Female singer Jennie of the famous Korean idol group Blackpink was “stoned” for the sensitive 18+ dance scene in the movie “The Idol” she participated in.

Jennie is one of four members of the group Blackpink with a large fan base of all ages around the world. She is also an ambassador for many famous brands. Currently, the group Blackpink is also conducting a global tour with huge revenue, breaking many world records.

Jennie’s participation in the movie “The Idol” has become hot news that her fans have been discussing for a long time. This is Jennie’s debut role and her first foray into the film industry. On June 4, “The Idol” was shown on HBO and immediately after that, Jennie’s name became the center of great controversy.

Jennie became the center of controversy even though she only played a supporting role in “The Idol”

On June 6, Allkpop page reported that Jennie will play Dyanne – a close friend of the female lead Jocelyn, played by Lily-Rose Depp. Although she played a supporting role, in the first episodes Jennie had a sensitive dance scene with male dancers.

Many people believe that the scene is 𝑠e𝑥ual and not artistic, and Jennie’s expressions when performing this scene are even more offensive. Surname “throw stones”The female singer had a forgettable debut role, which negatively affected her image.

Dance moves are judged sensitive

Many people criticized the female singer’s expressions while dancing

Korean netizens commented: “The choreography is problematic but the expression on her face is even more telling. I understand why people say it looks like porn”; “I don’t understand why Jennie decided to participate in this movie, why didn’t the management company stop her”; “Isn’t that a bit too much? What are the movie producers thinking?”; “The image of an idol group singer is very important so I’m pretty sure she has to find out what she’s getting into”; “What’s with her expression? She looks like she’s really having 𝑠e𝑥”…

Besides criticism, Jennie’s fans wholeheartedly defended their idol and refuted the disparaging comments. They believe that Jennie only plays a supporting role and that if the movie is not good and has offensive scenes, it is the fault of the producer and director of the movie, and cannot blame the actors.

They also identified that the criticized scenes were cuts that deliberately emphasized sensitive elements, not the entire content of the scene.

“The Idol” was previously criticized for overusing nude scenes, many of which did not serve the film’s content

The movie “The Idol” produced by The Weeknd and Sam Levinson tells the love story of a female pop singer named Jocelyn and a mysterious cult leader played by The Weeknd. The film premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival and subsequently received mixed reviews.

Film critics criticized this work. They believe that the film abuses nudity and “hot” scenes “indiscriminately”, with many scenes that do not serve the film’s content. The movie was even scored 9/100.

However, with Jennie’s participation, the film is predicted to still attract audiences because of her large fan base.