Jennie releases new EP ‘Fallen Angel’ amid music video controversy

South Korean singer and Blackpink member Jennie has released her three-track EP, ‘Fallen Angel’, marking a shift toward intimate, vulnerable R&B and alternative pop. The project features the title track ‘Fallen Angel’, which utilizes a minimalist guitar melody and restrained vocals, as well as the atmospheric ballad ‘Heaven’ and the lo-fi inspired ‘Less than a Lover’.

The release of the ‘Fallen Angel’ music video has sparked significant debate on social media, particularly in South Korea. Viewers have expressed mixed reactions to the video's imagery, which includes children in white robes and red veils, candles, fire, and thorny bushes. Some critics have described the scenes as ‘eerie and ritualistic’, drawing comparisons to religious or cult-like motifs, while others found the use of children in such a context to be ‘disturbing’ rather than artistic.