BLACKPINK’s JISOO on Fame, Mental Health, and (Maybe) Going Solo
“I listen to music when I’m going through a hard time, or don’t want to think about anything — I hope our music can have the same effect on many others.” Within Blackpink, Jisoo Kim is known as the funny one. She’s quick with a joke and loves a good prank, like the time she […]
JENNIE on BLACKPINK’s Unique Brand of Hip-Hop and What People Get Wrong About Her
“There’s a lot of things I can do. The Jennie you’ve seen so far has been practice.” During breaks from her recent Rolling Stone photo shoot, Jennie Kim could more than once be spotted walking arm in arm with staffers from YG Entertainment, Blackpink’s label and management company. “I talk to her often about my own problems,” says […]
ROSÉ on the Power of Vulnerability and Why BLACKPINK Is Family
“That fierce [Rosé] persona — it’s fun when that happens, when I can turn on this whole different character.” Rosé has juggled different personas her whole life. Born to Korean parents in New Zealand, Roseanne Chaeyoung Park grew up mostly in Australia, comparing her childhood there to Hannah Montana’s double life: She was the Korean Chaeyoung at […]
BLACKPINK’s LISA on Her Big Ambitions — And Why Going Solo Made Her Nervous
“I want to keep doing what I do within Blackpink,” she says. “But personally, I have so many things I want to try.” Lalisa Manobal was 14 when her life changed in an instant. In 2010, she attended an audition for YG Entertainment in her native Thailand — and became the only person to get […]
How BLACKPINK Went From Strangers to Sisters to Pop Supernovas
They’re the world’s biggest girl group, turning out banger after banger. But before they could get there, Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa, and Rosé had to become a family. In an otherwise ordinary Seoul neighborhood, the headquarters of YG Entertainment rise like a giant spaceship above the Han River. YG is one of South Korea’s largest entertainment […]
ELLE Korea Interview With ROSÉ (June 2022)
It’s already late at night. What kind of days are you spending these days? Are you sleeping well? I sleep really well. I wake up much more earlier than before. I guess it’s because I’m living a full life every day. When you get back home from a busy day, you feel, “Wow, I’m finally […]
