Jennie's controversial drama nominated for Emmy Award

The drama "The Idol," which sparked controversy over its explicit content featuring Jennie of the idol group BLACKPINK, has been nominated for an Emmy Award.

The American Television Academy (ATAS) announced the nominees for the 76th Emmy Awards. Among them, the HBO series "The Idol" was nominated for "Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming."

Released in June last year, "The Idol" is a drama about the love, passion and world of the music industry centered around a pop idol.

The nominated scene features Jennie and Lily-Rose Depp dancing to the song "World Class Sinner." Jennie plays Diane, a friend and backup dancer to Jocelyn (played by Depp), performing highly suggestive choreography with the dancers.

In one of the scenes, she is seen dancing closely with a male character in a club, which led to discussions about the provocative nature of the content.

"The Idol" will compete in this category against John Carrafa's "Only Murders in the Building," Brooke Lipton's "Palm Royale" and Jennifer Hamilton's "Physical."

Jennie expressed her thoughts on her Hollywood debut in a video released by HBO after the first episode of "The Idol."

"I wasn't given much time to learn the choreography for the shoot, but it was something I had always done, so I was very grateful," she said.

The 76th Emmy Awards will take place on Sept. 15 (local time) in Los Angeles, U.S.

This article from the Hankook Ilbo, sister publication of The Korea Times, is translated by generative AI and edited by staff of The Korea Times.