BLACKPINK's Kim Jisoo (Photo : YouTube/GlobalBlackpink)
BLACKPINK just experienced being attacked by anti-fans during their Inkigayo performance. Anti-fans pointed laser at Jisoo's eye while they were performing their song, "Playing With Fire".
Video clips and GIFs of the incident surfaced online showing BLACKPINK member Kim Jisoo pointed with laser. This is not the first time that this happened. IOI's Chaeyeon also experienced the same thing. Both girls are the visuals of their respective groups.
There are speculations that fans of TWICE girl group were the ones pointing lasers at other girl groups. There is an unspoken rivalry between TWICE and BLACKPINK as the two are being compared with legendary girl groups Girls' Generation and 2NE1. However, Once (TWICE's fan club name) denied the allegations.
BLACKPINK is YG Entertainment's second generation female group seven years after 2NE1 debuted. For quite a long time, YG held back in debuting another girl group building the anticipation on possible members.
BLACKPINK debuted on August 8 with two title track "BOOMBAYAH" and "Whistle" - tunes that are reminiscent of 2NE1 songs. They recently held a comeback on Nov. 1 with more mellow tracks "Playing With Fire" and "Stay" that shows off the versatility of the members.
The girls also responded to accusations that they were just a copycat of their sunbae group from the same agency 2NE1. Instead of being disappointed from the comparisons between them and 2NE1, BLACKPINK members felt flattered and said that they look up to 2NE1 as they were a huge influence to them.
Watch the slow-motion video of the incident below.
