Blackpink Talk Grueling Training, Global Success, and The Future For Historic Rolling Stones Cover
23.05.2022 - 21:27
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Blackpink continues making history on their path to superstardom.
The K-pop girl group from South Korea is already a global sensation, with numerous achievements under their belt like high profile collaborations with Lady Gaga and Cardi B, performing at Coachella, and becoming the first K-pop girl group to sell over one million copies of an album.
They’re making another historic first as the first K-pop girl group to be featured on the cover of Rolling Stone.
They spoke with the magazine about their journey to debut, their thoughts on their international success, and where they see the future of the group.
The four girls met as trainees at their label YG, when they were put together at the same dormitory despite joining the company at different times.
“Going grocery shopping was so fun,” reflected Rosé. “We’d cook together after a long day of training. Nothing spectacular, all frozen stuff. But I still miss the taste of that food.”
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While they enjoyed spending time together as trainees, that time was also filled with difficulties. The K-pop trainee system sees trainees practicing for years without guarantee they will debut as a musician.
“Debut, debut, debut,” Lisa recalled. “That was the only thing on our minds.”
“We were on survival mode,” added Jennie. “Every month, our friends were forced to leave, go home. Getting stressed? Having it rough? Those feelings were a luxury. What mattered was debuting.”
“If I was going through a hard time, I’d go to the bathroom, sob my heart out, then on to the next thing,” said Rosé. “I was on autopilot or something. If you told me to do that again, I could never.”
Back in those days, they never could’ve