Then on October 3, both Jimin and Jisoo returned on the same flight to South Korea, where a large crowd gathered along with journalists to welcome them. However, their reactions toward the BLACKPINK member sparked mixed responses.
In the circulated videos, it can be seen how the media gathered at Incheon Airport that day, with some of them live-streaming the exit from the checkpoint. At one moment during the live broadcast by Dispatch, Jisoo appeared arriving and passing in front of the camera, greeting the person recording the video, who returned to the door ignoring her.
Shortly after, Jimin from BTS arrived, followed by the media, who interacted with him while he did so, along with cheers from fans waiting for him.
On YouTube, it seems there is only one media clip showing Jisoo’s full departure from the airport, while there are many clips showing Jimin leaving.
A video was posted on X (formerly Twitter) comparing the media’s reactions to Jimin and Jisoo, where many believed Jisoo was “ignored” in favor of Jimin. Comments heavily criticized Jisoo, pointing to previous disputes among fans over fame.
Fans reacted to the moment, praising BTS member Jimin’s impact, with one netizen writing, “She was styled by Dior like a waitress… Her engagements were low. A literal flop. But mass posted on Instagram. ‘Omg she knows people there’ yeah, she has been going to those things since 2021… This is Jimin was the main event in every way. And Jisoo was just there dressed as Labubu.” Another added, “This is so freaking funny, cause not even two days ago they dragged Jimin for saying ‘no one gaf about him’ with a 5 seconds clip just because he didn’t run and beg to others for clicking pics with him like she did, and now we can clearly see whom the public gaf about.”, “Yo, I thought she was a normal citizen, but her fans want to sell that she was the main event.” , “The collective ‘oh’ of everyone disappointed when they realized it wasn’t JM who came out is frying me. Hagsoo is so irrelevant even in her country “, “One of them fought me about Jimin going to say hi to his fans at the show, and I said, “we’ll, it’s because he HAS fans to say hi to.”” … and “Even in her country, this is embarrassing, bro.”
