“Embarrassing to call yourself an idol”- Jennie leaves internet divided with her alleged “sloppy” performance at BLACKPINK’s tour stop

Recently, BLACKPINK's Jennie garnered criticism over her performance at the group's DEADLINE World Tour stop at the National Stadium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. In several videos from the event, the idol can be seen allegedly dancing in a lazy and sloppy manner, prompting many netizens to call her out for it.

Netizens pointed out several instances during the DEADLINE World Tour where the idol forgot parts of the choreography, danced unenergetically, and walked around the stage instead of performing the songs with enthusiasm. Here are a few fan reactions regarding the same:

"ok but on a serious note.. how did she even debut? It’s honestly embarrassing to call yourself an idol when you can’t deliver a single ounce of energy on stage. like, stage presence is the bare minimum if you can’t handle that, what are you doing here?" said a fan

More netizens expressed their displeasure with the non-energetic performances.

On the other hand, some fans defended her by stating that the floor of the concert stage looked slippery, and her calm and collected dancing was only to prevent herself from falling.

All you need to know about BLACKPINK's DEADLINE World Tour: Dates, venue, setlist, and more

Following the group's reunion after a two-year hiatus to focus on their solo careers, BLACKPINK released their first single of 2025 called JUMP. Soon after the song's release, the group also embarked on their first all-stadium tour, the DEADLINE World tour, which had several stops in Korea, the United States, France, Italy, the UK, and more.

Here are all the stops that BLACKPINK has already held concerts as part of the DEADLINE World Tour:

July 5–6: Goyang, South Korea at Goyang Stadium
July 12–13: Los Angeles, USA at SoFi Stadium
July 18: Chicago, USA at Soldier Field
July 22–23: Toronto, Canada at Rogers Stadium
July 26–27: New York, USA at Citi Field
August 2–3: Paris, France at Stade de France
August 6: Milan, Italy, at Ippodromo SNAI La Maura
August 9: Barcelona, Spain at Estadi Olímpic
August 15–16: London, UK at Wembley Stadium
October 18–19: Kaohsiung, Taiwan at National Stadium

On the other hand, here are the upcoming shows as part of the group's tour.

October 24–26: Bangkok, Thailand at Rajamangala National Stadium
November 1–2: Jakarta, Indonesia at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
November 22–23: Bulacan, Philippines, at the Philippine Arena
November 29–30: Singapore at National Stadium
January 16–18, 2026: Tokyo, Japan at Tokyo Dome
January 24–25, 2026: Hong Kong at Kai Tak Stadium

Additionally, for the group's latest tour, the members not only performed their iconic tracks, such as Kill This Love, Shut Down, Pretty Savage, etc., but also included solo tracks from each of the members' discographies. Here's the complete setlist:

Kill This Love
Pink Venom
How You Like That
Playing With Fire
Shut Down (Remix)
Earthquake (Jisoo solo)
Your Love (Jisoo solo)
New Woman (Lisa solo)
Rockstar (Lisa solo)
Pretty Savage
Don’t Know What To Do
Whistle
Stay
Lovesick Girls
Mantra (Jennie solo)
Way Up (Jennie solo)
Like Jennie (Jennie solo)
3 AM (Rosé solo)
Toxic Till The End (Rosé solo)
APT (Rosé solo)
Jump (new group song)
Boombayah
DDU-DU DDU-DU
As If It’s Your Last
Forever Young
Jump (NEW)
See You Later

Fans and netizens are eagerly looking forward to the upcoming concerts as part of the group's ongoing world tour.

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