On August 28, BLACKPINK made history at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards. There, the group won the "Best Metaverse Performance" award, and Lisa won the "Best K-Pop" award.

The group also shut down the internet when they played their pre-single "Pink Venom" live. Social media was buzzing about the group's performance because of how good their singing was.

But it looks like the American news outlet Variety wasn't impressed and magazine published an article that talked about the best and worst parts of the award show.

The article said that BLACKPINK was lip-syncing, and it said that it was one of the worst parts of the night.

On that day, a post about BLACKPINK began trending on Instiz's community board under the title, "Even now, there are articles about BLACKPINK lip-syncing in other countries".

The netizen who posted wrote, "They could have done just as well if they had performed live, so why do they insist on lip-syncing?".

Other netizens quickly responded with comments such as:

ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I can't help but laugh.

Pffff.

Huh? It was totally live though….?? You could even hear them touching their mics.

It was straight up live?

Jennie was criticized for getting her lyrics wrong, and now they don't like them because they lip sync ㅠ.

They did perform live though? Shouldn't Variety apologize….? They even called them 'repeat offender'…

Isn't Variety quite a reputed outlet? I don't know who to believe…

Why is Variety putting out articles saying they lip-synced when it was clear it was live??????

No but anyone could tell it was live..

It was live.

What are your thoughts on the post about BLACKPINK?

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BTS's V is making his fans fall even more in love with him as he shares moments from his life just 40 days before his military discharge.

On April 30, V posted several new photos on his Instagram story, giving fans a sneak peek into his daily routine.

Among the photos was a beautiful shot of cherry blossoms, accompanied by the word "cherry blossom" as he expressed his longing for spring.

He followed up with more photos, sharing how much he wanted to enjoy the season with his fans.

To make the post even more special, V added background music from BTS member J-Hope's song Sweet Dreams and Design by the American punk band Gustav.

It turns out that Gustav was grateful for V introducing their music to the world and even received fan comments saying they discovered the band through him.

In another adorable photo, V posed with CF director Ray J. Yi (Lee Jun Yeob), with flowers in his hair. The director also shared the cute photo, adding the word "flower" to express how happy he was with the moment.

But it wasn’t all about flowers and beauty—V also gave fans a peek at his workout routine. He proudly showed off his toned arm muscles in a picture, though his face appeared a little thinner.

This is likely due to his diet, as he’s been working hard to maintain his figure ahead of his discharge. Before enlisting, V weighed 62 kg, and during his service, he reached 86 kg. Now, he’s lost 10 kg and is preparing for his return to the public eye.

Interestingly, V has been working out at the same place where singer Kim Jong Kook films his popular YouTube channel Jim Jong Kook, sparking fan excitement and hopes that V might make an appearance on the show after he’s discharged.

As soon as V shared his latest update, his name—"KIM TAEHYUNG"—shot to the top of real-time trending charts worldwide. Fans from all over the globe, including in the U.S., couldn’t get enough of the updates, proving once again the massive impact V has.

He is set to be discharged from the military on June 10, and fans are eagerly awaiting his return.

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