Blackpink before the fame: what Jennie, Rosé, Lisa and Jisoo were like before they became K-pop idols
Half the band lived in New Zealand; one beat out 4,000 teens to be chosen for the group; another debuted as the mystery woman on a G-Dragon track – so who’s who?
But how well do we know them really? It’s only been four years since they blazed into the world of Korean pop music, so what were they like before they joined the group? Let’s take a closer look.
Jennie (Jennie Kim, 1996)
Instagram: @jennierubyjane
Anyone remember the G-Dragon song That XX? Well, if you’ve seen the music video then you might have noticed that the leather-jacketed girl on the phone throughout was in fact Jennie, a full three years before her Blackpink debut.
Jennie is multilingual, able to speak Korean, English and even Japanese. How come? She spent some time living in New Zealand before returning to South Korea in 2010.
Rosé (Chaeyoung Park, 1997)
Instagram: @roses_are_rosie
If you’ve ever pondered just how Blackpink have managed to become so famous across the globe, you’ll know it’s in part due to the number of languages they collectively speak. Turns out it’s not just Jennie who lived abroad. Rosé was born in New Zealand and raised in Australia. In fact, she only moved to South Korea to kick off her K-pop career.