First Impressions: 'rosie' by Rosé

‘rosie’ is the debut studio album by New Zealand and South Korean singer Rosé. It was released on 6 December 2024, through The Black Label and Atlantic Records. The album was conceived as a 12-track pop collection, blending various musical elements such as 90s-inspired R&B, shimmering synthpop, and raw ballads, with lyrics exploring Rosé’s excitement and heartbreak in her early twenties. Rosé served as a songwriter and producer, co-producing with various collaborators including Bruno Mars, Carter Lang, and Omer Fedi. —Wikipedia

She first announced the release date through one of her Instagram post on October 1, 2024, making her the first one out of the four Blackpink members who is releasing a full-length solo album (the other three members’ full albums are coming out soon too in a couple of months).

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“my first studio album “rosie” OUT DEC 6th

where to begin.
I cannot believe I am finally announcing my first album release to you all. I remember last year as our year long tour ended, I found myself in a session out here in los angeles. That led on to a year of walking in and out of the studio, writing songs with songwriters and producers I’d met for the first time, trying to figure out the next chapter in my career. I fell asleep many nights feeling confused and lost. But with the support of my dear friends and family, my team, and of course my number ones, I am sat here today excited to announce the date of my album release. I have poured my blood and tears into this album. I cannot wait for you to listen to this little journal of mine. Rosie - is the name I allow my friends and family to call me. With this album, I hope you all feel that much closer to me. And yes, it’s a full length album. DEC 6th. #rosie” —Rosé

My Take: ‘rosie’

So last night, after listening to all 12 tracks or Rosé’s new album ‘rosie’ while reading every single lyrics of every song, my verdict is that the album is REALLY GOOD.

Granted I would probably will listen to this album over and over again and my thoughts and opinions might change later on, but for now, here are some of my first impressions:

First of all, we all know that Rosé can sing and how great her voice is. But in this album, with the various songs and music arrangements that she has chosen, her voice really stood out on all the tracks. They also showcase how versatile she is a singer as well as a songwriter.

And apart from ‘APT’, the rest of the album really doesn’t feel like a K-pop album (if you know what I mean). This album debut could very well be the mark where Rosé crosses over to the mainstream Pop category, which I think is very well-deserved since she really has the skill and talent to do both K-pop and Pop at the same time.

Second of all, after listening to snippets of interviews Rosé did for her promo, we all know that this album is basically her talking about her experiences with her toxic ex. And knowing that context, the feelings I had while listening to this album were angsty and heartbreaking. Even if you don’t have a toxic ex, I feel like everybody can relate to the lines from her songs if you’ve been in any kind of relationship.

And like, honestly, good for you Rosé for getting out of the toxic relationship because if you went through all the things that you sing about, it doesn’t sound like a very pleasant experience. 😭

Lastly, I do appreciate the full-circleness of the story she’s trying to tell with her songs. The album really share the journey of her relationship from the initial infatuation stage, the toxic stage, the break up stage and finally the moving on stage. ‘rosie’ does feel like a complete journey.

Rosé really started off the first solo full album release strong and I really can’t wait to hear the rest of Blackpink members’ upcoming solo albums.

Favorite Tracks

There’s no skip in this album, really, but here are some of my favorite tracks (for now) after my first listen:

Track 1 — number one girl
Track 4 — toxic till the end
Track 3 — two years

I gotta say, ‘two years’ melody kept popping up on my mind randomly during the next couple of hours after I listened to it. I guess that’s the one that stuck in my mind the most.

Also, if you haven’t heard any of Rosé’s solo songs before but you’re a fan of Taylor Swift, Niki or Adele’s works, you might want to give this album a listen since according to my cousins who are fans of these three singers, Rosé belongs to the same category.

Her previous solo tracks—which are all in full English—include ‘On The Ground’ and ‘Gone’ on her mini album ‘R’ and ‘Hard To Love’ (which is under Blackpink’s Born Pink album). Those three are my favorites too.

After I’m done listening to the album, I went to X to see how other fans are reacting to the album.

Since I’m still in California, the rest of the world (at least people in Asia) had a 14-hour head start listening to this album and it definitely gave them plenty of time to post their reactions to X. I was actually refraining myself from browsing X too to avoid all the spoilers people posted.

But anyways, as always, it’s pretty interesting to see how fellow fans—in this case fellow ‘Number Ones’ as Rosie officially calls her fandom if you haven’t already know—reacted to the album as well as the ‘Toxic Till The End’ music video.

And the scrolling actually resulted in me staying up until 5 am because Number Ones’ mad observation skills and theories were pretty entertaining. 😆

So here are some of the good ones that I found last night:

Album Reactions

“rosé opened the album with number one girl, closing it with dance all night, which was one of the best decisions she ever made. also, the arrangement of the tracks was so perfect, the transition from drinks or coffees to apt. was smooth af.. aoty indeed!!” —@rubyjaneroses

“When you’re being emotional with all the other songs and APT plays on shuffle 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 —@lalalooch

‘Toxic Till The End’ MV Reactions

“rosé, didn’t your parents teach you not to pick up strangers from the road? 😭😭😭” —@blonkse

“the best thing about this music video is how she didn’t portray herself as a victim but instead showed how they were both toxic to each other” —@pinksviral

“this whole mv is just her bullying him i can’t stop laughing she really was the red flag” —@dreamyrse

The Kiss Scene Reactions

“the first k-pop idol to do a kissing scene? this is history 😂” —@_istantalented

“a kpop artist kissing in her own music video? while half the industry apologizes for falling in love??? she is brave and fearless” —@mrswianna

“Rosé kissing in a mv scene

Blinks:

Throwing tantrum ❌
Send truck ❌
Boycott ❌

Discussing theories and guessing who’s the mf ✅

YEAH WE'RE STILL SANE 🔥”
—@itsmooniiieee

“rosé has just changed the kpop industry forever, from talking so openly about her ex and dating, to kissing in music videos.. after this so many idols are going to feel so comfortable sharing their relationships 😭” —@pinksviral

Honestly, this was the last thing I was expecting. Had to do a double take to make sure I wasn’t imagining things. 😂

Also, I saw some discourse online about the statement “first K-pop idol who’s doing a kissing scene”, I’m very well aware that she’s probably not the first one and as the others have pointed out, the previous generations of K-pop idols have done this in the past (Big Bang is one of the most frequently mentioned). But if you look at the current K-pop climate, having an idol whose public image has always been carefully crafted and tops that with the kind of global fame that Blackpink is currently having, doing a kissing scene is pretty much challenging the status quo. Not to mention that she’s a WOMAN and we all know the double standard the world has in general for woman, especially in the entertainment industry.

