A recent episode of a variety show "My Name is Gabriel" featuring BLACKPINK's Jennie became noteworthy due to its poor viewership.

The episode of Kim Tae-ho's show only yielded a mulish 1% audience share. This prompted discussion about variety programming in South Korea.

While the obnoxious rating is lower than expected, several commenters have noted that the issue goes well beyond Jennie's performance and indicates an industry-wide problem.

A commenter on an online forum noted that 1% seems "crazy low," but it was expected because people no longer watch variety shows on TV.

So, while the rating could be a bit of trouble for Jennie considering the alarming percentage, it would be wrong to blame the singer for low interest.

"No one watches this show anymore lol. People don't watch variety shows on TV anymore. This isn't because of Jennie, it's a trend for a lot of shows. Everything's about streaming now," they further added.

Several other commenters have observed that there seems to be a massive and vigorous Jennie hate campaign happening. They base their opinion on the surge of negative comments regarding the star in several online forums and social networks.

However, the fans of the singer have come to protect his status, indicating that Jennie's career is not in danger even with her "b****y" current show.

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Rovelyn Barba