BABYMONSTER's Ahyeon is already preparing to debut in YG's upcoming girl group after BLACKPINK's debut in 2016.
However, Ahyeon's performance at the Hanlim Arts High School earned mixed reactions from fans after she said the n-word when she covered Nicki Minaj's feat. Beyoncé's song "Feeling Myself."
@forbaemon7 We will hold her accountable not hide the video! #ahyeon #babymonster #ygofficial ♬ original sound - ACEASA🖤
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Fans are still waiting for YG's response over the matter as some fans wanted Ahyeon to be held accountable.
Netizens commented:
- Why are people so serious? it's a normal thing, that's her right
- and she was the most biased in Baemon...
- I wonder what will YG say this time
- EDUCATE NOT HATE
- I hope people don’t forget that she’s 16 and that she’s super young and not send her hate but educate her and make her see why it’s wrong to say it
- Hold her accountable, but do not bully her. She's a kid
- nah because people say that she's still a child nah but she's old enough to know these things
- and now someone going to come and say it means "you" in Korean
- guys let's just tell YG we need to hold her accountable
- "yeah bro you send the email sounds great" YG doesn't give a fuck about this kinda stuff
- she’s fluent in English and 16 years old. She’s older than me and I know better than her
- but I still love her
- Asian people don’t know about it at all
- my problem is that this was very recent too like what is YG as a big company doing not teaching their trainees' cultural awareness or respect
- what word did she say?
- N-word
- She probably doesn't know the real meaning and just memorized the lyrics
- Guys she didn’t say the word… it means something else in Korean 니가 which basically means “you”
- it was part of the song