Blackpink Jennie Debuts Orange Hair Color
(Last Update: May 27, 2020. Scroll down for latest updates.)
10 April 2022 — Blackpink Jennie surprised the world with her new orange hair through a series pictures she posted on her Instagram. Captioned “Don’t talk to me or my new hair”, the post then quickly became viral and her name and her new hair became the trending topics on Twitter.
On the same day, Jennie also shared on her Instagram stories two images of scenes from the movie “Fifth Element” featuring Milla Jovovich’s “Leeloo” which made fans speculate that this is where the inspiration for her new hair came from. A couple of fans quickly pointed out that Jennie has mentioned that she’s a fan of the movie during Blackpink’s August 2018 Vogue Korea interview (see the full article here or the English translation here).
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“I watch about 4-5 movies in a week. One of my favorite movies is The Fifth Element. Each piece of the designer’s (Jean Paul Gaultier) clothing were beautiful. It doesn’t just end in admiration, I also spend time thinking how we could utilize it for BLACKPINK.” —Jennie, Vogue Korea August 2018
Just like any other times when there’s a new (major) update on Blackpink’s social media, I immediately went to Twitter to see what the reactions are from the fans. It’s always fun to read the comments from Blinks who share their funny reactions, insightful (and sometimes absurd, albeit entertaining) theories and keen observations.
This prediction of Jennie setting the new trend for hair color in Korea is definitely not too far-fetched. As one of the most influential idols in Korea, Jennie does has the track record of setting trends with her various looks and fashion styles. I think it’s just a matter of time for the the orange hair to become the new trend in Korea.
Although many were praising her new look, there were some fans who voiced their doubts on Jennie’s new orange hair and suspected her hair to be a wig. Of course this was done by Blinks in a rather playful way, referring to (what Blinks would since then called) Jennie’s biggest scam to date when her “Kill This Love” teaser poster was released back in March 26, 2019 where she went blonde and practically shook the entire fandom with how good she look with the new hair color. But two weeks later, it became clear that she didn’t actually color her hair blonde when she appeared with a brown hair during the “Kill This Love” VLive Countdown Live. Safe to say, many were disappointed, although not for very long because who can be when Blackpink is having a comeback, right? Jennie herself confirmed months later that the blonde hair was indeed a wig when she shared a behind-the-scenes photo from the shoot on her Instagram captioned “This was a wig and my favorite look for KTL”.
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Having mentioned on different occasions that her hair is sensitive and that’s why she usually sticks with a more natural hair colors, Blinks started to wonder how long Jennie’s orange hair will stay for, especially after Jennie’s last two-toned hairstyle, also known as the “hairband bangs”, that she wore during Blackpink’s “How You Like That” comeback was short-lived. The blond streak that was inspired by her previous looks, only lasted for a couple of weeks before she colored it back to black, stating that maintaining it was too hard.
The question of how long it took Jennie to color her hair orange honestly crossed my mind too. Having shared that it took her 18 hours to color her HYLT blonde hairband bangs, I can only imagine the number of hours she must have sat through to get the orange look. Watch the “How You Like That” VLive Countdown where Jennie talks about coloring her hair with Rosé (starts at 10:24-10:53) and Blackpink’s hairstylist breaking down the process of achieving Jennie’s look below.
UPDATES:
21 April 2022 — Just as predicted, Jennie’s orange hair shade became popular in Korea weeks later.
26 May 2022 — Jennie’s orange hair era officially ended with her appearance at the British Embassy in Seoul with the rest of Blackpink’s members to propose the toast to Her Majesty The Queen to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee with her new brown hair. Blinks who were hoping that she’ll keep her orange hair until Blackpink’s next comeback definitely think that it’s the end of an era.
Photo: Courtesy of Newsis
Photo: Courtesy of Newsis
