BLACKPINK‘s Jennie is being hit with a wave of brutal criticism for her skills during a performance with top artist The Weeknd.
BLACKPINK’s Jennie | @jennierubyjane/Instagram
Jennie recently joined The Weeknd on stage for a performance in Seoul.
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While many fans gushed over Jennie’s appearance, the idol was subjected to a lot of criticism about her talent and performance skills.
In tweets, netizens hit back at Jennie’s lack of singing skills and thought that, despite only having a short part, the idol seemed out of breath and accused her of lip-syncing. Many of these posts garnered significant attention and engagement from other fans who seemed to agree with the narrative.
She really can’t sing pic.twitter.com/EOyoF5zoqq
— Lari (@jeaykay) October 8, 2026
#she sound a mess on that stage pic.twitter.com/KCmbNACcwD
— taytayꫂ ၴႅၴ (@rquizee) October 8, 2026
She only has 10 seconds in the song, and even during that time she’s lip-syncing, just standing there doing nothing, out of breath. Just embarrassing.. pic.twitter.com/niLskVmJGG
— 👾 (@geumseonje__) October 8, 2026
putting jennie on stage with a real singer is brutal https://t.co/KbYztPwj7x pic.twitter.com/mOIeP7k4uK
— WHITEMAMBA (@THEOGWHITEMAMBA) October 8, 2026
“Mic is on” well turn it off 😭 https://t.co/TzmYE5qMyv
— Anie⁷𓍯☆ (@yoonieJ00N_7tan) October 8, 2026
her vocals are terrible. she really cant sing. pic.twitter.com/SMk6TolSZb https://t.co/LUFfC8KLIQ
— ً (@slyvvern) October 8, 2026
Some even claimed that The Weeknd had the same thoughts, interpretting the reaction after Jennie started singing.
him asking her to sing and her immediately ending the song 😭 pic.twitter.com/adz0zUA8CM
— Terra ✰⋆ IA (@54hrtz) October 8, 2026
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