Racist Online Post About KATSEYE’s Lara Sparks Outrage
Outraged fans are fiercely defending KATSEYE‘s Lara after a recent post about her gained attention on X (formerly known as Twitter).
KATSEYE most recently released “Gnarly” on April 30, their first song since summer 2024. The track sparked a lot of controversy due to its lyrics, which international fans have branded as “awful.”
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On the other hand, Korean netizens seem to be big fans of the song as it has garnered quite the praise on online forums.
KATSEYE’s Controversial Song “Gnarly” Earns High Praise From Korean Netizens
However, the group has been at the center of fandom fights for days, as they were initially accused of plagiarizing aespa‘s concept for their music video. Fans called out similarities between aespa’s “Drama” music video and KATSEYE’s “Gnarly” teaser.
if jjam and drama had a baby https://t.co/VF3etjtwAW
— alpha sung (@vi3racha) April 29, 2025
It seems like the online fighting has escalated to a more serious level, as a recent tweet has gained attention with fans accusing the post of being racist towards KATSEYE member Lara.
The controversial tweet included a video of a K-Pop fan speaking English with an accent on a Twitter Space. Many fans in the post’s quote retweets and replies have accused the original poster of being racist for drawing the comparison just because of the accent.
Lara is a first-generation Indian American.
lara girl what is this pic.twitter.com/UwH8DgeoXu
— rae (@aespirae) April 29, 2025
Fans have defended the KATSEYE star, stating the tweet is unacceptable.
not even funny this is just racist pic.twitter.com/Oxj34rB71C
— yves stuns • is crying in the rain 🌧️ (@moontwixed) April 29, 2025
As much as I dislike eyekons for harassing aespa it's weird to say that this is lara just bc of the accent https://t.co/DIQxLnW2ZD pic.twitter.com/rxOtIVGnZH
— aeisuu (@aeiseuu) April 29, 2025
This is so racist have some shame https://t.co/fs4TJKU7Js
— ✰ (@ateezstarz) April 30, 2025
Meanwhile, you can listen to KATSEYE’s controversial release “Gnarly” below!
