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PETALING JAYA, October 13 – They may be international superstars, but offstage, Blackpink is no different from a normal group of girls who love to have fun.
Fans of the quartet will get a glimpse of the personal sides of Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa and Rosé in the Netflix documentary. Blackpink: Light up the sky which opens on October 14.
The film’s director, Caroline Suh, said she was immediately struck by the contrast between the girls’ personalities on stage and their real-life personalities after meeting them for the first time last year.
Despite their worldwide fame, the members stay connected through a family bond that they have developed after knowing each other for nearly a decade.
Suh decided to make that bond a central focus of the documentary by conducting casual interviews that allowed the members to talk about their meteoric rise to fame.
“They told me before that they are very warm and cheerful. When I met them, I really saw it.
“They are very practical, friendly and do not give any air,” said Suh. Malay Post.
The documentary also features archival footage from the girls’ days as K-pop trainees at YG Entertainment, where they went through a grueling period honing their dancing and singing skills before debuting with the singles. Whistle Y Boombayah in 2016.
With K-pop breaking into the mainstream in recent years, Suh also highlighted music producer Teddy Park’s comments in the documentary about the limitations the term “K-pop” can have on musicians who are simply based on South Korea.
“What Park said struck a chord with me and I think it raises interesting questions, like whether all Korean music is K-pop and whether it is based on language alone.
“I think Blackpink sees their music as very unifying and transcending limits, at least that’s their goal.
“It’s a good message about how culture is global and not country-specific.”
Blackpink’s multicultural background also lends itself to the group’s international appeal, with Jisoo from South Korea, Rosé from Australia, Lisa from Thailand and Jennie, who grew up in New Zealand.
Rosé said that it was fun to be able to give interviews in the languages they were most comfortable speaking in during the documentary, with her and Jennie responding in English, Jisoo using Korean, and Lisa speaking in Thai.
“We were able to open up and share some of our genuine thoughts in the language we felt most comfortable in.
“There are many languages included in the documentary and I think that in itself it symbolizes a part of what Blackpink is,” Rosé said during a virtual press conference today.
Jisoo added that Blackpink’s comprehensive approach to her work has played an integral role in her pioneering success.
“I would say that music doesn’t stop at music these days. Images are important and the public likes to participate and imitate what we do.
“I think it has changed to something that has numerous factors involved and we are always working hard to bring something new to our fans,” Jisoo said.
It has been an eventful year for Blackpink as the girls recently released their debut album. The album in addition to becoming the stars of the first original K-pop documentary on Netflix.
You can catch Blackpink: Light up the sky when it premieres on October 14th here.
