In the evening of June 30th (Korean time), a topic titled “Olivia Rodrigo’s new song came out today” was published on the Korean forum Pann Nate, drawing attention.
The author of the topic also added the caption “The timing is very appropriate for the situation”, seeminging referring to the fact that Choi Yena released the song “Hate Rodrigo” just a few days prior.
In particular, “Hate Rodrigo” is said to be a “homage song” towards Olivia Rodrigo, and the MV of said song had to be re-edited due to including images of the pop star.
As a result, many netizens directed their criticism at Yena and her agency.
Original post: Pann Nate
Below are some comments from netizens:
- [+153, -13] Yena is an idol from a Chinese company that follows Chinese practice and have Chinese staff
- [+131, -1] Is this real? What is this creepy timing?
- [+83, -3] All posts criticizing Yena are being deleted haha not even a single article is left. Wow, her agency is scary
- [+83, -2] On the bright side, people who were original uninterest will find Rodrigo’s music and awareness about her will be increased after this
- [+54, -1] Idols these days want to sell using an “independent artist concept”. However, when a problem arises, they avoid it by saying that it’s the company’s decision