So yes, she might not be the first one who have done it, but I think she’s the first one that this current generation (the generation who has gotten to know K-pop after it blew up worldwide) has seen. And she did it in a very non-sexual and PG-13 kind of way which I really appreciate. A very tasteful (and beautifully lit and shot) scene I might add. And if this could encourage other K-pop artists to be more open and vulnerable about their feelings regarding relationships, I’m all for it. After all, they all have to draw inspirations from somewhere right? If not their real life, where else? So let’s just enjoy this small little win shall we?

Bruno’s Reaction

“rosie u better reply with i present to you “the ex” 😝 —skintypink

And then there’s bruno with his comment. 😂 And Rosie actually replied with a “😏” smirk emoji.

Who’s The Ex?

Next up is the million dollar question that I’m sure every single one of Number Ones have in mind (but clearly not everybody is voicing):

Who the heck is the actual ex?

But before I move on to this subject, I want to share something that Rosé said during one of her interviews regarding the inspiration of her album:

“I do want to make sure that that’s very well addressed: The fact that it’s not about the story who Rosie has been with or whatever. It’s really more about the art.” —Rosé via New York Times

I get it, really. Rosé doesn’t want the topic of her ex to overshadow all the work that she has put in for this album.

And I agree.

It should be more about the art.

About the music.

But then, you can’t really expect us (at least me) to not get curious on who The Ex is after you mentioning them in every other interviews, right?

So with that said, I’m sharing the next couple of posts just for fun and NOT TO encourage people to hunt down Rosé’s ex and harass them (it already happened to one guy who’s falsely accused so let’s keep it civil online guys). Out of all the theories that are floating out there, there are two names that I personally think are possible candidates. And just to be clear, when I said possible, I mean like it could be true (like even 0.0001% is a possibility so just take all this with a ton of salt if you will) but I have ZERO knowledge of Rosie’s personal life so I know nothing.

And Rosie, if you’re reading this, I promise this is just a little intermezzo in the middle of listening to ‘rosie’. 😆 I’ll go back to streaming ‘rosie’ right after this.

The Ex theory No. 1

“after carefully dissecting all her lyrics, interviews and timelines....i've concluded that her ex might be loren” —@ROSEANNEOUT

They were close at some point I think (at least there were a couple of appearances of Rosie and Loren together online or in each others’ socials here and there). They did a cover together for Rosie’s channel. But it could be just for work.

The Ex theory No. 2

“HE UNFOLLOWED HER, DELETED ALL HIS POSTS WITH BLACKPINK 😭 ROSE AND JADEN SMITH WERE DEFINITELY DATING” —@haobingaysex

“If he was The ex her close family wont follow him on IG . Stop this drama” —@vanessaxxvo

“Instagram unfollows are the new breakup press releases, I guess 😭” —@HoneyGoldxx

“twitter detectives never seem to amaze me, like how do y'all find things like this out 😭” —@Musclemidgett

“Out of all the options she found Jaden??!” —@arvnd_ofl

This one is an interesting theory, but I feel like the first reply kinda debunked it.

“rosé wearing her ex’s hoodie over an outfit similar to coachella 2019….am i onto smth” —@heyheyandre_art

“no because hold on, isn’t this the same hoodie and black outfit combo?” —@cuntressjnk

I gotta say, her outfit in the picture on the left kinda looks similar to the one she wears in the MV though. And Jaden has been known to be a K-pop fan for so long and it is a bit weird he unfollowed all of the Blackpink members. But it could also be for different reasons as well. Honestly, can’t really picture Jaden being the actual ex.

The Ex Theory No. 3

I was about to conclude this series when suddenly my sister texted me literally minutes ago with new tea that she found from the X-sphere.

There’s a new candidate who’s joining the line-up for the possible ex.

And this one seemed to be the most plausible one compared to the previous two.

“some tea for ya 🍵: this is a thread on mikah, rosé, and “toxic till the end”, the connections. —@mikafiles

Okay, I think this one has more probability than the other two.

“AND HE LOVES SKATEBOARD 🛹🛹🛹” —@mikafiles

“and he injured himself playing skateboard!!!! A little bit coincidence as Rose’s new MV” —@onex3000

I don’t know this guy so I’m not sure if this isan actual X-ray scan or just a prop for an MV.

But to people who can read X-ray scans, is there any broken bone in this scan?

Source: @imyoursbini_

Source: Mika’s Instagram Post 1, Post2

The resemblance is uncanny.

But then again, the question is would Rosie hire an actor who resembles the real ex so much?

The More Than One Ex Theory

“the rosé lore is so interesting i couldn’t stop reading these theories about the ex and the outfits and the references.. oh roséverse is big shut up my novel started” —@dieforyous

“This might be a hot take, but I feel like Rosé is talking about 2 or more exes in the album. I can’t help but notice there are 2 different vibes from all the songs. 1 hinted a lot of angst & pettiness, while the other is more regretful and yearning. Or I’m just delusional lol 🤣” —@agr1298

This whole ex saga literally what kept me up ‘til 5 am last night. 😆 And then one of the replies under this post made me stop scrolling and think. And the realization hit me. It’s actually very, very possible that Rosie has more than one ex. 🤯 I’m sure she has lots suitors out there and it was bold of me to think that Rosie only has one ex. There could well be more than one ex out there.

(Also, as I’m writing this post, apparently there are more theories floating out there that I saw. A couple of new names were thrown into the mix but I didn’t really look into them.)

Anyways, we’ll see if the story goes anywhere. Sometimes fans are pretty good online detectives, but other times we can be a little bit (or a lot) delulu too. So don’t take anything too seriously. At least not until there’s confirmation from parties involved.

For now, I guess this is a good engagement to keep the buzz of the album release going. And again, please don’t dive into this topic too seriously and consume what your see online mindfully. And please don’t go around confronting strangers of about things that are unrelated to you. My suggestion is just to take this as another fun lighthearted topic related to the album. You know, like when you’re talking to your friends about your ex. You guys talk (or maybe rant) about it, get angry together, empathize with what your friend went through, give words of encouragements, take the whole thing as a life lesson and move on with life.

And that’s all I have today. I still have so much to say about the album, but I feel like I need to listen to ‘rosie’ a couple of more (hundred) times and process everything before I can even put my thoughts into coherent words. So I may (or may not) do another review of the album in the future. We’ll see.

