Korean girl group Blackpink composed of four members, Jennie Kim, Lisa Manoban, Jisoo Kim, and Rose (Roseanne Park), has had international success over the last decade. They have been selling out concerts, receiving international music awards, and even performing at the American Music Awards ceremony.
The foursome, as a group, is formidable in the K-pop industry. They are often compared to 2NE1, another legendary girl group in the 2010s. And with all their achievements, it can’t be helped that the people are all dying for their attention.
Blackpink’s fame transcended South Korea and the members are often seen on the international stage, fashion weeks, and red carpet events. With all the success and attention of the group, the members’ popularity is through the roof.
In recent years, when Blackpink doesn’t have scheduled group projects together, the members did their own thing. Each member has released their own songs outside of Blackpink, with varying degrees of success.
Jennie Kim’s International Success
Jennie Kim, a South Korean member raised in New Zealand, has had successful collaborations with international brands and artists. She modeled for renowned fashion labels like Calvin Klein.
Recently, she also starred in the newly ended HBO show, The Idol, alongside Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd. The show received positive acclaim from fans and critics alike. She has also been chosen as the official ambassador for Calvin Klein after her years of working with the brand.
All this individual success has led to rumors that Jennie Kim might be leaving Blackpink soon. The talk of her leaving the group first started on Weibo, a Chinese social media. Her fans were speculating that she will not renew her contract with YG Entertainment, the label under which Blackpink belongs to.
Following her appearance in The Idol, there are talks of her joining the Marvel Universe as part of a new series. According to the netizens, she might play Luna Snow, an Asian superhero that is part of Team Agents of Atlas in an upcoming Marvel project. The speculation of her future role stemmed from other actors from the Marvel Cinematic Universe following her on Instagram. Although there are no official announcements from the Marvel team, her fans are excited to see if she will be a superhero in the fantasy franchise.
Aside from talks about Jennie joining Marvel, she has had other encounters with international artists as well. She appeared as a guest in Dua Lipa’s podcast. She was also photographed countless times appearing in fashion weeks in different cities.
All of her work outside the K-pop industry and Blackpink had fans talking about how she might leave the group for good. In the past couple of years, all the members of Blackpink have had their own projects outside the group, but Jennie is the first to actually break into the Western media. There are also speculations that other members might leave, but there is no official word on the issue from YG Entertainment yet.