BLACKPINK’s Jennie Relates to “The Idol”? Evil People Tried to Manipulate Her Entire Life?
Recently, BLACKPINK’s Jennie appeared as the cover girl for the fashion magazine Harper’s Bazaar US, as well as had an interview where she revealed various aspects of herself.
In particular, Jennie mentioned how her true self is a complete contrast to her “idol persona”, saying, “Anyone who meets me will say I’m so far from what I represent as me onstage. I would never say that I’m lying there. It’s a part of me, a switch inside of me that I can just click.”
Regarding how she spends her time off, the female idol confessed, “I never get to see my friends because I’m constantly either tired or working, so when I have some time off, being the 28-year-old Jennie is the best thing I could ask for”.
She also decided she wants to take it easy and order in, maybe pour herself a glass of wine and watch some TV. “Right now, I’m really into Game of Thrones. When I get home at 11:00 p.m., I’ll wash up, get in bed, and watch two episodes. It’s the most relaxing thing for me”, Jennie said.
According to Jennie, she is going through mental and physical health struggles after years of touring and events with little privacy, saying, “I was just like, I can’t take this anymore.”
At the same time, she is visibly moved when discussing Blackpink’s members and all that they’ve taught her and shows a deep gratitude and softness for the fans, the Blinks, who have championed them over the years.
While her solo album is a way of “bringing myself to the world for the first time,” Jennie’s already considering the reception to that vulnerability.
“I don’t want to lose their trust,” she says. “It is so important for me to have my culture, and everyone around the world, love me.”
Now a mainstay of the fashion industry, Jennie is a fixture at Paris Fashion Week and has starred in campaigns for Chanel, Adidas, and Calvin Klein. In June, she walked in the Jacquemus La Casa cruise show in Capri for designer Simon Porte Jacquemus, who is a friend. When asked if she’d do it again, she considers the possibility.
To this, Jennie answered, “I know the hard work that goes into it, so I would never do it for fun. Once was definitely enough.”
Another first came when Jennie took on the role of Dyanne in Sam Levinson’s over-the-top HBO melodrama “The Idol“. The show chronicles the seedy underbelly and dispiriting power dynamics of thirsty music execs and an abusive, megalomaniac producer who lords over a group of aspiring musicians. Her character, a dancer, singer, and friend to Lily-Rose Depp’s Jocelyn, is as dedicated to making it big as the rest of the cohort.
Regarding this character, Jennie said, “I related to Dyanne a lot. Like, a lot. Wanting to become a super pop star is something I could easily just tune myself into.”
The female idol also mentioned how the subversive idea of the show appealed to her, saying, “Having the idea of this evil person coming in and trying to manipulate, I’ve been in that world my whole life.”
Then, when asked what it’s like regulating her always-on public persona and introverted personal self, Jennie responded, “It’s always been a question mark for me too. What’s wrong with me?! I spent six years as a trainee, and throughout that process, I was so focused on becoming a performer, I didn’t really understand the meaning of becoming an artist.”
Performing, she says, was so powerfully reflexive that it was all systems go, at full speed, every time. Now she’s learning to listen to herself.
“If I’m doing hardcore choreography, I know that I’m not capable of doing that while I’m blasting sync, doing it live, looking perfect. There’s all these different levels, volumes of energy that I have, but I only learned how to turn it up to the max”, the female idol added.
About how Jennie reconciled her deep loyalty and love for her Korean culture with her aspiration to be more forthcoming about who she really is, the female idol openly shared, “I believe that I have learned. I have gained the trust from people to kind of break those boundaries and just open that little gap for our culture.”
Source: Harper’s Bazaar
