A clip filled by the podcast “above the flu” triggered a widespread outrage after the hosts Michelle Kira Lee and Wootak Kim have made explosive statements and not verified on Jennie di Iu and Blackpink.
The podcast episode, originally behind a paywall, became viral on social media at the end of May 2025, unleashing an intense reinforcement from the fans and asks for legal action against podcaster. In the episode, the presenter Kira Lee said that rich people were paying entertainment companies for the opportunity to spend a night with high -profile entertainers, explicitly appointing iu and citing an alleged price of $ 500,000 per night.
“All K-Pop stars in Korea are WH*res, all Korean actresses are WH*res. Apparently, every Corean celebrity/actress there is a price in the head. And if you are quite rich, like a Chinese businessman, you can go to these entertainment companies and request one night at night even with the best K-Pop stars. Also iu, 500 thousand per night,” her “she” she “she” her he said.
The Kim co-conductor later added that a friend of his, who said was the son of a BMW heir, would presumably pay for sex with Jennie di Blackpink. Initially he also claimed to have seen a video of the alleged interaction before going back and claiming that he never saw the video and was just repeating a story told by a nameless girl.
The accusations were immediately denounced by fans of IU and Jennie, who described the statements as defamatory, unfounded and deeply harmful to the reputation of the artists. Fan Social media flooded With requests for responsibility and urged the agencies of both stars – Oyg Entertainment for Blackpink and Edam Entertainment for IU – to pursue legal action against the guests of the Podcast for defamation.
Following the recourse, both hosts have released public declarations. Kira Lee said that the clip was “modified out of context” and that she did not reflect their beliefs or intentions while Kim clarified that he was just repeating what he had heard and was not attacking Jennie specifically.
Starting from the latest reports, neither Iu, Jennie, nor the respective agencies have issued official statements relating to the accusations of Podcast.
