BLACKPINK’s Jennie is facing backlash after a viral clip from her recent appearance on Hot Ones showed her struggling with spicy chicken.
On June 19, Jennie took on the Hot Ones spicy wing challenge. Unlike her bandmates, she visibly struggled to handle the heat. Her reactions escalated from discomfort to tears and screams, even joking that she "couldn’t hear" by the end.
A clip highlighting Jennie’s spice tolerance—or lack thereof—was shared on X (formerly Twitter) by Pop Base on June 17. The video quickly attracted criticism.
Fans and critics slammed Jennie for “acting cringeworthy” and “not acting her age,” with some calling her “fake” and saying “doing aegyo on western media should be banned.”
“Someone tell her she doesn’t look cute.”
— Ian (@ShwetaMase)“almost 30 why can’t she act like her age? so corny”
— ☼ (@nnuw67o)“Jennie is the most fake idol I’ve ever seen”
— amalgama| OMM (@certtifiedbitch)“doing aegyo on western media should be banned”
— lany (@mynaturalthou)
Jennie’s fans quickly pushed back against the hate, calling out jealousy and defending her playful side.
“So many jealous people here in qrt because their faces aren’t cute ”
— Jen Rence Kyle (@rence_holgado)“not them getting angry because of this, bunch of losers”
— rev | deadline (@bpinkgals)“ppl in qrts genuinely need help cuz i literally can’t find anything wrong with this video really”
— 𝖗𝖆𝖜𝖗 𝖒𝖊𝖓𝖑𝖚 𝖐𝖔𝖒𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖊𝖘𝖎𝖆 (@graawmpy)
The spicy wing segment dropped amidst the controversy, with fans watching closely for Jennie’s next move as the situation unfolds.
