On the morning of March 1st, a video titled 'It's an Excuse' was uploaded on the YouTube channel 'DdeunDdeun' featuring Cha Tae-hyun, Oh Na-ra, Yang Se-chan, Jennie, and Lee Jung-ha from tvN's 'Apartment 404.'
Yu Jae-suk teased, "So, there are a lot of things you don't like? You don't even like the makeup we did now?" Jennie laughed, saying, "That's why things keep falling apart on me."
When Cha Tae-hyun asked, "Don't you have to go early for music shows?" Jennie replied, "When I'm active, I don't sleep at all." When Yang Se-chan asked how long it had been since she slept, Jennie replied, "I think I haven't slept for about 4 and a half days. During music video shoots or consecutive shoots, it was like that."
Yu Jae-suk commented, "Even when you sleep, you mainly take naps, right?" and Jennie nodded. Oh Na-ra expressed surprise, saying, "(You couldn't sleep like that and) you still exude so much energy on stage?"
In response, Jennie admitted, "I did it because I had to, but now I can't do it anymore."
Hearing this, Cha Tae-hyun said, "We've done that too. We shot all night and took naps," and added, "In the past, we used to go a month ahead to shoot a two-month mini-series (16 episodes), and we shot for ten months. But we only filmed 4 episodes in a month. The rest were live broadcasts. Oh Na-ra also expressed empathy, saying, 'That's how it was in the past.'
The fact that Jennie hadn't slept for more than 4 days became a hot topic, but netizens criticized her statement.
Netizens criticized Jennie for stating that she had a difficult life as an idol and a member of BLACKPINK. They pointed out that she earns a lot of money and should be grateful for her success. Some also argued that she's not the only one facing challenges in the entertainment industry.
Here are some of the comments from netizens:
- "Please don't talk about your 'difficulties' when you're making millions;;;ㅋㅋㅋ No matter how tough things get, these celebrities never refuse money and fame."
- "You're so jealous, tsk tsk tsk. Imagine the work she had to put in to become an idol. Don't belittle someone else's hard work."
- "Well, you can't expect to make millions without facing some challenges, can you? I bet there are many people who would line up right now to not sleep for four days but make as much money as you. Your difficulties aren't really difficulties, are they, when you're earning millions per tour?"
- "So what? ㅋㅋ You chose this job to make tons of money, why complain afterward?"
- "The schedules for music show appearances seem like hell. They start rehearsals early in the morning and have to stay until the live broadcast. It seems challenging in terms of endurance."
- "She was simply asked how long she slept, so she answered the question. What's with this hate?"
- "To all the haters here, how about trying to go years without vacations, taking naps instead of actually sleeping, having dozens of cameras follow you around all day to capture bad moments... you wouldn't endure any of that. All you see is the amount of money and start hating without thinking about the work it took for people like her to get where they are; she's part of the top 0.1% of celebrities in the industry, think about the work it takes to get there ㅋㅋㅋㅋ"
- "The comments are so strange... So, do the wealthy not have the right to complain? Instead of working on your own problems, you're going after a celebrity's article on your phone without even realizing it. Don't be so bitter in your life ."
