NJZ’s (NewJeans) Hanni Cries In New BBC Interview — Sparks Mixed Reactions

NJZ Hanni‘s tears during a recent BBC interview have sparked mixed reactions from netizens.

NJZ Hanni

On March 26, NJZ did multiple interviews with the BBC.

NJZ’s (NewJeans) Hanni Directly Mentions Their Current Situation Impacting “Another Team”

Along with the video for BBC Korea, the main BBC site shared an article with a new video interview with the girls. During the video, Hanni pointed out how concerned her parents are, sharing that they all live in Australia.

I’m not Korean, so I don’t have any family here either. So my parents and whole family is in Australia so everyone is very much concerned. I remember my mom calling me one time and she felt really sad that we had to go through this.

— Hanni

She then got emotional, explaining how sad she felt and even hinted that they might have changed something if they had known what might happen in the future.

When I heard this, I felt really sad because I think it’s the same for all of us. If we knew we were going to go through this, maybe we would have chosen…

— Hanni

Hanni then tried to be positive, and while she felt bad for her parents, she knew the members would get through it and trusted time.

Living doesn’t work that way but I just feel really sorry for my parents that they have to see me going through this while they live in a different country. But it’s okay, we will get through it and I’m just trusting time.

— Hanni

Many fans shared sympathy towards Hanni and everything the group has gone through.

oh hanni :( you and the girls literally deserve so much better pic.twitter.com/DXii6fYHXb

— athena (@softokkis) March 26, 2025

HANNI YOU’RE SO STRONG 🥹 pic.twitter.com/kb2bkcV8L6

— hanni 🏎️🏁 (@hannihourly) March 26, 2025

90% of Hanni's hate is because she’s Vietnamese-Australian and those fandoms just simply love being racists. You can’t tell me otherwise. It's extremely forced.

pic.twitter.com/GrbXH25nGk

— supernatural | NJZ REDEBUT 🏎️🏁 (@diorkitty_0515) March 26, 2025

Yet, some people thought Hanni seemed fake and didn’t appreciate her tears during the interview, they pointed out the impact of everything (including another BBC interview) and mentioned the impact on other idols, including ILLIT.

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The BBC interview sparked major criticism from Korean netizens, and you can read about it below.

NJZ (NewJeans) Hit With Scathing Criticism For New BBC Interview