The idol had a huge night for nominations.
Koreaboo
2 minutes ago
BLACKPINK Lisa‘s 2026 Video Music Award nominations have sparked major backlash, with netizens bringing up the idol’s rumored boyfriend.
BLACKPINK’s Lisa | @lalalalisa_m/Instagram
Last year, Lisa released the video for “DREAM” with Japanese actor Kentaro Sakaguchi.
Amid the recent nominations for the 2026 Video Music Awards (VMAs), Lisa earned four nominations for the song in different categories.
“DREAM” by LISA earns four nominations at the 2026 #VMAs:
‘Best Pop Song’
‘Best K-pop’
‘Best Cinematography’
‘Best Editing’ pic.twitter.com/xQ90Dub4PK
— Kpop Charts (@kchartsmaster) August 18, 2026
Netizens hit back at the nominations, believing it was rigged and didn’t think that the song was eligible for nominations.
not even in the elegible period, not even kpop.
and being nominated in two non-voting category. ok we got it https://t.co/tAG6iCtXFs
— ٭ (@_sdl93) August 18, 2026
best pop and kpop for the same song that nobody knows? #hmm https://t.co/aK5o6v2hJH pic.twitter.com/FSwkBIu1K1
— ☆ (@jencoholic) August 18, 2026
Lisa who released nothing this year is nominated in multiple categories but olivia who released a whole ass album has received 0 NOMINATIONS, THIS HAS TO BE A JOKE😭😭😭😭😭
— into the sun enthusiast ⋆˚𖥔 ݁ (@lybtsv) August 18, 2026
Others also tried to bring up Lisa’s rumored boyfriend Frédéric Arnault, despite allegations that the two have broken up, believing he was the reason for her nominations.
The VMAs really expect us to believe this? “DREAM” was released well outside the eligibility period, yet it’s somehow snagging four nominations. Fredric, we know you’re behind this. https://t.co/14duhdF2gk
— ivy (@selvyrrr) August 18, 2026
tell me fredrick and lisa got back together without telling me fredrick and lisa got back together https://t.co/GjMONqjw4B
— L (@bbytannieee) August 18, 2026
Some explained that they thought the two had broken up, but the nominations were due to their relationship.
Got a nomination for being a flop because that’s exactly what she did this year. I guess that’s the perks of being Frederick’s ex sugar baby. https://t.co/7ZSo91lNr8
— ﹰ (@jkissante) August 18, 2026
Yet, many fans defended Lisa from the hate.
1-she released the music video in august 2025, so yes, it’s eligible
2- she’s still a kpop idol, which is why they put her in the kpop category
3- her music video is literally art and has almost 70m views
VMAs stands for Video Music Awards, not Hit Awards 😭 https://t.co/rAdu345B4E
— Mar (@otmutuales) August 18, 2026