On August 28, BLACKPINK made history at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards. There, the group won the "Best Metaverse Performance" award, and Lisa won the "Best K-Pop" award.

The group also shut down the internet when they played their pre-single "Pink Venom" live. Social media was buzzing about the group's performance because of how good their singing was.

But it looks like the American news outlet Variety wasn't impressed and magazine published an article that talked about the best and worst parts of the award show.

The article said that BLACKPINK was lip-syncing, and it said that it was one of the worst parts of the night.

On that day, a post about BLACKPINK began trending on Instiz's community board under the title, "Even now, there are articles about BLACKPINK lip-syncing in other countries".

The netizen who posted wrote, "They could have done just as well if they had performed live, so why do they insist on lip-syncing?".

Other netizens quickly responded with comments such as:

ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I can't help but laugh.

Pffff.

Huh? It was totally live though….?? You could even hear them touching their mics.

It was straight up live?

Jennie was criticized for getting her lyrics wrong, and now they don't like them because they lip sync ㅠ.

They did perform live though? Shouldn't Variety apologize….? They even called them 'repeat offender'…

Isn't Variety quite a reputed outlet? I don't know who to believe…

Why is Variety putting out articles saying they lip-synced when it was clear it was live??????

No but anyone could tell it was live..

It was live.

What are your thoughts on the post about BLACKPINK?

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BTS member Jimin made history at the 2024 MAMA AWARDS, becoming the first solo artist ever to win the prestigious Visa Fan’s Choice of the Year award.

On November 22, Jimin was honored with the Fan’s Choice of the Year award at the 2024 MAMA AWARDS JAPAN, held at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka, Japan. This marks a huge milestone in his career, especially considering his ongoing military service.

Jimin made history as the first solo artist to win the Fan’s Choice of the Year award, a category that BTS had dominated for six years since its debut in 2018.

In addition to this achievement, Jimin also took home the Fan’s Choice Grand Prize, making him a two-time winner at this year’s awards.

Although Jimin couldn't attend the ceremony due to his military service, his name was met with loud cheers from fans when announced.

His incredible win continues to prove his global influence as a solo artist. Jimin had also won Best Male Artist at the 2023 MAMA AWARDS, marking back-to-back wins at the event.

The MAMA AWARDS praised Jimin for his groundbreaking achievements, saying, “As the first K-pop solo artist to reach 4 billion streams and set the longest-running #1 record for a Korean artist, Jimin has proven his influence as a world-class artist and global pop star.”

Jimin's win also made him the first solo artist to claim a grand prize at the MAMA AWARDS in 10 years, with his achievement sparking excitement worldwide.

On X (formerly Twitter), the hashtag “CONGRATULATIONS JIMIN” topped the trends, while “우리지민이상받았네” (Our Jimin Got the Award) reached the #1 spot in Korea.

Jimin’s ongoing success continues to shine even during his military service. He was also recently named Best K-pop at the 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards and continues to be recognized for his charitable efforts, including a recent donation of 100 million KRW to the National Defense Soldier and Veteran Love Fund.

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