BLACKPINK’s Jennie Opens Up About Showing in The Weeknd’s ‘The Idol’ – Billboard

Blinks might have been thrilled once they caught a couple of blink-and-you’ll miss it glimpses of BLACKPINK’s Jennie when the primary trailer for The Weeknd’s upcoming sequence The Idol arrived on Monday (July 18). And it seems the singer is simply as hyped.

“I discovered the script very intriguing, so I needed to be a part of the sequence,” the Ok-pop star mentioned in an announcement to Korean information company Yonhap. “I really feel very excited. I’ll work exhausting, so please watch me with affection.”

Jennie’s casting was not initially introduced by HBO, however the premium cable channel confirmed it on social media, tweeting on Monday, “Jennie Kim has been solid in #THEIDOL.” The sequence’ web page on IMDb additionally signifies that the singer will seem in six episodes.

The Idol, which stars The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp, is a few self-help guru and cult chief who begins a relationship with an up-and-coming pop star. Per the premium cable channel, the present is “from the sick and twisted minds” of The Weeknd and Sam Levinson. A launch date has not been introduced but.

Forward of stories of Jennie’s position within the upcoming present, YG Leisure introduced on July 5 that BLACKPINK is returning not solely with new music, but in addition a world tour. The group — which consists of Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé and Lisa — are within the “ultimate phases of recording a brand new album,” a press launch revealed on the time. The quartet can be planning a world tour.

See HBO’s affirmation of Jennie’s casting in The Idol under:

Jennie Kim has been solid in #THEIDOL. pic.twitter.com/51EDmmHMr0

— HBO (@HBO) July 18, 2022