Fans of BLACKPINK’s Jennie have denounced “sabotage” after the music video for her new single “Mantra” was blocked on YouTube.
On Tuesday, Kpop Charts revealed on X, formerly Twitter, that the MV for “Manta” has been blocked in many countries due to copyright issues.
The Korean chart update account did not reveal the specific issues but shared a screenshot of the warning that appeared when viewing the video, saying: “This video contains content from SME, who has blocked it in your country for copyright reasons “.
The post quickly sparked discussion among fans, who expressed concern and disdain, especially since the incident occurred after Jennie’s X account was briefly suspended during promotions for her new song.
“First their Twitter account, now Manta’s video. Someone definitely wants to sabotage her,” said one fan, while another added: “From her accounts to her music videos… what has this woman ever done to you to hate her ?” so much.”
Someone else tried to make sense of the situation by explaining what could have caused the crash, saying: “YouTube uses a system called Content ID, which automatically scans uploaded content against a database of copyrighted material. If there is a match, rights holders can choose to block the content, monetize it or monitor its usage.”
The same user added, “In Jennie’s case, this system may have flagged ‘Mantra’ due to samples, beats, or other musical elements claimed by other artists or producers.”
It is unclear how many countries are affected by the problem.
When Jennie released “Mantra” last Friday, the single quickly took over the top spot on the iTunes Top Songs chart in 47 countries, including the United States, Brazil, Singapore and more.
“Mantra” also achieved the biggest debut for a K-pop female soloist on Spotify US with 559,620 streams, breaking the record previously held by her bandmate Lisa for “New Woman,” which garnered over 544,000 streams.
On Spotify’s global chart, Jenne’s new song debuted at No. 5 after gaining 5.24 million streams worldwide on the day of its release.
Originally published on Music Times.
