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KISS OF LIFE has recently been gearing up for a comeback amid controversies, backlash, and an alleged boycott. They have managed to make the headlines in a negative light yet again as group member Julie shares a snippet of a song from their album.

KISS OF LIFE’S Julie under fire for dropping diss track trailerRecently, as the group has been releasing photos and videos of their upcoming comeback with the album ‘224,’ Julie has been criticized by netizens after sharing a snippet. The idol used a popular video streaming platform in order to share what seems to be a short clip from a diss track from their upcoming album.

Netizens criticize Julie and the groupNetizens took to social media platforms to criticize the group for deciding to release a diss track, especially as the group is still reeling back from their cultural appropriation scandal. Specifically, the lyrics from the snippet enraged netizens online. The lyrics of the song read, “You don’t like me, that’s fine. You don’t like me; k, bye. You don’t like me, then why…”

One commented, “This has to be a joke, right? Who thought this was a good idea, omg? Now that I think about it, it's probably the same one that thought that live stream theme was a good idea…” while another said, “All they needed to do was shut up for a bit, and that’s it. This makes it so much worse.”

Fans of the group come to their defenseWhile many called Julie and the group out for deciding to release a diss track, many of their fans came to the artists’ defense. Many cited that the song could have been made way before the controversy came to light and that removing it last minute could’ve had way more negative repercussions for the group.

One fan updated that “it was most likely made before the whole thing happened, but not cutting it from the album might just dig their graves deeper,” while another shared that “that means they’d have to remove the song from the album, physical CDs, and lyric books and then remake everything again. I doubt they’d do that, especially since this song shouldn’t be easily misinterpreted.” Many even pointed out that it was not even a diss track, as one pointed out that “And y’all fall for it every single time; that’s what makes it worse. The lyrics say, “You don’t like me; then why do you wish we were making love in your mind all the time?” So how’s that a diss? It’s clearly about exes.”

About the KISS OF LIFE cultural appropriation controversyEarlier this year, K-pop girl group KISS OF LIFE came under fire after a video of their live stream went viral online. The members were caught mimicking stereotypical behavior that is associated with Black people.

The members were even dressed up in ‘hip-hop’ attire, which consisted of chunky gold jewelry and cornrow hairstyles as well. After the video went viral, the group faced a lot of backlash, had to issue a formal apology, and even had to pull out of performing at this year’s KCON LA concert as well.

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