Lisa's new image excites fans but also causes a lot of controversy.
Recently, Lisa shocked the music world when she released the concept photo for her upcoming solo single - ROCKSTAR. As a music project marking a new milestone with her own company LLOUD, Lisa and ROCKSTAR promise to take the music industry by storm. With just two concept photos, Lisa has shown a complete transformation from the safe image of a Kpop idol. The Thai female idol has a wolfcut hairstyle, a bold and individual look and especially tanned skin. This image excited fans, but caused a lot of controversy.
Lisa's stunning new image
Lisa has been active in the Kpop visual model for more than 7 years. The 360-degree change in her image has left people "shocked". It can be seen that in the new chapter of her career, Lisa is aiming for an international image. The image for ROCKSTAR seems to be inspired by iconic stars, typically Rihanna.
However, the tanned skin has "touched" a sensitive audience. These people criticized Lisa for "blackfishing" (Pv: Is the act of editing physical features to look like a person of color, such as tanning, makeup, hair, or even plastic surgery. This action usually occurs in women, and for aesthetic or commercial purposes).
Lisa "blackened" herself to look like a person of color, with the purpose of promoting music products. As an Asian idol, this made Lisa accused of appropriating black culture. Some even criticized Lisa for "denying her Asian idol roots" and "not wanting to be herself". This topic is currently viral on Twitter and TikTok with many mixed opinions.
Lisa's controversial hairstyle
This is not the first time Lisa has been criticized for "cultural appropriation". Previously, when promoting the song Money, Lisa's braided hairstyle also faced similar controversy. The typical black hairstyle that the female idol wore and performed according to the song's concept was opposed by many international fans.
Faced with negative opinions directed at the youngest member of BLACKPINK, fans are trying to protect their idol. Fans think that many people are being too sensitive about Lisa's "change of style" to a dark skin style. Not to mention, the concept photo does not reveal too much about the actual music product. The message Lisa brings is still unclear, criticizing her at this time is unfair and too hasty. Lisa's MV ROCKSTAR will officially air at 7am on June 28 (Vietnam time).