It highlighted the ups and downs.
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BLACKPINK Jennie‘s performance skills during her recent Lollapalooza stages have come under immense backlash.
Recently, Jennie performed at Lollapalooza.
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— Lollapalooza (@lollapalooza) August 2, 2026
The idol was defended as she was hit with body-shaming.
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Yet, Jennie also sparked major controversy with her singing, with netizens criticizing her vocals, whether it was the use of autotune or the poor quality when she was singing live.
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In particular, the Chicago Sun Times also had a fairly brutal review of the performance. While acknowledging that Jennie had moments where she shone, they also shared some brutal feedback towards the idol.
- “But in hindsight it felt symbolic of a performance that lacked fire early on.”
- “She followed the long line of contemporaries who have dominated the festival in recent years, from NewJeans and TWICE in 2023 and 2025, respectively, to i-DLE, who performed on Friday. But unlike the strong ensembles that have taken the stage as a unit, Jennie appeared to struggle on her own, especially compared to the times she’s been more dynamic with her girl group Blackpink.”
- “At Lollapalooza, that shine dulled at times as the scale of the main stage and a dizzying number of skilled dancers and male pages that helped her with costume changes and ascending/descending stairs overpowered her. Adding to the issue was an unbalanced sound mix that awkwardly tuned up her vocals, making the output sound flat in spots and pointed out any flaws, though minor.”
- “The effect was most apparent on “Dracula,” Jennie’s song with Tame Impala, where a blend of her singing and a recording of Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker sounded like little more than glorified karaoke.”
- “Jennie’s crowd at the Bud Light stage was already on the thin side to begin with as she was up against Grammy Best New Artist Olivia Dean, who headlined on the other side of Grant Park. But more people started to trickle out during the parade of new songs, not able to sing or dance along to the numbers, which is of course a predominant part of the K-pop experience.”
