She directly called out through a social media post.
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BLACKPINK member Lisa has just dropped her new music video, “SaWaDiKa,” and it has already become one of the most talked-about releases in recent months.
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Amid the praise and the criticism for the song, Lisa has found herself in the middle of a serious accusation from a London-based Syrian artist, Zeina.
In a scathing Instagram post, Zeina called out the creatives who worked on Lisa’s styling in the music video, pointing out that the golden “coined headphone” accessory she was wearing in the video was originally her creative vision. She accused the people involved with Lisa’s music video of creating an “exact replica” of her work without any due credit. Zeina also highlighted how the design was inspired by her own Arab heritage, making the issue even more complex.
The callout post drew significant attention, inviting scathing backlash for Lisa.
Always caught stealing or disrespecting every comeback https://t.co/EltBF1gn8j
— ن (@noonfie) September 4, 2026
It’s genuinely sad how many Arab women are always discredited https://t.co/qUZZHrgSjE
— 9 (@meowkiik9) September 4, 2026
The only thing kpop knows how to do is steal https://t.co/64J99WfOIN
— SaintDuffy (@DuffySaint) September 4, 2026
However, Zeina updated her callout post a few hours later, informing her followers that the visual artist Nanist had reached out to her and credited her in the inspo sketches for the coined headphone idea.
While fans praised Lisa’s team for paying attention to the grievance and resolving it amicably, some netizens still felt that they were in the wrong for waiting to be called out before giving the proper credits.
Meanwhile, you can read more about Lisa’s recent updates here:
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