HYBE Blasted And Ridiculed For “Awful” Lyrics In New KATSEYE Song

HYBE is being slammed and criticized for the awful lyrics for the new KATSEYE song, sparking ridicule.

The members of KATSEYE | @katseyeworld/X

The teasers have already sparked controversy, with accusations of plagiarizing and copying groups like aespa and BLACKPINK.

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On April 30, “Gnarly” was released but sparked major criticism.

In the comments under the video, the lyrics sparked huge controversy.

On social media, netizens also criticized the lyrics, with many saying that it was only the music video that helped.

whoever wrote this PLEASE retire #KATSEYE_Gnarly pic.twitter.com/cHdPk8RkJD

— g / stream yum ✧.* (@kep1prix) April 30, 2025

Katseye I love you but Gnarly is awful, the lyrics are questionable….the record label set the girls up cus why is there like barely any singing #KATSEYE_Gnarly
pic.twitter.com/bnKXLr7LtN

— Bella🍒 (@doublecherry333) April 30, 2025

Whoever wrote these lyrics straight to jail. I don’t know about the visual of the music video who directed but😬😬 Furthermore, their stylist makeup was killing it carried the whole MV .👌🔥

#KATSEYE_Gnarly pic.twitter.com/h7qaxASnR9

— ⋆ ˚｡⋆⊹Wooyoung grillz 💎🦷⊹⋆｡˚ ⋆ (@__kkaayyy__) April 30, 2025

In particular, with public sentiment regarding Elon Musk, netizens thought HYBE set the members up with the instant mention of his company, Tesla.

Hybe just had to add that tesla line into their song. It’s like they’re trying to setup katseye on purpose pic.twitter.com/CHkHuAkdWW

— ☆Mari☆ (@NotSusMari) April 30, 2025

them making us wait this fucking long and building up the hype… and we get a tesla lyric in the first 10 seconds… #KATSEYE_Gnarly pic.twitter.com/XiFoPOKazI

— d (@katseyestak) April 30, 2025

You can watch the full video below.