If you make it ‘til here, thanks for reading. And if you’ve already listened to ‘rosie’ let me know in the comment what you think of the album and share your favorite tracks! 😊

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Blackpink 'Pink Venom' Teasers & Pre-Release Promos

23 Aug ’22 — Right at midnight during their 6th anniversary, Blackpink dropped the pre-release single ‘Pink Venom’ release poster with the date and time of when the track and the music video is going to be released, finally marking Blackpink’s official comeback this year. 

3 days later, the teaser posters and videos started to roll out to the public with YG releasing new updates twice a day, right at midnight and midday everyday. Although teaser posters and videos were expected by Blinks, what really surprising this time around was the amount of other promotional events YG is doing for Blackpink. It’s been a well-known fact (or a common complaint I should say) among Blinks that YG is not doing enough to promote the group during their comebacks considering how big their fan bases are. The short promotional period on music shows and the lack of public appearances and interviews didn’t go unnoticed by the fans who usually are looking forward to see the members on-screen during their comeback periods which are usually short-lived and leave much to be desired.

This time around though, it’s different. Something shifted in YG’s marketing strategy and they definitely put more budget and effort to promote the group’s comeback.

Starting with the ‘Light Up The Pink’ Campaign that was announced just two days shy of the D-day, ‘Pink Venom’ big billboards that were spotted in Seoul, ‘Pink Venom’ Youtube shorts challenge, and ‘Pink Venom’ scavenger hunt one day before the comeback, these new promotional events caught Blinks’ attention immediately. Many online were saying that it must have to do with Blackpink’s contract renewal next year and that’s why YG is promoting them properly this time around so that they would renew their contract with YG. 

Although that does sound like a very plausible theory, from a business and marketing standpoint, I think it makes sense that they put more budget this time around. Since their last comeback, Blackpink’s global popularity has grown significantly. Even though they weren’t active in the music industry, the members have been making connections and expanding their network outside South Korea during their hiatus period through other events, mainly through their roles as global ambassadors for their respective brands. And as much as the number of social media followers doesn’t necessarily define someone’s popularity, it is one good measure to at least see the growth of public interest on them. Not to mention that their name kept trending on Twitter on different occasions even when they’re not releasing music. I think that shows how relevant they are as public figures. 

With what has happened in the world during the past two years forcing everything to be conducted online, Blackpink’s growth was also something that I witnessed largely in the virtual world. But now that we’re slowly transitioning back to the new normal, making their presence known in the offline world makes sense. It’ll allow them to connect with the fans (old and new), get the general public to know their name and reach more audience in the process. I think it’s a natural progression for their marketing strategy and I’m just glad YG is finally starting doing it instead of just giving the girls the same promotional strategy over and over again.

Now that the pre-pre-release promotional period is over and ‘Pink Venom’ has been released, the one thing that I wonder about is how are they going to top this one for the release their title track that’s coming up next month. Oh it’s going to be big and exciting. Can’t wait to see what they have in store next. 

Below are the promotional items Blackpink released for the ‘Pink Venom’ release. 

19 Aug ‘22 — Blackpink ‘Pink Venom’ D-DAY Poster. All members reposted on their IG stories shortly after.

Blackpink ‘Pink Venom’ D-DAY Poster | Photo Courtesy: YG Entertainment.

Blackpink x #PinkVenom ❤️‍🔥#JISOO #JENNIE #ROSÉ #LISA #BLACKPINK @BLACKPINK 🖤💖 pic.twitter.com/n8bJnyVXxp

— adorable J (@adorable__JS) August 19, 2022

18 Aug ‘22 — Blackpink dropped Pink Venom’ D-1 Poster.

Blackpink ‘Pink Venom’ D-1 Poster | Photo Courtesy: YG Entertainment.

헐 음성메시지도 있어 pic.twitter.com/IxZYKG13cQ

— 뚜 (@wuvrubyjane) August 18, 2022

UMG has sent out an invitation link via E-Mail to participate in a #PinkVenom 'Scavenger Hunt' in your Area.

🔗https://t.co/Q6o51tGQPP pic.twitter.com/6GWLt5xDOs

— THE BLINKS POST (@TheBlinksPost) August 17, 2022

Blinks has anyone found their gifts yet? Reply screenshots of your hunt!🖤💗

PINK VENOM D-1 #LightUpThePink
🔗:(https://t.co/3eXUr2n5nW)#1DayToPINKVENOM @BLACKPINK pic.twitter.com/v2Ea09YYIt

— BLACKPINK BLINK UNION 💕 (@BBU_BLACKPINK) August 17, 2022

우와 신기해 pic.twitter.com/1az0xIx7kN

— cʟɪᴅᴇ (@BP_CLIDE) August 18, 2022

Another piece. Nah i think they draw us clowning 🤡 #PINKVENOM #LightUpThePink #1DayToPINKVENOM @BLACKPINK
📍: The Source, CA, US pic.twitter.com/O23S1iKF9W

— aa 🎣 (@aanglerrr) August 17, 2022

WE FINALLY COMPLETED ALL THE PIECES BLINKS!#LightUpThePink @BLACKPINK pic.twitter.com/inMt7SlXgC

— BLACKPINK BLINK UNION 💕 (@BBU_BLACKPINK) August 17, 2022

17 Aug ‘22 — 00:00 (KST) Blackpink released the ‘Pink Venom’ M/V teaser on their Youtube channel.

.@BLACKPINK's 'Pink Venom' MV Teaser garnered 63.5M views in its first 24 hours, across all platforms.

— BLINKSTATS (@BLINKSTATS) August 17, 2022

12:00pm (KST) Blackpink ‘Pink Venom’ [Light Up The Pink] Campaign 2022

►SCHEDULE
-SEOUL 8/18-8/19 8PM(KST)
-TOKYO 8/19 8PM(JST)
-SHANGHAI 8/19-8/21 7PM(CST)
-BANGKOK 8/19-8/21 6PM(ICT)
-NEW YORK 8/18 8PM(EST)
-LA 8/18 8PM(PDT)

Blackpink ‘Pink Venom’ [Light Up The Pink] Campaign 2022 | Photo Courtesy: YG Entertainment.

wonder what blackpink threatened yg with cause they never ever do promo like this

— ً (@IaIisaIover) August 17, 2022

#BLACKPINK #LightUpThePink 💗#NamsanSeoultower 🚠#BLACKPINK_IN_SEOUL

Coming Up Next✨
🗼→ 08.19 8PM JST
🛍→ 08.19 6PM ICT
🌉→ 08.18 8PM EST
🎡→ 08.18 8PM PDT

Show us your area colored in pink by Quote RTing your pics!#블랙핑크 #PinkVenom #LightUpSEOULPink #YG pic.twitter.com/76NmwhgDSt

