Netizens Call Out YG Entertainment For The “Half-A*sed” Designs For BLACKPINK Jennie’s New Merchandise
Netizens have called out YG Entertainment after the “lazy” merchandise designs they have for BLACKPINK Jennie.
After a long wait, Jennie finally released her beloved track “You & Me,” which gained a lot of love while she was performing it during the BORN PINK shows.
After the news of the song was announced, fans were even more excited when it was revealed that the cover was a collaboration with Sailor Moon author Naoko Takeuchi.
Considering how beautiful the design was, it wasn’t surprising that netizens couldn’t wait for the merchandise. After a long wait, on October 17, YG Entertainment revealed what BLINKs could buy based on the collaboration between Jennie and Takeuchi.
JENNIE × Naoko Takeuchi
You & Me OFFICIAL MERCH OPEN🌙𓈒⋆SHOP MERCH
🔗Weverse Shop: https://t.co/rqIXVYcYPk
🔗YG SELECT(CN): https://t.co/tnFQHGJ1ld#JENNIE #제니 #BLACKPINK #블랙핑크 #NaokoTakeuchi #YouandMe #COLLABMD #YGSELECT pic.twitter.com/SnVC4HNgSN— YG SELECT (@ygselect) October 17, 2023
The photos on the tweet included cushions, clothes, and phone cases.
All of the products were available on Weverse to preorder and had a wide range of prices, but they were still deemed expensive as they didn’t include shipping.
When the products were posted, netizens couldn’t hide the “lack of effort” that was put into the products.
In particular, with such a beautiful concept and design work by the OG artist, they could’ve done a lot of things with the products. Instead, YG Entertainment just took the OG design and plastered it on the merchandise. After finally releasing the song, many thought Jennie deserved much more.
imagine working with THE sailor moon creator and this is what you come up with… yg is going to heII https://t.co/RCZDjUMARx
— ً (@firejennie) October 17, 2023
is this a joke? we waited SO LONG for her, and you give us eforthless merch with those prices, this is SO unfair, totally disappointed, please fix it JENNIE DESERVES BETTER. @ygselect @ygent_official
— JENNIE CHILE 🍒 (@jenniekimcl) October 17, 2023
Can y’all not sell this out else yg won’t take us seriously we need more than them slapping the cover on stuff and calling it a day https://t.co/fxHDY9efIQ
— ¹⁶ (@AIRJENS) October 17, 2023
Ain't no way I waited for this half assed merch for more than a week. The art itself will always look beautiful, but they literally just pasted the design on it and called it a day. This feels like a missed opportunity on so many levels. https://t.co/Xu3BJHSGa6
— JENNIE 🤍🍒 (@jenniedebuts) October 17, 2023
After waiting so long for Jennie to release another song officially and the excitement for the collaboration with Takeuchi, BLINKs have expressed their disappointment. In particular, amidst conversations about BLACKPINK’s contract renewal, fans believe Jennie deserves more.
