Triggered BLINKs trended #ApologizeToLisa on Twitter after a foreign YouTuber and choreographer accused Lisa of plagiarism.
Cierra Nichols became a sizzling hot topic on Twitter after accusing BLACKPINK's dance machine to have copied her choreography. She said on Instagram, "In today's episode of 'Let's Steal from Black People' a Korean singer gets 7.8 million views in a day using most of your choreography. Love that for us."
Aside from that, she also made a reply on her Youtube channel directly mentioning the K-pop star, "Because of Lisa and her choreographer using my moves."
Nichols was targeting the most recent dance performance of Lisa, "Mushroom Chocolate," of which Lisa shared online. This sparked rage among BLINKs and took their usual defense to battle against such accusations. They trended #ApologizeToLisa on Twitter to express their immense anger.
"Since no one will step up and clear those accusations yg and cheshir are silent we should trend # to demand an apology from that girl this issue have been dragging for too long and ruining Lisa's reputation please," one tweet said.
"We need public apology for Lisa. Your dancer @bigcapnocap is spreading lies, hates, and serious accusation to Lisa. This is not acceptable!" Another netizen said.
Some are even hating YG and Lisa's choreographer, Chesir, for not giving their statement since the BLACKPINK girl gave credits as the one who choreographed Lisa's dance on the viral video.
"A woman is trashing Lisa accusing her of stealing her choreo when Cheshir aka the ACTUAL choreographer of Lisa's dance is "on the same page" And "all love" With the woman? That makes 0 sense. YG isn't even defending Lisa. I hate it!" A furious fan wrote.
As a response, Cierra Nichols took to her SNS and gave her apology statement concerning this matter. Here's her statement:
"Hello everyone, I want to take the time to clarify recent comments I made that have affected more than myself. First, I apologize to everyone who has been directly affected by this; Lisa of Blackpink, YG Entertainment, Chesir and Bloc Talent agency. My recent comments in no way represent them and who they are as an entity."
"Being an artist, I feel very deeply for my craft, which led me to say things I felt compassionate about, but most certainly could have been better delivered and should not have been delivered when I was emotionally charged and without serious thought put forth before doing so."
"At this point, I take great responsibility for the aftermath. Considering the times we are in and even more so after; I, nor anyone, should make hateful comments, threats, or harass anyone. This was a lesson to be mindful and a reminder to respect my fellow persons' physical and mental well being. I've learned a great amount from this experience and that grace and humility is always the answer."
"After serious comparison, I will state that there may have been some similarities in regards to the movement but will say for the record that it was not copied by the choreographer or by Lisa the artist. With love, Cierra Nichols."
YG Entertainment has yet to comment on this issue.
Meanwhile, Lady Gaga's upcoming album, "Chromatica," confirmed to include BLACKPINK in one of her tracks, "Sour Candy."
