BLACKPINK Interview

BLACKPINK made music-festival history during their Coachella 2019 performance as the first female K-pop group to play at the iconic festival and again performed earlier this year alongside Bad Bunny and Frank Ocean,

The BLACKPINK ladies now boast two full-length albums, solo music from each member and multiple world tours to draw on for experience. They said “We’re so excited and honored to be able to return to Coachella as headliners,” The Idol star says. “We had the best time in 2019 and can’t wait to experience the energy of the audience again. There are some nerves, but more than anything, we’re just ready to have fun.” Rosé says she’s still coming to terms with the opportunity to come back as headliners but recalls how substantial their first performance was in fueling the quartet’s ambitions.

It feels absolutely unreal,” the “Gone” singer-songwriter says. We never expected anything as big as being the headliner of a festival we’ve all grown up admiring and hoping someday we could find ourselves in the crowd of.”

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Fresh off her solo debut with “Flower,” Jisoo says with a laugh how “it’s always so happy to meet BLINKs up close” before adding, “2019 Coachella was full of fascination and excitement, but we have no clue how 2023 Coachella will be. We try all the time to show a new side of ourselves for each stage to repay the love from BLINKs. It is an honor to perform as a headliner for Coachella festival; we want to show our improvement as BLACKPINK on stage — and will — so, stay tuned.”

BLACKPINK’s youngest member Lisa says she’s sticking to the group’s mantra when approaching any performance, including anything unique for this weekend.

“Our motto is to enjoy every stage and moment, ‘as if it’s the last,’ [by] interacting with the audience by energy and doing our best while performing,” the “Money” superstar says while referencing a beloved BLACKPINK single from 2017. “We’re working hard on various performances for 2023 Coachella; look forward to it!”

While Rosé also wants to keep the focus on simply returning to the stage, she and her band mates know they must meet the moment. “We’re honestly just excited to be back performing, period, but the deal here is—we’re headlining,” she explains. “We feel honored for this opportunity as much as we feel the immense responsibility. We’ll be bringing something fun to the table.”

Difference between “THE ALBUM” and the 2nd full album “BORN PINK”?

ROSÉ: If we only focused on ‘music’ for ‘THE ALBUM‘, this time, just liked the title ‘BORN PINK’, we tried to express the essence of BLACKPINK. We tried many new things while keeping our own identity as BLACKPINK. We based hip hop and combined it with different genres, making constant variations and focused on expressing Blackpink’s own colors. I can say that we’ve made an album that has never been seen before with our creative imaginations. During the process of making the album, all our members were filled with confidence. As much as that, we our preparation is perfectly complete.

“They were instantly successful at home and began to gain popularity abroad becoming pioneers of the K-pop phenomenon.”

“Blackpink with its hip-hop infused tunes, catchy productions, partnerships with luxury brands, power in social networks and internet has emerged as a cultural icon.”

“The world’s biggest girl band set multiple Billboard chart records each year, their latest achievements being the hits Shut Down and Pink Venom from the Born Pink album released last year.”