Do we like Jisoo?
Our score: 7 out of 10. A clean record on harm and a few kind acts, but she says little publicly on causes, so the picture is thinner than the top scores need.
Jisoo is one quarter of Blackpink, the K-pop group that has long been one of the biggest in the world, and she has spent the last few years stepping out as a solo artist and actor. In 2026 she picked up the Madame Figaro Rising Star Award at the Canneseries festival, which the festival gave her for balancing music and acting. That is the arc: idol first, then a screen career, now a solo album on her own label.
Her messy year started in April. Reports said a family member had been arrested over an alleged sexual offence against an online streamer, and the internet promptly tried to pin it on her. Her agency, Blissoo, said through its lawyer that many of the claims were “unverified speculation or plainly false”. It said she had no knowledge of his private life, and it warned of civil and criminal action against people spreading false claims.
The Korea Times noted the backlash carried on even though she had no direct involvement, with some commenters arguing she was still responsible. She cancelled a planned airport press appearance in the middle of it. The agency did acknowledge that she had received limited advice from a family member while setting the company up, but said no family member was paid by it or took part in its decisions. That detail is worth knowing, but nothing in the reporting shows her doing anything wrong.
Then came a smaller row in May. A Belgian designer alleged that pieces sent for an album shoot had not come back after about six months. Within days he called it a “misunderstanding”, said he had never targeted her personally, and said “It's being resolved”. Her agency hadn't made an official statement at that point, and the reports I read don't confirm the clothes were returned.
On the harm test, honestly, it's a short list. I found no anti-LGBTQ+ remarks, no culture-war posts, no conspiracy talk and no dodgy company from her, though she also hasn't said much publicly on these issues. Fans point to her wearing Pride-themed fashion, but I only saw that in fan and aggregator coverage, so I'm not counting it. A pass here means no sign of harm, not a record of loud advocacy.
On the good stuff, she gave all the earnings from her solo YouTube channel to Save the Children, funding a mangrove forest project in Vietnam. The channel launched in January 2023 with exactly that aim, and she hit the goal a year later. That's a real, planet-friendly act that cost her something, and it's the clearest evidence of her character on the page.