Multiple posts full of backlash have gone viral.
Koreaboo
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BLACKPINK‘s Lisa is facing heated criticism following her latest social media update.
| @lalalalisa_m/Instagram
The global pop star recently traveled to Japan after wrapping up the group’s DEADLINE tour and promoting their latest mini album of the same name.
During the trip, Lisa appeared to visit Punch the Monkey, a baby macaque that recently went viral online.
lisa ig story update 🥹🥹 pic.twitter.com/agx7D9MFjN
— blackpink (@blckpinkpic) March 7, 2026
Punch became an internet sensation earlier this year after videos showed the young monkey clinging to a large stuffed orangutan toy given to him by zookeepers for comfort after being abandoned by his mother.
Little Punch was seen trying to pick lice off his toy. pic.twitter.com/YlDEW6tNbB
— Knight World (@KnightWorld) February 26, 2026
During her visit, Lisa held up a similar toy to attract the money’s attention. While some fans found Lisa’s update cute and harmless, many criticized the visit.
Netizens argued that being aware of the viral monkey suggests she has an active online presence, which they claim has not been used to speak about major humanitarian issues such as the ongoing genocide and humanitarian crisis in Palestine.
See they are all chronically online when it comes to that dvmb monkey but when it’s about kids dying https://t.co/wJmDqW4HxI
— LIKE•VENOM 🌹🎈 (@Venomkatsura) March 7, 2026
She never uttered a word for Gaza or Palestinian children or 165 Iranian children or Epstein victims… but she is heroic fr getting a toy fr a monkey baby
— NadJoon (@MeMsAyidan) March 7, 2026
Posts criticizing the idol quickly spread across X, gaining thousands of likes and retweets.
She visits a monkey but doesn’t bother to post about Palestinian children https://t.co/GAqhP7XqiA
— Korean Wave 🇰🇷 2 (@theKwave2) March 7, 2026
People losing it for a monkey but refuse to saw a word for a human child getting torn to pieces. What a shitty world we live in
— Mr. K.K. (@KKaslana_0) March 7, 2026
However, Lisa has also received strong support from fans who argue that visiting a zoo should not be turned into a political controversy.
this whole app has been crying for that stupid monkey for weeks but she cant visit it while shes in japan lmfo https://t.co/B5VFNl1YvO
— lisa (@lisaleaveygent) March 7, 2026
so now she’s not allowed to go to a ZOO? https://t.co/78bMqLjfJJ
— elodie (@lalalisariana) March 7, 2026
What are your thoughts? Should celebrities like Lisa be expected to speak about political or humanitarian crises, or is this criticism going too far? Let us know in the comments of our social media posts!
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