Trending na usap-usapan ngayon sa X (dating Twitter) ang Filipino-American singer at TikTok sensation na si Bella Poarch, kasunod ng anunsiyo na makaka-collab niya ang K-pop group na ENHYPEN.
Kilala si Bella sa kanyang mga trending na kantang "Build a B*tch,” “Inferno,” at “Dolls."
Habang ang ENHYPEN naman ay kilala sa kanilang mga kantang "Polaroid Love," "Fever," "Bite Me," at "Drunk-Dazed."
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Ngayong Lunes, November 6, 2023, ipinasilip sa publiko ng BELIFT LAB, band label ng ENHYPEN, ang tracklist ng grupo para sa upcoming EP (extended play) nilang Orange Blood.
Ang mini-album na Orange Blood ay binubuo ng pitong tracks, kabilang na rito ang digital song na "Sweet Venom" kung saan tampok si Bella.
Nakatakda itong ilabas sa November 17, 2023.
Kung marami sa Pinoy fans ang natuwa sa kolaborasyong ito ay mayroon din namang kinuwestiyon kung bakit si Bella ang napiling international star ng K-pop band.
Ayon sa mga hindi sang-ayong na fans, ang Fil-Am TikTok sensation ay isang "zionist" na sumusuporta sa mga Israeli sa kabila ng nagaganap ngayong giyera sa pagitan ng Israel at Palestine.
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Nag-ugat ang akusasyong si Bella ay isang zionist nang may isang netizen ang nag-upload sa X (dating Twitter) ng TikTok screenshot ukol sa naging sagot ni Bella sa tanong tungkol sa Israel.
Tanong ng isang netizen kay Bella (published as is), "Hi Bella I have a question, Do you love Israel?"
Mabilis naman itong nireplayan ni Bella ng: "Yes [pleading face emoji]."
Dito nag-umpisang maghimutok ang ilang fans at manawagang i-boycott ang kantang ilalabas ng ENHYPEN na naroroon si Bella.
Tweet ng isang netizen (published as is), "it’s very easy for you guys, do NOT listen to the version with bella poarch and instead focus on the version without her! thats how easy it is to not give money to a zionist and terrible person please you guys its the least anyone can do."
Panawagan pa ng isa, "Please do not stream the digital version of Sweet Venom with Bella Poarch, she's literally a known Zionist and as much as I love enhypen I cannot support it."
May ilan ding hinalungkat ang controversial Rising Sun flag tattoo ni Bella noong 2020 na naging malaking diskusyon sa social media.
Ito'y kahit humingi na ng dispensa si Bella sa mga na-offend na Koreans, kalakip ang pag-amin niyang hindi niya alam ang malalim na kahulugan nito sa history ng bansang Korea at Japan.
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Pahayag niya noon, "I apologize to Koreans because 6 months ago I got a tattoo of the red sun with 16 rays. At that time, I didn’t know the history.
"But when I found out, I immediately had it covered and scheduled for removal. I am ashamed of myself for not doing my research. I sincerely apologize."
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Hirit ng ibang netizen, marahil daw ay may kaugnayan ito sa pagiging zionist ngayon ni Bella kaya marapat lamang na huwag siyang suportahan ng Engenes, ang tawag sa fan base ng ENHYPEN.
"ENGENES PLEASE LISTEN. not only is bella poarch a zionist but she also stirred up so much shit between koreans and filipino people because she had a rising sun tattoo. she was attacked for this and rightfully. please boycott her collab with enha," tweet ng isang netizen.
Saad pa ng isa, "If Koreans discover what Bella Poarch did I think it will be over for that group. Like over over Hybe need to learn how to do a background check."
BELLA DEFENDED BY FILIPINO FANS
Kung maraming taga-ibang bansa ang hindi pabor sa kolaborasyon ni Bella sa ENHYPEN ay mayroon din namang netizens na ipinagtatanggol siya.
Ayon sa isang Pinoy Engene, walang matibay na basehan kung si Bella nga ay isang zionist kaya hindi rin tama na kamuhian siya ng aniya'y "#ToxicEngenes."
Tweet nito, "Hi y'all as a filo-engenes, I wanna discuss this issue. Can you please stop hating bella when she already apologize year's ago. & That comment is literally years ago, when someone ask do you love PALESTINE; what y'all expecting she would say no?
"Stop bringing the Palestine Vs Israel please y'all so hypocrite + if you don't want to listen their new song with Bella Poarch, then don't fcking listen. Y'all need to touch some grass #ToxicEngenes."
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Buwelta pa ng isang netizen, "idk [i don't know] why kpop stans trying to cancel Bella Poarch beacuse of this screenshot from 2020 (or 2021?)? Like c'mon, we know what's happening tbetween Israel and Palestine but let's not call someone zionist because they said they "love" Israel (before), she didn't even tell other ppl +."
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Samantala, habang isinusulat ang artikulong ito ay wala pang inilalabas na pahayag si Bella tungkol sa isyu at mga akusasyon sa kanya.
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