BLACKPINK's Jennie shared behind-the-scenes stories from Coachella.
On the 7th, Jennie appeared on tvN's 'You Quiz on the Block' (hereafter 'You Quiz') after tearing up Coachella.
Jennie revealed that she spent a whopping 16 months preparing to take the stage at Coachella. Yoo Jae-suk asked, "What kind of stage is Coachella?" and Jennie explained, "It's one of the largest music festivals in the world. It lasts for two weeks. Many artists gather in the middle of the desert for a festival over the course of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday."
With around 250,000 audience members, Jennie expressed, "I was surprised by the energy while on stage," adding, "I don't know why I was so emotional. It felt like a reward for the 'determination' I had during preparation. Before the performance, I thought, 'Should I go?' but looking from above, it felt endless."
When asked how many times she watched her own video, she said, "I watched it fully about twice, and then it kept coming up on my phone. I usually don't monitor myself much. I tend to overthink, so I thought if I monitored, I would get caught up in small details, so I try to look at the bigger picture, but I watched a bit of Coachella. It wasn't perfect, but I felt embarrassed watching it because I was genuinely invested."
Yoo Jae-suk asked, "It's amazing that you performed live for 50 minutes without a break, doing about 13 songs in a row. How much did you practice?"
Jennie replied, "I usually struggle to perform fully during rehearsals. I feel like there's a wall in my stamina regarding what I do. I wanted to overcome that, so whenever I had time, I would run while singing for 50 minutes, and if I couldn't, I would get treatment and repeat the process of treatment and practice to achieve that stage. This time, it was really a fight with myself."
After finishing Coachella and returning to Korea, when asked, "What did you do in Korea?" Jennie answered, "I rested at home and ate delicious food. I repeated those two things." She continued, "A few days ago, I ordered six rolls of gimbap in various types and ate them with ramen. Since I came to Korea after a long time. There are many types of gimbap in Korea, so I ate it. It was the best," she laughed.
