Fans accuse Billboard of racism after omitting Yoonchae from KATSEYE promotional post
Billboard is being criticized by fans after a social media post promoting KATSEYE’s comeback appeared to omit the group’s only Korean member, Yoonchae.
After the release of KATSEYE’s new single “Animal,” Billboard posted a promotional image for the comeback. The upload showed a group photo plus individual photos for each member. Fans noticed Yoonchae was the only member who did not get an individual slide while the other members were shown separately.
Screenshots of the post spread across social platforms, and many fans accused Billboard of leaving out only Yoonchae.
이런일 도대체 몇번째냐 양놈쉑들아 ㅗㅗㅗㅗㅗ
윤채만맨날 이런 노골적차별전시당하는데도 누군가가 그놈애 인종차별card 꺼내들때 한번도 논란에 안끼어들규 팬들 한 절대 안먹이는거만해도 윤채가 얼마나 인격자인지 알수잇음 https://t.co/KRMsEoD6Yl— 급똥쥐 (@geupddongalert) July 26, 2026
User geupddongalert wrote:
Just how many times are these Western b*stards going to do this? Yoonchae is always the only one who’s being outrightly discriminated against, but whenever someone else plays the racism card, she never ever once gets into controversy and never gets hated on. You can tell just how much of a good person she is.
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Some fans directly accused Billboard of racism, questioning why the group’s Korean member was singled out.
짐심이뜬식으로인종차별하는거존나짜치고존나짜침씨발새끼들아재밌냐? https://t.co/YnlFu5BG7Q
— 삼이 (@3meisme) July 26, 2026
User 3meisme wrote:
It’s f*cking pathetic how they are being racist. Is this fun, you b*stards?
3meisme
Fans have been asking Billboard to fix the post by adding an individual photo of Yoonchae to the promo slides.
At the time of writing, Billboard has not publicly addressed the criticism surrounding the omission.
