HYBE and Geffen Records girl group KATSEYE recently found themselves amid intense backlash. The group released their hit song ‘Gnarly’ in April. While initially the song was received with mixed responses, it quickly grew on listeners and went on to become one of the most successful tracks released by the group. However, the producer of the song recently talked about a particular sound that he used for the track’s background sound, and it is making many raise their eyebrows. Read on to find out more!
Why Is KATSEYE’s Producer Facing Backlash For Gnarly
A TikTok creator @jarredjermaine recently posted a video with KATSEYE’s ‘Gnarly’ producer. In the clip, he is seen asking the producer about a particular sound that was used in the song. Many interpreted the sound bite to be similar to a woman’s moaning. The producer, in response, showed a slowed-down version of the song, focusing on the controversial part. He then casually stated, “If you zoom out a little bit from the audio clip, you can maybe see where the sound is from. You can take a guess.” His statement implies that the sound is indeed of a woman moaning or at least taken from adult content.
The sound in question was eventually played in full during the TikTok, leaving even the creator visibly shocked. The TikTok quickly went viral and expressed outrage among people. KATSEYE recently performed ‘Gnarly’ at the Kids’ Choice Awards, which is promoted as a family-friendly award show for children. Playing the song at such an event is highly inappropriate.
However, that is not all; another reason why this situation is becoming so controversial is that KATSEYE has a minor member in the group. HYBE and Geffen Records have already faced backlash a couple of times before because of using suggestive choreography multiple times for their 17-year-old member, Yoonchae.
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Neither the group’s producer nor HYBE has responded to the ongoing criticism. Fans, on the other hand, are appealing to the company to be mindful of the content that they produce for KATSEYE.
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