— BLACKPINK GLOBAL BLINK (@ygofficialblink) August 18, 2022

#BLACKPINK #LightUpThePink 💗

Light Up The Pink #TokyoTower in Tokyo🗼#BLACKPINK_IN_TOKYO#블랙핑크 #PinkVenom #LightUpTOKYOPink #YG https://t.co/acGXR3I3L1 pic.twitter.com/NzOxvJREBj

— BLACKPINK GLOBAL BLINK (@ygofficialblink) August 19, 2022

#BLACKPINK “PINK VENOM” Light Up The Pink - Tokyo Tower, Japan!#LightUpThePink #PINKVENOM @BLACKPINK

pic.twitter.com/G2PpDHZ80M

— BLACKPINK BLINK UNION 💕 (@BBU_BLACKPINK) August 19, 2022

#BLACKPINK #LightUpThePink 💗

Light Up The Pink #centralwOrld in Bangkok🛍#BLACKPINK_IN_BANGKOK#블랙핑크 #PinkVenom #LightUpBANGKOKPink #YG https://t.co/acGXR3I3L1 pic.twitter.com/cZQDSTDJx2

— BLACKPINK GLOBAL BLINK (@ygofficialblink) August 20, 2022

#BLACKPINK #LightUpThePink 💗

Light Up The Pink #BrooklynBridge in New York 🌉#BLACKPINK_IN_NY#블랙핑크 #PinkVenom #LightUpNYPink #YG https://t.co/acGXR3I3L1 pic.twitter.com/jAz86hjU5T

— BLACKPINK GLOBAL BLINK (@ygofficialblink) August 20, 2022

#BLACKPINK #LightUpThePink 💗

Light Up The Pink #HammersmithBridge in London 🌉 #BLACKPINK_IN_LONDON#블랙핑크 #PinkVenom #LightUpLONDONPink #YG https://t.co/acGXR3I3L1 pic.twitter.com/8bJrgNVwc8

— BLACKPINK GLOBAL BLINK (@ygofficialblink) August 20, 2022

#BLACKPINK #LightUpThePink 💗

Light Up The Pink #SantaMonicaPacificWheel in LA 🎡#BLACKPINK_IN_LA#블랙핑크 #PinkVenom #LightUpLAPink #YG https://t.co/acGXR3I3L1 pic.twitter.com/IJeRKq84sD

— BLACKPINK GLOBAL BLINK (@ygofficialblink) August 20, 2022

In the spirit of the campaign, apparently YG also turned their building pink.

YG Building turned PINK!!#LightUpThePink #BLACKPINK #PINKVENOM @BLACKPINK pic.twitter.com/FtYHw9Rw5V

— BLACKPINK BLINK UNION 💕 (@BBU_BLACKPINK) August 18, 2022

Some fan bases also joined the fun project by sponsoring their own #LightUpThePink project.

#BLACKPINK “PINK VENOM” Light Up The Pink project by Filo Blinks 🇵🇭 #LightUpThePink #PINKVENOM @BLACKPINK

pic.twitter.com/8Y0QVVuZQl

— BLACKPINK BLINK UNION 💕 (@BBU_BLACKPINK) August 19, 2022

We are so happy to bring LIGHT UP THE PINK in MANILA.

Thank you Filo-BLINKS for coming! 🖤💗

PINK VENOM LIVE COUNTDOWN#BLACKPINKVenomInYourArea#오후한시_핑크베놈에_중독될시간 @BLACKPINK #LIGHTUPTHEPINK_MNL pic.twitter.com/rVJwqDcItd

— BLACKPINK PH 🇵🇭🐍🕷 (@BLACKPINK_PH) August 19, 2022

💓 LIGHT UP THE PINK by THE OT4 VIETNAM 💓

One of the 5 highest Ferris wheels in the world located in Vietnam has been lighting up in pink for the welcoming of Blackpink and Pink Venom!

BLACKPINK IS BACK#PinkVenomOutTODAY#PINKVENOM @BLACKPINK @ygent_official pic.twitter.com/nBTpg4eVYG

— Catherine Nguyen (@caseenguyen) August 18, 2022

Other landmarks around the world also joined the #LightUpThePink campaing. Here are some of them that I found:

EGYPT PYRAMIDS TURNING PINK FOR #LightUpThePink 💗 Egyptian blinks this's our moment! #PINKVENOM #PinkVenomOutTODAY #BORNPINK #BLACKPINK pic.twitter.com/Bysjp5sWKl

— TayPink || PINK VENOM (@TaylenaAlwyn) August 18, 2022

Niagra Falls turns pink for #LightUpThePink to welcome blackpink comeback#PINKVENOM #PinkVenomOutTODAY #BLACKPINK pic.twitter.com/nxHsmsRM2s

— J (@ho3forrosie) August 18, 2022

개간지작살 pic.twitter.com/KSb6WD5Wke

— 츄이밍z (@chuwimming) August 18, 2022

#BLACKPINK “PINK VENOM” large billboard ad in Seoul, South Korea#2DaysToPINKVENOM #PINKVENOM @BLACKPINK pic.twitter.com/UJCBzZgRZG

— BLACKPINK BLINK UNION 💕 (@BBU_BLACKPINK) August 17, 2022

The ‘Pink Venom’ Billboard in Seoul is now completed! pic.twitter.com/b73XrBZCjK

— 🕷 (@GIRL0VESICK) August 18, 2022

검은색도 있오#PINKVENOM #BLACKPINK @BLACKPINK pic.twitter.com/PgjFiu1Q1A

— 젠뚜기 (@jenddukie_S2) August 21, 2022

yg suddenly doing a better job in promoting the pinks, you know they're trying to get those renewal papers signed 😭

— Js1𓆏 |∞ (@MISSDIORJISOO) August 17, 2022

that contract renewal meeting must've been harsh bcs yg is suddenly promoting bp???

— sé (@yslfruity) August 17, 2022

07:00pm (KST) Blackpink announced #PinkVenomChallenge that’s coming soon.

