‘Kpop Demon Hunters' animator shares BLACKPINK was inspiration behind film's performances: Fans share mixed reactions - Deets inside!
Their mention of BLACKPINK members has been seen as a way to 'chase clout' by many fans.
Animators from 'Kpop Demon Hunters' talk about inspiration
Recently, one of the animators responsible for the creation of 'Kpop Demon Hunters' opened up about her time on the project in a TV interview. Tinxo, the supervising animator of the film, recently made revelations about how the performance sequence for the animated group HUNTR/X was inspired directly by BLACKPINK. She added that the stages were specifically made to take the idol group's performance at Coachella as inspiration.
The comment managed to spark mixed reactions from fans online. While some pointed out that it was an honour and a good thing that BLACKPINK was used as inspiration, many others shared that the mention was nothing more than a way to 'chase clout'.
Fans react: Share mixed reactions online
Many fans shared their opinions about the mention online and shared how the group was only being used for their name now, and that it was unfair to them. One fan commented, 'stop leaching on Blackpink, queens would always be the standard …..
they name-dropped Jennie watch then deny this soon, such hypocrisy', while another mentioned, 'The hypocrisy. They can shut their mouths for gods sake. Blackpink is not a charity that they can use for free promo.
Inspired or not, Leave Blackpink alone'.
A third fan also shared, 'why are the producers for this movie so obsessed with blackpink? some of them admit blackpink was a huge inspiration then others come online and try to act shady?'.
Previously, Jennie had been named as one of the inspirations behind Rumi, however, Maggie Kang, the director the film had posted a post online on her account that the inspiration behind the characters was 'endless' and no one person can be given the entire credit.
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