Inside Blackpink Jennie and Lily-Rose Depp’s tight off-screen friendship: The Idol’s nepo baby stars have plenty in common, from repping Chanel to breaking norms and being LGBTQ champions

Jul 23 , 2023

Jennie and Lily-Rose Depp play besties in HBO’s The Idol, but it seems they’re good pals in real life too – and share plenty of things in common, from being Chanel reps to LGBTQ advocates. Photo: @BLACKPINKBRASIL/Twitter

HBO’s The Idol may be getting slammed by critics but we have one nice takeaway: an adorable friendship between Johnny Depp’s daughter Lily-Rose and K-pop superstar Jennie

And why wouldn’t they be? The pair have plenty in common, from serving as Chanel ambassadors to both being norm-challenging nepo babies raised by influential parents

HBO’s The Idol may not be getting rave reviews – in fact, quite the opposite – but there’s at least one great thing to come out from the maligned TV show: a solid real-life friendship between its high-profile co-stars, K-pop fashion queen Jennie and Lily-Rose Depp.

Jennie, who hails from K-pop mega group Blackpink, made her Hollywood acting debut in the show, alongside Johnny Depp’s nepo baby daughter who has previously starred in flicks like The King (2019) and Voyagers (2021).

It may be the first time the twosome have worked together, but they seem to have hit it right off, often sharing selfies together and bragging about one another’s talents in interviews.

But on second glance, should we be so surprised? They’ve got a heck of a lot in common.

Jennie, Lily-Rose Depp and Troye Sivan. Photo: @BLACKPINKBRASIL/Twitter

Let’s zero in on our new favourite bestie duo – and their uncanny similarities:

OK, so they play on-screen besties …

Jennie Kim and Lily-Rose Depp in a still from HBO series The Idol. Photo: HBO

HBO’s star-studded drama The Idol follows the story of an aspiring pop idol called Jocelyn (played by Depp) and her complex relationship with a self-help guru and cult leader Tedros, played by The Weeknd (aka Abel Makkonen Tesfaye). Jennie was cast for the role of Dyanne, a backup dancer and close friend to Jocelyn.