BLACKPINK #PinkVenomChallenge Coming soon! #JISOO⁰
Stay tuned for #BLACKPINK 🖤💖 #PinkVenomChallenge Only on YouTube Shorts
▶️https://t.co/NVCUk0pNBr#BLACKPINK #블랙핑크 #JISOO #지수 #PreReleaseSingle #PinkVenom #PinkVenomChallenge #YouTube #Shorts #YG

— BLACKPINKOFFICIAL (@BLACKPINK) August 17, 2022

BLACKPINK #PinkVenomChallenge Coming soon! #JENNIE⁰
Stay tuned for #BLACKPINK 🖤💖 #PinkVenomChallenge Only on YouTube Shorts
▶️https://t.co/cEXWrh9UQI#BLACKPINK #블랙핑크 #JENNIE #제니 #PreReleaseSingle #PinkVenom #PinkVenomChallenge #YouTube #Shorts #YG

— BLACKPINKOFFICIAL (@BLACKPINK) August 17, 2022

BLACKPINK #PinkVenomChallenge Coming soon! #ROSÉ⁰
Stay tuned for #BLACKPINK 🖤💖 #PinkVenomChallenge Only on YouTube Shorts
▶️https://t.co/wDFCOkQIMK#BLACKPINK #블랙핑크 #ROSÉ #로제 #PreReleaseSingle #PinkVenom #PinkVenomChallenge #YouTube #Shorts #YG

— BLACKPINKOFFICIAL (@BLACKPINK) August 17, 2022

BLACKPINK #PinkVenomChallenge Coming soon! #LISA

Stay tuned for #BLACKPINK 🖤💖 #PinkVenomChallenge Only on YouTube Shorts
▶️https://t.co/iDCsIwskpx#BLACKPINK #블랙핑크 #LISA #리사 #PreReleaseSingle #PinkVenom #PinkVenomChallenge #YouTube #Shorts #YG

— BLACKPINKOFFICIAL (@BLACKPINK) August 17, 2022

16 Aug ‘22 — Blackpink 'Pink Venom' Countdown Livestream schedule is announced. 2022.08.18 11PM (EST) & 2022.08.19 12PM (KST) on BLACKPINK Youtube channel.

Blackpink 'Pink Venom' Countdown Livestream Poster | Photo Courtesy: YG Entertainment.

15 Aug ‘22 — Blackpink released ‘Pink Venom’ concept teaser #2.

14 Aug ‘22 — Blackpink released ‘Pink Venom’ credit poster.

Blackpink ‘Pink Venom’ Credit Poster | Photo Courtesy: YG Entertainment.

13 Aug ‘22 — Blackpink released ‘Pink Venom' individual teaser videos set #2.

12 Aug ‘22 — Blackpink released 'Pink Venom' individual title poster set #2 & individual teaser videos.

Blackpink 'Pink Venom' Individual Title Poster - Lisa | Photo Courtesy: YG Entertainment.

Blackpink 'Pink Venom' Individual Title Poster - Rosé | Photo Courtesy: YG Entertainment.

Blackpink 'Pink Venom' Individual Title Poster - Jennie | Photo Courtesy: YG Entertainment.

Blackpink 'Pink Venom' Individual Title Poster - Jisoo | Photo Courtesy: YG Entertainment.

11 Aug ‘22 — Blackpink released 'Pink Venom' the first set of individual title posters.

Blackpink 'Pink Venom' Individual Title Poster - Jisoo | Photo Courtesy: YG Entertainment.

Blackpink 'Pink Venom' Individual Title Poster - Jennie | Photo Courtesy: YG Entertainment.

Blackpink 'Pink Venom' Individual Title Poster - Rosé | Photo Courtesy: YG Entertainment.

Blackpink 'Pink Venom' Individual Title Poster - Lisa | Photo Courtesy: YG Entertainment.

8 Aug ‘22 — (00:00 KST) Blackpink dropped pre-release single ‘Pink Venom’ release poster.

Blackpink Pre-Release Single ‘Pink Venom’ Release Poster | Photo Courtesy: YG Entertainment.

YG Entertainment said on the 8th that “BLACKPINK is making a comeback on the 19th. The title of their new song is ‘Pink Venom’, and will be pre-released at 1PM that day.”

The title is already under spotlight for combining the color ‘PINK’ which represents BLACKPINK, and ‘Venom’ which means ‘poison’. A poster was also unveiled that used the canine tooth as the main object. The canine tooth also appeared on BLACKPINK’s comeback trailer.

YG said “We’re happy we could disclose information on the pre-release song, which also represents the start of the major ‘BORN PINK’ project, on the day of the girls’ debut anniversary (August 8th). We hope this serves as a gift for global fans who have been waiting for their comeback”. —yg-life.com

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Born Pink Teaser - Blackpink Comeback Announcement

1 Aug ‘22 — After 22 months of hiatus, Blackpink finally dropped their official comeback announcement right at midnight on the first day of this month. No more rumors, no more speculation articles, it’s finally happening. According to the 30 seconds teaser, they will have a pre-release single in August, followed by their album release in September before kicking off their world tour in October.

YG Entertainment also released a statement saying that “We’ve prepared special activities that live up to the girls’ reputation as a top artist, apart from the revealed schedules. The girls are determined to pay back the love global fans have been showing them. Please look forward to BLACKPINK’s activities and newly revealed information on the new songs. This will be a major project that will hold the title of ‘the greatest’ so far”.

Watch the teaser below:

The four members also posted the teaser to their Instagram stories shortly after, with Jennie posting the same trailer twice on her account prompting Blinks to say that she must really be excited for this comeback.

🥹🥹🥹🥹

BORN PINK IS COMING
BLACKPINK IS COMING #TheComeback @BLACKPINK pic.twitter.com/OSHVgYZp94

— BLACKPINK BLINK UNION 💗 (@BBU_BLACKPINK) July 31, 2022

After the teaser dropped, Blinks are hoping that we’re going to at least get 2 music videos and 2 promotional periods since there are going to be two releases. Blinks also started to post possible hints that the members have dropped in the past that might be related to the teaser concept. Some of them includes Jennie’s past IG stories:

all these hints 😭 jennie is a genius pic.twitter.com/zBkzpvLIO1

— ْ (@JNKSNS) July 31, 2022

…as well as Lisa’s possible hint/spoiler during ChaeLisa VLive on July 5th. Now that I look at this clip, it is possible that Rosé was taken aback by Lisa’s comment.

"you were born to be blackpink" you can see rosé internally panicking when she answered 😭 OH LISA YOU WILL ALWAYS BE SLICK pic.twitter.com/y2KDvceebl

— SNAKES ARE IN (@Iisashady) July 31, 2022

Having just wrapped up their BLACKPINK x PUBG collaboration of the in-game concert ‘The Virtual’ (read the post here) as well as the release of the music video of ‘Ready to Love’ on July 29th (read the post here), Blackpink is clearly starting to build momentum for their comeback.

Except for Rosé, the other three members also have been active (and by active, I mean they posted to their feed because we all know how they could go radio silence for weeks) on their Instagram accounts, posting recent updates and endorsements.

