YouTuber faces backlash after anti-Asian tweet resurfaces during K-pop debut

Critics resurfaced anti-Asian and pro-Israel posts after the influencer released her Korean-language single “Saranghae.”

May 25, 2026

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Internet personality Trisha Paytas drew backlash this week after critics resurfaced a 2017 tweet containing anti-Asian slurs days after she released a Korean-language pop single styled after mainstream K-pop videos.

The 38-year-old American creator of Hungarian descent released “Saranghae” on May 18 with Korean lyrics, s…

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