Do Vietnamese People Really Hate New Jeans Hanni?

Even if you're turning your back on New Jeans, it's not fair to blame Hanni's Vietnamese heritage on your way out the door.

As the New Jeans fandom melts down, many bunnies are shedding their fan fur as they see the bullying and treachery by the members and their mama. And the poster child for the emerging negative sentiment? Hanni, the star of the hallway bullying drama and the show at the National Assembly with the bunny uncles.

However, have fans taken it too far to bring up her Vietnamese heritage and accusations that her family betrayed their homeland? As K-pop fans cut the umbilical cord to their New Jeans idols, shouldn’t they judge the members based on their individual actions and not their ethnic heritage?

In this video, let’s discuss the controversy and do a deep dive into the relevant history of Vietnam. It’s more than pho, nails and banh mi sandwiches. Vietnam’s story is straight out of a K-drama and the experience is very resonant to Korea’s own tumultuous past.