During an interview with the “Buzzfeed Celeb” YouTube channel published on March 3, Bongo Joon-Ho was asked about his favorite K-Pop group. He replied, “Blackpink. “When he was asked to appoint his favorite member, he said”Rosé, Jisoo, Jennie …“So he stopped briefly as if he struggled to remember, before concluding,”All of them. “
The interviewer then said that Rosé had previously participated in one of their interviews. In response, the bong director observed humorously, “This is such an exceptional program, but I’m ruining it. Beautiful people should instead be here.“
Buzzfeed is an American news site and Buzzfeed Festa is dedicated to interviews with celebrities. The “Buzzfeed Celeb” YouTube channel has over 3.87 million subscribers. This particular interview was conducted as part of the promotional campaign for the film by director Bongo “Mickey 17”.
In Korea, the spectators reacted with surprise, noting how impressive it was that Bong Joon-Ho, born in 1969, not only liked Blackpink, but also remembered the names of the members so well.
However, the Thai netizen were outraged by the fact that the name of Lisa was not mentioned, interpreting it as a deliberate omission.
Lisa was born in Thailand and debuted as a part of Blackpink in Korea. While Rosé and Jennie lived abroad, Lisa remains the only non Korean member.
The Thai netizen reacted strongly, leaving comments like, “This Korean is strange“,”I hope Lisa never mentioned it“,”Exclude the only foreign member is ironic“,”This is nationalism in the worst case. Disgusting“,”He doesn’t need to make movies, he should simply watch in the mirror“,”To say that the name of Lisa would kill him? Korean racism is at another level“,”Pretends to embrace diversity in his films, but it turns out to be a foolish racist“,”It is no wonder that Korea is notorious for racism” AND “This is the true nature of the Koreans. “
There have also been many offensive comments that derive the appearance of Bong Joon-Ho, including, “Fat Korean, don’t you even remember Lisa’s name?” AND “I will remember your face. Fat, hairy and extravagant eyes.“
The Netizen Coreans replied by defending the director, commenting, “It is already impressive that he knows three members“,”Their inferiority complex is too much” AND “It is understandable to feel excluded, but attacking it in this way is unreasonable.“
Following the expiry of the exclusive Blackpink contracts with YG Entertainment, Lisa has actively pursued her solo career. On March 2, he took the stage at 97th Academy Awards in the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, performing “Live and Let Die”, the iconic musical theme of the James Bond 007 franchise.
