Their interactions are being looked at differently.
Koreaboo
1 hour ago
A heated debate has erupted after fans accused members of Red Velvet of being racist toward BLACKPINK’s Lisa.
| SM Entertainment
Lisa, who is Thai, has become one of the most successful non-Korean idols in K-Pop.
Because of that, some fans claimed she may have struggled to form close friendships in the industry.
The thought of Korean idols holding same racist views as ordinary Koreans pic.twitter.com/y8pxrCVwPW
— ➰ (@Motown_Grl) February 12, 2026
A viral tweet suggested that Red Velvet members appear closer to the other BLACKPINK members and implied that Lisa’s nationality could be the reason.
I kind of felt this way with rv members too. It seems they’re closer to the other pinks. I feel like this is why Lisa is mostly friends/closer to foreign ppl like Rosie, Bangchan, Alice, Minnie, Sorn, Bambam and their circles. It prob was hard to make friends in a racist society+ https://t.co/RSWIpCT1D6
— 𝔡𝔞𝔫𝔦 👻 ⋆.˚🦋࣪ ִֶָ (@daniandandi) February 13, 2026
The claims quickly escalated. One fan singled out Joy, accusing her of showing a negative attitude toward Lisa at a previous award show…
who would forget this attitude of Joy??? she saw a foreigner beside her and let her rac!st and main character syndrome strike that day and I thank God she’s just a nobody now https://t.co/CElE8abse5 pic.twitter.com/WQ0NCVJFKx
— . (@LSMTRENDS) February 13, 2026
But the accusations were immediately debunked by other fans.
joy literally told yeri “yerim-ah” to crouch down so she wouldn’t be blocking lisa, you all can’t be serious making up things about other female idols again https://t.co/DoJmaOwQbu
— joy. ☾ (@ongtheway) February 13, 2026
Yup and she looks down and to the side while saying it to make sure yeri’s butt isn’t bumping into Lisa but they think they’re side eyeing and talking shit to her. Like bffr
— Cerulean Seunshine (@Todayisseunny) February 14, 2026
The claims have been branded as absurd by many, but they are still causing a viral debate among K-Pop fans on X (formerly Twitter).
A whole 1 min sweet interactions between seulgi and lisa btw. pic.twitter.com/mi73RctUw4
— Simp🍉 (@simp_seulgi) February 14, 2026
Many pointed out that Red Velvet were among the first girl groups to publicly interact with BLACKPINK during award shows and music events. Others recalled past moments where Irene was seen treating Lisa warmly during ceremonies.
not you involving rv members on this… mind you they are the first group to actually interact with blackpink members especially Lisa and dont forget how Irene treats Lisa during the closing ceremony of that one award show
— karrot (@sleepykarrot) February 14, 2026
You guys are just stupid. Joy literally said at one point that she went out with all the Blackpink members, and Yeri and Irene always made sure to be with them at award shows. Don’t bring them if you’re that bored.
— naninanani (@naninananiue) February 14, 2026