BLACKPINK Jennie’s Response to BTS at Melon Music Awards Sparks Intense Discussion

BLACKPINK’s Jennie is facing controversy after a clip of her at the 2025 Melon Music Awards (MMA) surfaced online.

The video shows Jennie watching BTS’s speech highlights on the screen before the award announcements. Her face stays neutral, showing no visible emotion.

The controversy began when some fans called her expression “bitter” and “jealous.” Comments flooded in like, “she’s so bitter” and “she’s so mad and doesn’t even hide it.” Many speculated Jennie wasn’t happy seeing BTS get attention at the event.

poor she’s so jealous
— Let’s be honest (@h0nestbl1nkeu)

she’s so mad and bitter and doesnt even hide it
— amz (@barbieskjn)

In her mind: “This is the group that blocked all our daesangs and blocked our comebacks on the charts, they’re also the reason all of our achievements are categorized under female instead of overall”
She and Leechosè are about to explode from bitterness
— Lily⁷ (@Luvsirjeon)

Soon after, other fans defended Jennie. They argued a calm expression doesn’t mean anything negative.

Armys doing coke rants in the quotes. Bp will never acknowledge them accept it already.
Like why yall mad. Ur faves tho love to acknowledge bp and post their songs on their instagram storys
— LUX (@Princelewinsky)

Armyblinks lowkey set them up so bad like why is her plain expression even a crumb for you
— Take a Minute (@CarrieCrashOut)

The 2025 MMAs had many highlights with performances from G-Dragon, Jennie, EXO, and aespa. Jennie’s muted reaction was just a small moment in a night full of award wins and big stages.