Controversial Artist Benny Blanco Sparks Backlash After Using Popular K-Pop Idol’s Song On TikTok
A song from Yves has become a hot topic after being used on a celebrity’s TikTok, earning them major backlash.
Benny Blanco is controversial due to his “Zionist” views but has sparked even more anger after a recent TikTok he posted with Selena Gomez.
Netizens quickly noticed that while the sound was labeled as “sonido original” and the TikTok was all about Selena Gomez, the star had used the sound from K-Pop idol Yves song “DIM.”
The iconic sound is from the idol’s track but rather than promoting the track, the artist had just used it and posted it without any credit.
no waaaaaay benny blanco using dim but removing the link to yves to promote the selena song 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/IH1X7MOAML
— saz ❖ (@miyagender) March 31, 2025
Netizens shared their anger that Benny Blanco had used the sound from the song, which when using Shazam comes up with Yves straight away, had amassed over 27 million views without crediting the idol.
We can always massively report for copyright infringement https://t.co/vkQXB2ChuZ pic.twitter.com/5MSmzviOJw
— Bruni needs some space ✨📡 (@_lostinorbit_) March 31, 2025
Hate this man https://t.co/YQdPq5qGvt
— papa gowon ∞ is burning in the rain 💧 (@iamakpopfan) March 31, 2025
3 million likes and nothing for yves…. but you know what dim is bigger than him anyway
— saz ❖ (@miyagender) March 31, 2025
this is why no one likes his ugly ass https://t.co/cDGGAWICzn
— is b#rning (@yvevees) March 31, 2025
stealing from small artists https://t.co/OBMDr21ad3
— orbit (@orbit12moons) March 31, 2025
The video has gained a lot of attention, and many thought that crediting Yves was the right thing to do.
