Blackpink's Jisoo recalls 'yogurt bowl' controversy: 'What did I do wrong?'

Blackpink's Jisoo has shared an anecdote about how she once faced intense criticism from fans over a single 'yogurt bowl' she made. At the time, it was merely a simple photo of food, but as it coincided with the trend of so-called 'aesthetic photos,' Jisoo's yogurt bowl unexpectedly became a hot topic. Even now, long after the incident, Jisoo expressed her bewildered feelings, saying, "I still don't know what I did so wrong," drawing laughter from the audience.

Jisoo recently appeared on the YouTube channel 'W KOREA' and directly mentioned her past yogurt bowl incident. When the production crew asked, "Do you know about the yogurt bowl incident?", Jisoo replied, "Is this even something that can be called an incident? I still don't know what I did so wrong."

To her, the so-called 'yogurt bowl incident' was less of a major mistake and more of a minor happening that occurred while trying to follow a trend. However, the fans' reaction at the time was much more intense than Jisoo had anticipated.

Recalling that period, Jisoo said, "Back then, aesthetic photos were very trendy. I don't know why that period came about." She continued to explain the situation with her signature self-deprecating humor, describing herself as having "clumsy hands" (ddong-son), a trait fans have long recognized.

The background of the incident was the yogurt bowl culture that had become popular among the Blackpink members. As members posted photos of themselves beautifully arranging yogurt and fruit on SNS, it became a sort of daily lifestyle content, and it seems it was difficult for Jisoo to ignore the trend followed by her colleagues.

"Since all the members were posting aesthetic photos, I thought I should follow the trend too, so I posted a photo," Jisoo recalled. "But everyone was criticizing me."

The problem began because Jisoo was completely unaware of the 'standard' for a yogurt bowl. Unlike the common method of using thick Greek yogurt, Jisoo chose a familiar yogurt brand. Furthermore, while trying to add honey, she made another 'mistake that wasn't really a mistake' by using whatever ingredients she had at home.

Jisoo explained, "It turns out you're supposed to use thick Greek yogurt, but I used regular yogurt. I also added honey because it happened to be right next to me, but it turns out I was supposed to use honey from bees."

She then asked rhetorically, "Who has bee honey just lying around at home?", turning the filming site into a sea of laughter. While the fact that she added honey to the yogurt was important to Jisoo, it subtly missed the 'grammar' of the 'aesthetic yogurt bowl' that fans expected.

Jisoo particularly emphasized, "I didn't know about this yogurt bowl. No one told me." Her explanation was that she didn't intentionally make it in a strange way, but rather, she simply didn't know the proper way to make a yogurt bowl in the first place.

The reason this anecdote is even more amusing is that Jisoo has long admitted to being "clumsy" regarding cooking or manual dexterity. Within the fandom, a culture had formed where Jisoo's clumsy cooking or unexpected results were actually embraced as cute. The twist that a star who shows perfect visuals and charisma on stage is unexpectedly clumsy in daily life has become part of Jisoo's charm.

Especially for a group enjoying global popularity like Blackpink, even the daily actions of the members become objects of interest for the fandom. Even if it is not a grand official activity, minor lifestyle content such as food, travel, and hobbies becomes a subject for forming intimacy with fans. Jisoo's yogurt bowl can be seen as an example of a small 'incident' that expanded within such fandom culture.

While it was an unavoidable grievance for Jisoo at the time, as time passed, it remained a funny memory that could be shared with fans. It also shows the paradox where clumsy and quirky results create stronger buzz than perfectly curated content.

Jisoo now recalls the event with a laugh. Rather than being ashamed of her past mistake or making excuses, she concluded, "All of this is an opportunity to grow." In her attitude of accepting a happening over a simple yogurt bowl as part of her growth process, one can glimpse Jisoo's unique, cheerful self-objectification.

On stage, she shows flawless performances as a global star, but in daily life, she is teased by fans over a small mistake involving yogurt and honey. Perhaps this gap is one of the friendly charms that has earned her the love of the public and the fandom for a long time.

Ultimately, the 'yogurt bowl incident' was not a controversy caused by Jisoo doing something major wrong, but rather a minor episode that showed it is okay not to be perfect. And considering that she can remember and talk about it with a laugh even years later, even the 'criticism' from that time has remained a fun piece of fandom culture for Blackpink and Jisoo.