Jisoo was rudely compared to her 3 younger sisters, the owner 'rebutted' with 1 sentence to stop 'division'

Jisoo is the only member of BLACKPINK to release a title track in Korean, focusing on promoting in her home country. However, this comeback of the eldest sister of the global girl group is considered "inferior" compared to her three younger sisters.

Despite focusing on the domestic market, Jisoo's performance was quite poor. The song earthquake did not enter the top 100 of MelOn in the first hour of release. As of 9am on February 19 (Korean time), earthquake ranked #10 Bugs, #34 Genie, #79 Flo and #73 MelOn, the rankings increased slowly even though Jisoo promoted the song on music shows. Compared to the Flower fever in 2023, earthquake is considered a step back for the eldest member of BLACKPINK. She also faced many criticisms about her performance skills after the Inkigayo stage on Kpop forums.

In terms of international achievements, earthquake is not doing much better. The song debuted with 2.2 million streams (unfiltered) on Spotify, not in the top 100 of Apple Music Worldwide. The MV earned more than 10 million views in the first 24 hours. Compared to her 3 younger sisters, Jisoo's solo achievements after leaving YG are at the bottom. From here, a moment from Jisoo's press conference for the movie Newtopia in January was "dug up".

On January 7, Jisoo attended a press conference for the movie Newtopia in Seoul, South Korea. The female idol received a question from a reporter. It is worth noting that this question was rude, directly attacking the independent achievements of the BLACKPINK members.

"BLACKPINK members have all released solo albums, while you pursue individual activities through acting. Each of you has achieved No. 1 with your solo projects, so what goals do you hope to achieve through your acting career?", the reporter asked.

In response to the comparative question, Jisoo subtly replied, "I'm always working on set, so when the members achieve success, the people around me will also congratulate me. I receive congratulations on the members' achievements as if it were my own, which makes me feel even more like we're a family. Thanks to that, I get a lot of energy while filming."

Jisoo's answer made fans cry. Faced with gossip and internal division within BLACKPINK by weighing the girls' solo achievements, the eldest sister had a peaceful way to handle it. Jisoo was always by their side, publicly supporting the activities of the 3 BLACKPINK members and vice versa. Instead of comparing, BLACKPINK enjoyed success together, sharing the good and the bad. That's why the group is still close after 9 years of activities, even though each member is focusing on their own direction.

On the other hand, Jisoo's newly released song is also suspected of plagiarism. Specifically, a TikTok channel compared Jisoo's earthquake with "Tinh Dau Qua Chen" by Anh Trai Say Hi. Tinh Dau Qua Chen was composed by Quang Hung MasterD. Accordingly, Jisoo's highlight beat was pointed out to have a melody and rhythm quite similar to the chorus of Tinh Dau Qua Chen. The hypothesis that Jisoo referenced Quang Hung's music was put forward, and many Anh Trai Say Hi fans even agreed with this statement.

The above comparison video immediately created a heated debate. BLINKs said that this accusation was baseless. The two pieces of music are only a few seconds long, to determine whether there are signs of plagiarism or not, it cannot be based solely on whether the melody has a "similar" rhythm or tempo.

Meanwhile, some still feel that the two songs are really similar, if First Love Overdrinking was released later, it would be very likely to be "attacked" by Kpop fans. All of this is still just a hypothesis of netizens. The debate has not yet ended.

For many, earthquake is Jisoo's more mature and complete but still in the safe zone: "If the slow tempo only appeared at the beginning, the effect would have been better. Overall, earthquake is better than Flower, but still not at the level of Lisa or Jennie. Hopefully I will find a more impressive song in her upcoming album".

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