Jisoo and Lisa (Blackpink) are criticized for being weak, discriminating, is it worth it?

BLACKPINK fans were not pleased when Korean magazine The Rolling Stone used inappropriate words about the two members. After receiving a lot of criticism, this side had to make a correction.

Accordingly, the noise from Rolling Stone Korea's article about the global girl group BLACKPINK to this day is still of interest to the audience.

The reason is because fans believe that two members Lisa and Jisoo were used by Korean Rolling Stone with disrespectful, even discriminatory words against these two female idols.

Accordingly, when talking about Jisoo, Korean Rolling Stone wrote BLACKPINK's eldest sister with the implication of less prominent talent in the group. Specifically, Rolling Stone Korea wrote, "Jisoo - the lead vocalist in BLACKPINK is the "visual" member of the group - this is a fact that no one can deny. She is the embodiment of charm and being judged. so in BLACKPINK she signifies something bigger than her looks.She is still growing, this is not an exaggeration.Although Jisoo does not display the most outstanding talent in BLACKPINK in her position. dancer or vocalist, her development is much more obvious..."

However, fans believe that despite complimenting Jisoo's progress, Korean Rolling Stone is deliberately comparing the less talented female idol compared to the rest of the group.

This caused BLACKPINK fans to argue hotly because they think that each member of the group has their own strengths, incomparable like that.

About Lisa, The Rolling Stone wrote: "Lisa's defining characteristics are her charm and strange appearance. That emphasizes her own personality when doing solo activities. Her voice in the songs is heard. natural enough to make the audience not feel inadequate and different because of being a member from abroad." The author's use of the words "exotic" and "kinks" when writing about Lisa made the singer's fans angry. These words were pointed out by fans with the discriminatory meaning behind the newspaper for Lisa just because she is a foreign idol. The word "exotic" literally translates to strange. Using the phrase "exotic appearance" to describe people would be a disrespectful word that ancient Westerners used to refer to women of color. With the word "kinks", many fans analyze Rolling Stone using this word to describe Lisa's pronunciation not fluently, implying that she is a foreigner. This was also reacted by fans for claiming that Rolling Stone Korea discriminated against Lisa.

After this article, the hashtags about Lisa and Jisoo took turns taking the top position on global Twitter. Facing a wave of fierce protests from fans, Rolling Stone Korea had to correct the information and apologize to the two YG artists.

The representative of Rolling Stone Korea said that they have listened, read and absorbed the comments on BLACKPINK's recent article. Rolling Stone Korea admitted that they used inappropriate words and contextual choices that led to this misunderstanding. Accordingly, the revised article will be available on the official website of Rolling Stone Korea.

Full text of Rolling Stone Korea's apology post:

"Hello, this is Rolling Stone Korea.

We have listened, read, and received comments on BLACKPINK's recent article. We acknowledge that we used inappropriate words and contextual choices that led to this misunderstanding.

The revised and supplemented column will be published in the second edition of the print edition next week. The revised article will be available on our official website. We apologize to the artists for causing this concern. We hope to have patience with us. Thank you."

It can be said that each member of BLACKPINK has different highlights and charms. Before that, Jisoo proved that she is not a "portable vase" when repeatedly showing off her amazing live singing ability. At BLACKPINK Arena Tour 2018, she made fans stand still when she covered the Japanese version of the song "Bicycle".

During the BLACKPINK World Tour, Jisoo also had the opportunity to show off her growing voice over time when performing Zedd's "Clarity", it is known that she also wrote the Korean lyrics for this song herself. In particular, on "Kill This Love" promotion stages, it is not Jennie but Jisoo who is the most mentioned character.

If during her debut, Jisoo's dancing ability was always a hot topic that was mocked by netizens, now it is undeniable that her dancing skills have improved significantly. Although it is not a strength, it can be seen that Jisoo is always trying to improve through every BLACKPINK comeback.

In short, Jisoo has proved that she is not an "excess" member of BLACKPINK with her own talent and effort.

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