After Lisa, a member of the girl group Blackpink, appeared at a famous adult show in Paris, France, it was reported that her Weibo account, a Chinese social networking service (SNS), was deleted.
According to CNN on the 1st (local time), Lisa’s Weibo account is currently inaccessible. Weibo posted a message on Lisa’s page saying, “The account can no longer be viewed due to violations of laws and regulations and reports of violation of Weibo Community Agreement regulations.”
“It is unclear what complaints were filed,” the media said. “However, Chinese internet companies regularly suspend or delete accounts for violating the country’s numerous censorship regulations or simply for causing too much controversy.”
“The suspension of Lisa’s Weibo account took place in a situation where she sparked a huge controversy on the strictly controlled Chinese Internet after appearing at the ‘Crazy Horse’ performance in Paris last September,” he analyzed.
The Crazy Horse Show is one of the three major cabaret shows in Paris, along with ‘Moulin Rouge’ and ‘Lido’, and is a high-level show that includes a naked stage. It is a performance in which dancers dance with high heels, lights, and video, and is known as the performance with the highest level of exposure among the three major shows in Paris. Lisa appeared on this show for three days starting September 28th.
The media said, “Lisa, who is the only member of Blackpink who is not of Korean descent, is especially popular in China,” and added, “On Weibo, there was a fierce debate for and against Lisa’s appearance on the show.”
When it became known that Lisa’s account was closed on Weibo, Chinese netizens debated the pros and cons. Netizens in favor of closing the account said, “It should have been closed a long time ago,” “Why did the singer appear on such a show?”, and “I think it would be harmful to the children since it appeared on an adult show.” On the other hand, netizens who opposed the account closure said, “You can criticize adult show appearances, but I don’t think you can close your SNS account,” “I don’t understand why we have to go so far as to close our SNS account.” But aren’t we going in the opposite direction?”
Choi Jae-ho,
Source: Donga
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