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Rolling Stone Korea apologizes for Blackpink column that said Lisa has an ‘exotic appearance,’ Jisoo not ‘most talented’
Rolling Stone Korea has issued an apology and correction for passages written in their July 5 Blackpink column which were seen by K-pop netizens and Blackpink’s fans, Blinks, as disrespectful to members Jisoo and Lisa. While the article provided a complimentary overview of the group and garnered generally positive reception and praise for the members’ quotes and thoughts, two passages in question caused an uproar, with one claiming that the group’s eldest member, Jisoo “does not possess the most outstanding talent in the group as a vocalist or dancer” and another which described Thai member Lisa as having “an exotic appearance.” Netizens quickly took to Twitter to conjure the trending hashtags “Apologize to Jisoo,” “Respect Jisoo,” “Apologize to Lisa” and “Respect Lisa.”