Regarding the nurse's outfit in the Black Pink music video, which recently caused controversy about'sexual objectification', YG Entertainment, the agency, said, "I express my concern about the distorted gaze."
YG made a stance on the controversy on the music video of the new song'Lovesick Girls' on the 6th and said, "There was no specific intention at all."
YG explained, "First of all, I express my deep respect to the nurses who are struggling to always be by the patient's side in the field," and "The scene of the nurse and the patient in the music video reflected the lyrics of the song."
He added, "I ask you to look at the music video as an independent art genre, and I would be grateful if you understand that each scene had no intention of anything more than expressing music."
In addition, he said, "The production team is deeply considering and discussing the editing of the scene."
In the music video for Black Pink's'Love Style Girls' released on the 2nd, the lyrics of'No doctor could help when I'm lovesick' (No doctor could help when I'm in love) were written by member Jenny as a nurse and one patient 2 There is a scene expressed in reverse acting.
Here, Jenny is wearing an old nurse hat, a tight white skirt and red high heels.
Criticism has been raised in the Internet community, etc., that this is an attire that is different from the actual attire of a nurse, a medical professional, and that it distorts and sexualizes the professional image of a nurse.
The National Health and Medical Industry Workers' Union also made a comment the day before, saying, "Nurses are still exposed to vulgarity and sexual violence," and pointed out that "The more the popular culture repeats the distorted image of a nurse, the worse this situation is."
(Composition: Jeongeun Shin, editor: Heesun Kim)