A podcast is recently going viral for all the wrong reasons.
With over 2.6 million views on X, formerly known as Twitter, the podcast titled Above The Influence features four hosts claiming they have seen BLACKPINK’s Jennie‘s sex tape, IU sells her body and more.
The podcast features four influencers who gossip about celebrities and current influential news. On May 27th, a Tweet on X shared a clip of the podcast where host Esther describes the way the entertainment industry operates in Asia. She made bold claims about female idols and actresses, stating, “Every K-Pop idol has a price on their head.”
Esther further explained the concept in a more vulgar manner saying, “All the K-Pop stars in Korea are whores and all Korean actresses too. If you’re rich enough, like a Chinese businessman, you can go to these entertainment companies and request to spend a night with top stars. Like IU, for $500,000.” The claims immediately rubbed fans the wrong way and caused a frenzy in the comments.
Fans reacted, saying, “IU just reportedly earned $30 million this year… why would she ruin her career and sell her body?” and “IU?? For just $500K? I hope her company sues you all.” However, the clip continued to paint other female figures in the Korean industry in a bad light, particularly BLACKPINK’s Jennie.
A male host then backed up the claims, saying, “My friend is the son of the BMW heir. He fxxked BLACKPINK’s Jennie and even showed me the video. He paid for her and showed me the sex video and that’s how I know it was real.” Esther then followed up, saying, “Did the video look good, though?” Fans are completely outraged by this topic and how the hosts are blatantly slandering these idols and accusing them of committing sexually explicit and illegal acts.
y’all on this podcast better get sued by IU and Jennie’s company pic.twitter.com/TNV98UYkk5
— #14 🩵 (@kimchaena14) May 27, 2025
Netizens battled in the comments saying, “Why does everyone act like K-Pop idols are innocent?” and “Of course, every industry works like this. I wouldn’t be surprised if Lisa is doing the same thing right now with that rich white guy,” and “Didn’t this happen to G.NA back in 2016??” Despite there seemingly being mixed opinions, a majority are deeply upset with this podcast’s controversial behavior and have demanded that they remove the video and that the idols and actresses mentioned in the videos take appropriate action to sue for defamation.
The podcast Above The Influence and its cast have been known for causing drama and saying outlandish things, and viewers stated they were surprised the creators weren’t cancelled after their last viral video regarding the way black men and women have intercourse.
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