Lisa is inferior to Jennie, international fans turn around and say it's bad, is her "American advancement" path disillusioned?

At this time, BLACKPINK is gradually completing their solo goals, before the group reunion expected in the summer of 2025. Rosé released her debut album rosie in December 2024, followed by eldest sister Jisoo with the EP Amortage and MV earthquake.

Lisa will soon release her debut album Alter Ego on February 28. Jennie is the final piece marking a special milestone with the album RUBY released on March 7. Separated from YG, each BLACKPINK member has a different development direction, pursuing different music styles and markets. In particular, Lisa and Jennie are always put on the scale because of their similar "American" orientation. Both have a hot, bold European-American style, albums that experiment with many music genres, are full in English and collaborate with many prominent international stars.

Recently, Lisa released the single Born Again in collaboration with Doja Cat and Raye. Not long after, Jennie also released the single ExtraL, a collaboration with American rapper Doechii. The similarity between these two songs is that they express a message of honoring women, sending a message of confidence and strength to master oneself. However, the reactions to Lisa and Jennie are completely opposite.

While Jennie brought in a storm of compliments for an excellent collab, highlighting her rap skills, not inferior to Grammy-winning rapper Doechii. Lisa faced controversy over her skills. In Born Again, Lisa was judged to be lackluster, completely overshadowed by two superstars Doja Cat and Raye. Even though Born Again was the song Lisa invested in releasing, the Thai female idol's voice was a fatal weakness, turning her into a "guest" in her own product.

From here, Lisa and Jennie continue to be compared to each other. Many people think that, in terms of talent and artistic qualities, Lisa is inferior to her groupmate even though they have similar orientations. Although they both advance to the US, Lisa constantly faces controversy over the quality of her products and her singing and rapping abilities. The youngest member of BLACKPINK is still in a live singing crisis, being sarcastically called "lipsync queen" by the international media.

Jennie is praised for maintaining a stable performance, being flexible and investing carefully in both music and image. Jennie's performances during her solo time are also rated higher than Lisa's.

Netizens pointed out that Lisa's strength lies in her dancing ability. The Thai female idol stands out when she is in BLACKPINK, always being the member with outstanding stage presence. But when she is alone, her dancing is not enough to convince Western audiences. Her voice is thin, weak, and lacks depth. Her rapping skills cannot be compared to real rappers in the US.

In the group, Lisa is only a sub-rapper, the main rapper is Jennie. In terms of talent, Jennie is considered one of the iconic all-rounders of Kpop. Her powerful, unique voice is effective when Jennie masters a song by herself.

Besides, Lisa's musical thinking is not highly appreciated. Lisa's first lead single released after leaving YG - ROCKSTAR was criticized as being cliché and nonsense. In her personal products, Lisa mainly shows off her flashy, frivolous appearance, with little content value. Songs with a high feminist spirit such as New Woman, Born Again have all had the "interference" of collaborating stars. Lisa's ability to write music is still limited. Although she invested a lot in the image and concept of her new album, Lisa still hasn't convinced the general audience.

Recently, the concept of the 5th self - Vixi of the album Alter Ego continues to cause controversy. Most netizens laugh at Lisa because the character Vixi is built too awkwardly. Many people think that Lisa is building a shallow, superficial image and only focusing on "external glamour". Vixi is like the rebellious ego of children who lack attention, without really proving her talent or the depth of the story Lisa wants to convey through the album.

The image of the "villain" is like being pulled from teen fiction, flooding Reddit, Wattpad,... "cringe" to the point of being funny. The content is somewhat outdated, the audience seems to be going back to the "emo" style of the early 2000s - the crowd wearing dark clothes, strange styles and self-harming with anti-social statements are still popular.

With all these reasons, netizens affirm that Jennie is more outstanding than Lisa in terms of personal career orientation, from talent to musical thinking. That is also the reason YG chose Jennie as the first member of BLACKPINK to debut solo.

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