31 Jul ‘22 — Lisa posted a day before the teaser dropped.

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2 Aug ‘22 — Followed by Jennie and Jisoo a day after the teaser dropped.

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Jennie’s second post captioned “Not a secret that I’m washing my hands with body wash 😋” prompted a reaction from Blinks like these:

ok but did you wash it like ireoke ireoke tho, jennie?#JENNIE #SOLO #제니 @BLACKPINK pic.twitter.com/KIJlrvK2e8

— KING KUMA OT2 ERA (@HourlyKuma) August 2, 2022

The ‘ireoke, ireoke’ they’re talking about:

#JENNIE once said:
“wash your hands like ireoke, and then ireoke” pic.twitter.com/V846sLcYVI

— gi | mandu (@jennieaceitgirl) August 2, 2022

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4 Aug ‘22 — Jisoo posted her most recent outfit photo from the “Hunt” VIP screening that she went to with Rosé two days prior.

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넘 멋있는 거 아닌가🫠🖤 pic.twitter.com/h5TfMQEVid

— ᴘᴀʜᴀ (@paha0211) August 2, 2022

Rosé finally posted on her Instagram story, promoting YSL’s latest handbag she received from Anthony Vaccarello.

220804 #로제 인스타스토리 #ROSÉ #블랙핑크 #BLACKPINK pic.twitter.com/PxHkdDl3sv

— DC 로제갤러리 🌻 (@RoseDCgallery) August 4, 2022

Melon has also officially added Blackpink to the August line-up as well, solidifying their announcement for the upcoming new release.

Melon August Line-Up: Blackpink | Photo Courtesy: Melon

For now, Blinks are wondering when’s the next teaser going to drop. The popular prediction is the next one is going to drop on Aug 8th, the day of Blackpink’s 6th anniversary that’s coincidentally falls on a Monday this year, making it a perfect timing for a follow up to the first teaser. Let’s see if we’re actually going to get anything next Monday. I do hope that we’re going to get something for their 6th anniversary. An OT4 live perhaps? It’s been a while since we last saw the four live. But with this group, one could only hope.

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Blackpink x PUBG Mobile: Ready For Love

(Last Update: 10 Aug 2022) Almost two years ago, we first heard Blackpink’s unreleased track ‘Ready For Love’ on their Netflix documentary ‘Light Up The Sky’ that was released in October 2020. The scenes where the members were recording the track in the studio were included in the documentary, garnering high interest from Blinks who wondered when the official track is going to be released. Almost 2 years (and unofficial fan versions, leak versions, and short version) later, we finally got the full official version of ‘Ready To Love’ that was released on July 29th in collaboration with PUBG Mobile who produced the virtual music video.

My take on the new song: ‘Ready To Love’ is gooood. It’s so satisfying to finally heard the full version of the song after all these years. The song opens with Rosé’s beautiful dreamy intro, followed by Jisoo’s stable husky voice and Lisa’s upbeat rhythmic tone for the first verse and then Jennie’s and Rosé’s powerful vocals buildup on the pre-chorus before the beat finally drops for the chorus. For the second verse, Lisa’s rap flow is smooth and impeccable as always. The bridge where Jisoo opens with her strong vocal and then layered with Rosé’s harmonization before she ends the song with her distinct voice was definitely one of the highlight of this song.

My favorite parts are probably the intro (that intro stuck in my head days after I first heard it on ‘Light Up The Sky’ and then later after I heard it on The Virtual) and the bridge (Jisoo and Rosé sound so good!). Although every members sounds as good as I expect them to be (they are all excellent singers after all), I feel Jisoo and (especially) Rosé really shine in this song. What’s also impressive is how the girls sound exactly the same as the clip from ‘Light Up The Sky’ where they’re recording the lines from the song in the studio live and unfiltered. (Watch the clip below)

If you’ve heard the leak version (hear it on the clip below), you probably noticed that on official MV, the song has a different outro. While the leak version ended with Lisa’s more playful melody, the official version actually ended with Rosé’s anthem-like melody which prompted Blinks to use this “La-la-la, la-la-la-la” part as a background music for sports highlight clips (I saw a bunch of them circulating on Twitter and on TikTok days after the MV dropped). I mean, it’s actually quite fitting and works well with the overall vibe of sport events.

I honestly like both versions. They’re different, but they still fit well with the overall song either way. I did a poll on my Instagram to see what other Blinks think, and it seems like most of who voted like both versions too.

For this release, Blinks didn’t really set any views goal since the track has already been featured on ‘Light Up The Sky’ and has been leaked online so it’s not necessarily a new song per se. The big fanbases urged fellow Blinks to just enjoy the song and get ready for the group’s official comeback. Despite of that, 'Ready For Love' music video received a whopping 15.7 million views and 2.5 million likes in its first 24 hours on YouTube (@BLACKPINK's channel) (Source: @chartsblackpink). As of Aug 7, the song hasn’t been officially released on Spotify yet (I do hope they’ll release it at some point so I can addd this song to my playlist).

Here’s a timeline on how Blackpink x PUBG Mobile: Ready To Love unfolded:

25 Jul ‘22 — A day after Blackpink x PUBG Mobile in-game concert ‘The Virtual’ first weekend concert has wrapped up, PUBG Mobile uploaded a post on their Instagram account announcing the release date of the music video for Ready For Love which is scheduled to release on July 29th, 1PM (KST)

Blackpink x PUBG Mobile: Ready For Love | Photo Courtesy: PUBG Mobile

26 Jul ‘22 — Sneak peek of the music video was uploaded on PUBG Mobil Instagram and Twitter account, featuring six different scenes from the MV. The scenes are pretty nicely done I should say. Wondering how the avatars will look in these environments because the ones I saw from The Virtual seem to have a different aesthetic compared to these scenes.

Blackpink x PUBG Mobile: Ready For Love Sneak Peek | Photo Courtesy: PUBG Mobile

Blackpink x PUBG Mobile: Ready For Love Sneak Peek | Photo Courtesy: PUBG Mobile

Blackpink x PUBG Mobile: Ready For Love Sneak Peek | Photo Courtesy: PUBG Mobile

Blackpink x PUBG Mobile: Ready For Love Sneak Peek | Photo Courtesy: PUBG Mobile

Blackpink x PUBG Mobile: Ready For Love Sneak Peek | Photo Courtesy: PUBG Mobile

Blackpink x PUBG Mobile: Ready For Love Sneak Peek | Photo Courtesy: PUBG Mobile

27 Jul ‘22 — The concept teaser of the music video is uploaded on PUBG Mobile Youtube channel, Instagram and Twitter account.

