BLACKPINK‘s Jennie has opened up about experiencing burnout, and the way she grew to “hate” being the Ok-pop band’s designated rapper.
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Final month, BLACKPINK performed a ‘Born Pink’ live performance in Melbourne, Australia. Through the present, Jennie left the stage in the midst of performing ‘Lovesick Ladies’, and didn’t return for the remainder of the live performance.
Her label YG Leisure then knowledgeable followers that the singer “was unable to finish the stage because of her deteriorating situation”, extending an apology to followers in attendance on the live performance.
Now, Jennie has spoken to Dua Lipa on the latter’s At Your Service podcast about how being positioned because the rapper of the group led to difficulties for her.
“I do know one of many causes you turned a rapper is since you spoke English, so you bought assigned the rap elements and also you’ve clearly actually grown into that rap position in BLACKPINK, it’s one thing that the followers love you for,” Dua advised Jennie. “What comes over you whenever you do the second verse rap in DDU-DU DDU-DU? You understand, it’s prefer it’s like watching you turn out to be a completely totally different individual!”
Jennie then responded: “I’ve by no means actually stated this wherever, however I’ve needed to. After our debut, we did like six songs the place I might simply rap like, critically rap and alongside the way in which, I sort of acquired confused as a result of I got here to grasp that there’s a giant facet of me inside that likes to sing, however I truly by no means had the prospect to actually discover that as a trainee as a result of I acquired advised that I needs to be a rapper, you recognize?
“So there was a part the place I might hate to rap. I used to be like, ‘This isn’t me like, this isn’t the journey that I envisioned in my head like, I don’t suppose I’m a rapper.’ So there was undoubtedly a burnout.”
Elsewhere, inventory costs of Ok-pop company YG Leisure have fallen amid uncertainties over BLACKPINK‘s contract renewals. This week, South Korean information outlet Munhwa Ilbo reported that BLACKPINK member Lisa had but to return to an settlement a few contract renewal with YG Leisure.
Earlier this month, BLACKPINK made historical past as the primary Ok-Pop band to headline a serious UK pageant – learn the NME evaluate of their BST Hyde Park present in London right here.
