What’s up guys, it’s Sussan Mourad with Clevver News, and there is so much more to
the ladies of BLACKPINK than meets the eye as seen in their new documentary, Light Up
The Sky, so prepare to fall even more in love with them as they share some of the biggest
bombshells on their road to stardom.
For months now, us Blinks have been eagerly awaiting the release of Blackpink’s Netflix
documentary, Light Up The Sky, and after the film’s release on October 14th, fans were
surely not disappointed.
In just three days, Light Up The Sky has earned massive amounts of praise from fans who were
able to connect with the girls on a much more intimate level as the hour-and-twenty-minute-long
documentary details the band’s rise to fame, major accomplishments and struggles along
the way.
Blinks also got a deeper inside look at Lisa, Rosé, Jisoo and Jennie’s unique personalities
and what each of them bring to the table to create a successful, well-rounded group of
ladies.
So just to put it into perspective, if you haven’t tuned in, allow these fans to sum
up exactly what you’re about to experience:
One fan tweeted, “Light Up The Sky has a similar impact as The Album for me.
I’m watching over and over again not bc we need to break some record views and streams
but bc it’s really worth watching.
It’s quality content like the songs in The Album.
It made me so happy as a BLACKPINK fan.”
One user wrote, “Light Up The Sky just made me fall in love with Blackpink all over again.
These four girls were meant to be together and I feel so much more connected to them
after seeing their full journey!”
Speaking of the girls’ journeys, we see now that they each put YEARS into pursuing
their dreams of becoming artists as Blackpink was originally intended to be a group of nine
girls.
When YG Entertainment, Blackpink’s current management company, was looking to form a
group, each of the girls recalled putting in 14-hour days of dance rehearsals and voice
lessons with different members.
For Jennie, to perform in front of thousands of fans multiple times a week seems impossible
as she admitted toward the beginning of the film QUOTE, “I am super shy.
I was one of those people where I can’t even order something on the phone.
Like, I hated that.
It took me a while to get this far.”
Prior to deciding she wanted to be a singer, Jennie had her bags packed to leave for the
U.S. when she turned 15, but as she came back to New Zealand, she realized she wanted to
pursue a career in singing.
But one of Jennie’s biggest struggles to this day is not living out the simple dreams
of being a normal teenager.”
A lot of people make lots of memories as, like, a high school student, but I never had
that.”
She added, “One thing I wish is to maybe have lived at home until I was, like, 18,19.”
It wasn’t until well into training when she met Lisa that Jennie realized QUOTE, “As
soon as Lisa came in, that’s when I thought, ‘Wow, there are people born to do this!’”
Lisa, rapper and lead dancer of the group, revealed after auditioning, she waited two
months for a call to begin training, but being from Thailand, she didn’t know more than
“hello” in Korean.
She would later confide in Jennie, saying QUOTE, “She was the only one who could speak
English among the trainees.
I spoke English with her, and if something were to happen, I would talk to her.”
As traction with the group began to pick up, Lisa admitted that at one point, she felt
completely lost, and wasn’t sure that the direction the group was going was one she
wanted to take.
“I’m a singer, but I didn’t know what kind of singer I wanted to be.
I kind of lost the goal.
I was trying to find myself.”
Keep in mind that the girls are in their early 20s still trying to figure out who they are
as people, all while juggling an international career of entertaining millions.
But thankfully, the girls were able to confide in Jisoo, whom they call “unnie” (OO-KNEE),
which is a term of endearment for the oldest person of the bunch.
It’s like being an older sister or aunt.
While the girls all love and respect Jisoo, she detailed her many struggles while growing
up.
She said QUOTE, “When I was younger, my relatives treated me like an outcast because
I was ugly,” adding, “They called me a monkey.”
Honestly it's so heartbreaking to hear that, Jisoo you are so beautiful, and please never
forget that!
After admitting that this life was NEVER the life she pictured living, as she dreamt about
being a writer or a painter, Jisoo has an all-new purpose, and also admitted to having
an even greater purpose as the eldest member of the band.
“There’s no doubt I feel a sense of responsibility.
I try the best I can to take care of the other girls.”
Throughout the documentary, each of the girls admitted how homesick they would get, especially
when returning to tour in their own hometowns.
For Rosé, it was particularly hard to leave her family after dropping out of school just
before auditioning for YG at 16 years old, as she detailed the difficulties she personally
faced in the middle of Blackpink’s first tour.
“In the middle of it, I didn’t feel like I had any personal life.
It felt like there was, like, this big hole in my life.
Like, what I’m basically living for is tomorrow’s show.”
Just prior to each tour stop, the feeling of realizing how many people were actually
waiting to watch Blackpink perform was both a thrilling and an overwhelming feeling for
the girls.
Not to mention the physical aspect of each night of tour that the girls endured, including
the constant traveling that began to take a toll on their bodies....
Jennie added QUOTE, “After so many plane rides and so many environment changes, our
body just gives up on us.”
Speaking of overwhelming, the girls’ 2019 Coachella performance marked the first stop
of their world tour, but also the only country that was completely unknown to them.
Jennie even admitted, “I didn’t even think we would have, I don’t know, 100 people
or 200 people at least.
I was just hoping to have somebody watching us.”
But it was the Coachella performance that taught the girls how to have the most fun
and be their full selves on stage.
Jennie went on to say, “I think Coachella was the moment where I felt like there are
people that understand that this isn’t just K-pop music.
They see us as doing something different and I really like that.”
Despite the glitz and the glamour and the sold-out shows, at the end of the day, it’s
important to remember that these girls are normal people who work hard and endure struggles
just like anyone else.
During their last show of their tour, Rosé broke down onstage after gushing about how
proud she was of her bandmates.
“Like, I know you guys only see the stuff that’s onstage, but I feel like we all go
through so much else… and I’m very very proud.”
I SWEAR I’M NOT CRYING, YOU ARE.
But this touching scene, along with every other obstacle, victory, doubt, sweat, tear
and smile along the way just goes to show that the ladies of Blackpink are a force to
be reckoned with, and we can’t wait to see what even bigger victories they accomplish
all while living out their biggest dreams along the way!
OH and before I forget, I can’t not mention to you guys, the next time you watch Light
Up The Sky, make sure you pay extra close attention around the the 1min 40 sec mark
and the 9 min 24 sec mark - you will actually hear my voice and my Clevver News co-host
Emile’s, separately at each of these marks in the documentary!
Can you believe it!?!?
Our Clevver News audio clips are in Blackpink’s Netflix documentary!!
WHAT?!
Hi mom, we’ve finally made it!
Haha clearly we’re huge fans and LOVE Blackpink, and we’re glad the girls know it too!
For more in the world of KPop, you can click right over here to hear the latest of BTS’
major accomplishments.
Then be sure to let me know what you guys thought was the most shocking confession in
Blackpink’s documentary down here in the comments.
I’m your host Sussan Mourad, bye guys!