28 Jul ‘22 — PUBG Mobile released the individual avatar posters as well as the final countdown poster and sneak peek at BLACKPINK's new virtual music video ‘Ready For Love’.

Blackpink x PUBG Mobile: Ready For Love - Rosé Avatar | Photo Courtesy: PUBG Mobile

Blackpink x PUBG Mobile: Ready For Love - Jisoo Avatar | Photo Courtesy: PUBG Mobile

Blackpink x PUBG Mobile: Ready For Love - Lisa Avatar | Photo Courtesy: PUBG Mobile

Blackpink x PUBG Mobile: Ready For Love - Jennie Avatar | Photo Courtesy: PUBG Mobile

I did a poll on my Instagram asking which one is your favorite avatar and looking from the poll result, it seems like Rosé’s avatar is the popular choice.

Blackpink x PUBG Mobile: Ready For Love Final Teaser Poster | Photo Courtesy: PUBG Mobile

29 Jul ‘22 — On the D-day, 1.5 hours before the music video was released, PUBG Mobile uploaded a special video message from Blackpink members.

Blackpink x PUBG Mobile: Ready For Love Poster | Photo Courtesy: PUBG Mobile

‘Ready To Love’ music video was the released to the public at 1PM (KST). Watch the full music video below.

Minutes after the MV was released, Jisoo updated on Weverse asking if Blinks already saw the MV.

[JISOO Weverse]

It's been a while Blinkeu🖤💗
The weather is great and I thought of Blinks so I came ☀️😆
Did you see Ready For Love came out today??? hh
It's nice to show you the song that you waited for so long as a gift
Its really soon!!!!! The real BLACKPINK is coming!! pic.twitter.com/ChdGaKBpuV

— 터틀 🐢 (@xx_turtle_) July 29, 2022

Rosé also updated on her Instagram story with the link to the MV.

Rosé IG story update 🤍 @Blackpink pic.twitter.com/V7rFdjvv1L

— 젠바 🙈💕 (@blackpinkbabo) July 29, 2022

30 Jul ‘22 — PUBG Mobile released the second set of individual ‘Ready For Love’ avatar posters of the members.

Blackpink x PUBG Mobile: Ready For Love - Rosé Avatar | Photo Courtesy: PUBG Mobile

Blackpink x PUBG Mobile: Ready For Love - Jisoo Avatar | Photo Courtesy: PUBG Mobile

Blackpink x PUBG Mobile: Ready For Love - Lisa Avatar | Photo Courtesy: PUBG Mobile

Blackpink x PUBG Mobile: Ready For Love - Jennie Avatar | Photo Courtesy: PUBG Mobile

'Ready For Love' music video has received 15.7 million views and 2.5 million likes in its first 24 hours on YouTube (@BLACKPINK's channel).

'Ready For Love' music video has received 15.7 million views and 2.5 million likes in its first 24 hours on YouTube (@BLACKPINK's channel). pic.twitter.com/doel9NN5nB

— BLACKPINK Charts #BORNPINK (@chartsblackpink) July 30, 2022

7 Aug ‘22 — #BLACKPINK x @PUBGMOBILE “READY FOR LOVE” gained the biggest weekly debut by a K-Pop Female Act in 2022 on YouTube Global Top Music Video with over 43.7M views!

#BLACKPINK x @PUBGMOBILE “READY FOR LOVE” gained the biggest weekly debut by a K-Pop Female Act in 2022 on YouTube Global Top Music Video with over 43.7M views! #BLACKPINK @BLACKPINK pic.twitter.com/59rsoWILkP

— BLACKPINK BLINK UNION 💗 (@BBU_BLACKPINK) August 7, 2022

9 Aug ‘22

#ReadyForLove debuts at #196 on the Billboard Global 200 chart & #97 on the Billboard Global 200 excl. US chart despite only being released on YouTube! @BLACKPINK pic.twitter.com/mpDRAaZb4U

— THE BLINKS POST (@TheBlinksPost) August 9, 2022

ready for love debuted on both billboard global 200 charts without being out on any streaming platforms, blackpink's power is actually crazy 😭

— ً (@IaIisaIover) August 9, 2022

10 Aug ‘22

BLACKPINK’s AI achievements:

• VMA’s nomination (Best Metaverse Performance)
• Charting on Billboard Global 200 excl. US Chart & Billboard Global 200 chart!
• 18.7 Million views in the first 24hrs on Youtube (BLACKPINK + PUBG channels) pic.twitter.com/MDkwZzBVXS

— ً (@GIRL0VESICK) August 9, 2022

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Jennie at Jentle Garden Pop-Up Store Seoul

(Updated: April 12, 2022. Scroll down for latest update.)

17 March 2022 — Blackpink’s Jennie was spotted at Haus Dosan (하우스 도산) attending the opening of Jentle Garden Pop-Up Store in Seoul as a part of her latest collaboration with Gentle Monster.

TL:DR version:

GENTLE MONTSER x JENNIE: Jentle Garden Pop-Up Store

The ‘Jentle Garden’ pop-up store recreates a surreal fantasy village scenery that existed only in Jennie’s imagination. The ‘Jentle Garden’ pop-up will be held in five cities around the world including Seoul, Shanghai, LA, Hong Kong, and Singapore.

Gentle Monster released the teaser/digital invitation via their Instagram a day before the soft opening of the Seoul’s pop-up store and two days before its opening for the general public.

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The eye-opening diorama display of the mysterious village of ‘Jentle garden’ was first debuted at Haus Dosan in Seoulon March 17, 2022 during its soft opening where Jennie was spotted introducing her collection and the diorama to the press.

