BLACKPINK’s Jennie Accused Of “Lazy Performance” — Viral Clip Sparks Heated Debate

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The video had netizens divided.

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A viral video accusing BLACKPINK‘s Jennie of a “lazy performance” has sparked a heated debate.

A well-known X account shared a video of Jennie at the recent concert, where she seems to stop dancing during “DDU-DU DDU-DU,” and the caption seemingly alludes to the past allegations of Jennie being “lazy” during performances.

Jennie takes rest on stage amidst her performance. pic.twitter.com/ALSNP87PjK

— Flop Kpop (@TheFlopKpop) July 14, 2025

It sparked major reactions, with fans criticizing Jennie.

It’s actually concerning how her untalented and lazy azz still remains popular but hardworking and talented girls out there are struggling… can someone tell me why that is? https://t.co/AYWUvL7KtM pic.twitter.com/q16Bf0AQGf

— Genyuu🌾 (@Genyuu23) July 14, 2025

ok but on a serious note.. how did she even debut? It’s honestly embarrassing to call yourself an idol when you can’t deliver a single ounce of energy on stage. like, stage presence is the bare minimum if you can’t handle that, what are you doing here? https://t.co/FofEKLq16U

— cié დ (@Iivserene) July 14, 2025

Feels like she’s the most unprofessional idol especially in SEA countries lol https://t.co/Ta70CCJZDM

— arthur zeppeli 🏇 (@arthurmzeppeli) July 15, 2025

What is she resting from? Breathing? Girl is a selectively active idol, wtf is this. https://t.co/zCPIrwMfQq

— megs |mimi protector| (@atwtmvftv) July 14, 2025

yall leave her alone she only had 3 yrs hiatus to rest☹️ https://t.co/6krRXwLhTh

— mari👾 (@mikrocosmosis) July 14, 2025

Netizens quickly defended Jennie, explaining how it seemed like something was wrong with her equipment, including in-ear and other malfunctions, so the clip was taken out of context just to send hate to Jennie.

Only in K-pop can stopping for a second to adjust your IEM, the very tool that allows you to sing live be twisted into ‘laziness.’ It just proves how little they understand abt professionalism. They clearly have no idea what it takes to perform live & will find any excuse to hate pic.twitter.com/4mykLfCVyy

— Jᴼᴬ (@mycomf0rtz0ne) July 15, 2025

Since some people are using this clip to criticize Jennie, here’s the context:
Her in-ear monitor slipped out mid-performance. She stayed professional, quickly held it in place, and fixed it before her solo part began.
Jennie will never be the “lazy performer” y’all want her to… pic.twitter.com/pCChBOyLVZ

— 🕷️ (@baejeanies) July 14, 2025

Hey so as someone who was actually at the concert, this was taken out of context to purposely make jennie look bad.

As you can see in my video, she is dancing just fine before she has to stop to adjust her mic pack and then she continues on dancing for the full song once it’s… https://t.co/Zs9MYfEzph pic.twitter.com/vCN17pBpVj

— a ࣪𖤐 (@godbrinas) July 15, 2025

Yet, while many netizens defended Jennie, some hit back that after years of experience, Jennie shouldn’t be able to deal with the issues and carry on, especially as it is a track they’ve been performing for years, even sharing examples.

surely in her decade of experience, she would know how to properly deal with malfunctions without looking unprofessional

— fairyqueen (@fairyqueentingz) July 15, 2025

Jihyo was fixing her mic while performing, and her dance was still perfectly in sync that’s the difference between a truly passionate artist and a lazy fool https://t.co/693vRTn4v9 pic.twitter.com/bg4Ac3w9d6

— سـام (@samxsmsm) July 14, 2025

BLACKPINK’s performances continue to spark mixed reactions.