Jennie talks about dreamy“JENTLE GARDEN” in Haus Dosan. Pop-Up spaces will open in 5 different cities💐
*A limited quantity of Jentle Garden masks will be gifted to visitors who visit the Pop-up space.#JentleGarden #Jennie #GentleMonster #GentleMonsterxJennie pic.twitter.com/6IeEkX9n79

— GENTLE MONSTER (@_GentleMonster_) March 19, 2022

Jennie x Gentle Monster: Jentle Garden Pop-Up Store | Photo Courtesy: Gentle Monster

Jennie x Gentle Monster: Jentle Garden Pop-Up Store | Photo Courtesy: Gentle Monster

Jennie x Gentle Monster: Jentle Garden Pop-Up Store | Photo Courtesy: Gentle Monster

Jennie x Gentle Monster: Jentle Garden Pop-Up Store | Photo Courtesy: Gentle Monster

Jennie x Gentle Monster: Jentle Garden Pop-Up Store | Photo Courtesy: Gentle Monster

Jennie x Gentle Monster: Jentle Garden Pop-Up Store | Photo Courtesy: Gentle Monster

“Inspired by ‘World’s Loneliest House’ in Iceland, the diorama display has included the Yareta plant from the Andes, not to mention the blossoming flowers and pinkish lake, recreating a beautiful village scenery that existed only in our imagination.”
—@puyioptical Instagram

Jennie x Gentle Monster: Jentle Garden Pop-Up Store | Photo Courtesy: Gentle Monster

Jennie x Gentle Monster: Jentle Garden Pop-Up Store | Photo Courtesy: Gentle Monster

Jennie at Jentle Garden Pop-Up Store Seoul | Photo Courtesy: Gentle Monster

Jennie at Jentle Garden Pop-Up Store Seoul | Photo Courtesy: Gentle Monster

“Wearing a white short sleeve collared tutu dress and having her hair styled in a simple low ponytail with antenna bangs, Jennie looked effortlessly angelic, graceful and sophisticated. She also picked a white hair tie, white shoes and white socks to complete the all-white look.”
—kbizoom.com

Jennie at Jentle Garden Pop-Up Store Seoul | Photo Courtesy: Gentle Monster

“She also put on simple makeup as usual, but this time, instead of her go-to MLBB nude lip color, Jennie wore red lipstick, adding an attractive highlight to her overall look.”
—kbizoom.com

Jennie at Jentle Garden Pop-Up Store Seoul | Photo Courtesy: Gentle Monster

See Jennie’s outfit details here.

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Jennie’s Instagram update from the event:

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18 March 2022 — Jentle Garden pop-up store in Seoul is open for public.

Source: @JennieDCGallery | @saisaieie | @jenniebpchile

[INFO] 220318 The "Fruits of Paradise" Jentle Garden limited edition packages are all sold out in the opening day of the Seoul Pop-up store (info from blackpink5677)

The package is priced for $3,253, according to Gentle Monster website. #JENNIE #제니 #BLACKPINK pic.twitter.com/MCXFmYJvUs

— 𝙅𝙀𝙉𝙉𝙄𝙀 𝙉𝙀𝙒𝙎 (@NEWSJENNlE) March 18, 2022

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Updates after the Jentle Garden Collection Launch

This was the second time that Gentle Monster’s website crashed after releasing Jennie’s collection. Her first collaboration, Jentle Home, also had the same effect when it was released. I was online when the release of Jentle Garden happened and saw a lot of people tweeting that they couldn’t access the site and some urged others who have finished shopping and browsing to leave the site so others can access it.

the way gentle monster's website crashed one min after jentle garden collection launched and is now sold out both online and offline, THE POWER JENNIE HOLDS pic.twitter.com/MkoRVg0yXP

— 💐 (@bitchrubyjane) March 10, 2022

A little bit of context for the next tweet, when Gentle Monster released the campaign posters for Jentle Garden ahead of its release, Jennie was attending Chanel’s Fall-Winter 22/23 RTW show in Paris and when the collection was released, she was attending Jacquemus’ spring/summer 2022 show in Hawaii. I believe she did not post anything on her Instagram relating to the campaign on both days (she did on later dates) but Jentle Garden was still a trending topic online even without Jennie promoting her collaboration on the day of the release. I remembered there were so many new Jennie contents online during those couple of days that it kind of sent Blinks on twitter into a frenzy.

jennie living her best life in jacquemus hawaii show & after party, meeting dream artists from her spotify lists and covers like daniel caesar & jhene aiko and at the same time self-designed jentle garden line released, website crashed, items sold out,restocked and sold out again

— َ’beg for me’ akgae (@JNK1RIGHTS) March 10, 2022

It is well-known by now that whatever product Jennie is endorsing or even just seen wearing will probably quickly sold out regardless of the price of the products.

jennie easily sold out $259-$480 glasses, online and in-store, in a short period of time after the official release of the jentle garden collection, her impact is actually insane

— lana 💐 (@jensatan) March 10, 2022

I personally always find the behind the scenes interesting, including this order fulfillment process which I haven’t seen before (or maybe I just don’t browse TikTok enough).

Found this tiktok of Jentle Garden orders being packed after Jennie made everything sell out within the first hour 👏🏽 pic.twitter.com/Rv5qoCxv0W

— 👩🏽‍💻 (@jenniesbebe) March 15, 2022

"Website crashed within minutes...should have expected that, cause that's what happened to the Jentle Home drop in 2020" https://t.co/ZHOGd1nqXf#BLACKPINK #블랙핑크 #JENNIE #제니 @_GentleMonster_

— Jennie on YouTube 💐 (@JennieYT16) March 18, 2022

It’s amazing to see that the collection is not only sold-out in Korea but in other locations as well. I mean, to be honest, I would’ve copped a pair too if my face actually fit Gentle Monster’s glasses. But sadly, after many, many times of trying multiple pairs hoping and wishing that I will find a pair that’ll fit me well, Gentle Monster glasses seem to be a tad big for my face.

y'all i'm at gentle monster checking out the jentle garden collection and it's all sold out wth 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/DaoxiyjRZ3

— max (@maxbudol) March 25, 2022

On April 12, 2022, Gentle Monster announced an exclusive bag and key ring for Lesyeuxdenini 02 on their weibo account.

220412 GENTLE MONSTER 웨이보 업데이트

Exclusive bag and key ring for Lesyeuxdenini
🔗https://t.co/fxoeCXD8cA
🔗https://t.co/ohD4GyeZvu#제니 #JENNIE #블랙핑크 #BLACKPINK @BLACKPINK pic.twitter.com/y1ypjlSEnO

— DC 제니 갤러리 💐 (@JennieDCGallery) April 12, 2022

Jentle Garden Construction Behind the Scenes

The work and dedication to JENTLE Garden is so amazing! 😭💐@_GentleMonster_ #JENNIE pic.twitter.com/merESOEuWT

— JENNIE CHILE 💐 (@jenniebpchile) March 17, 2022

Jentle Garden Campaign Materials

I personally think in every amazing campaign, some of the vendors who work behind the scenes creating the work of art are usually under appreciated. Since I managed to find out some of the vendors involved, here’s a shout out to them for their amazing works.

Printed materials by @printaku.

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The Gentle Monsters team uses 3D printing for the diorama. The printing was done by Gluck Lab in Hongdae.

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Read first part of this series: Jennie x Gentle Monster: Jentle Garden.

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