On June 18, Billie Eilish made a surprise business trip to Korea. The Gen Z singer attended the listening party for the album Hit Me Hard and Soft , promoting her new music to Korean audiences herself. The “Korean advance” of the youngest artist with 9 Grammy awards caused a media frenzy. Notably, the special event also brought together Jennie (BLACKPINK) as the MC. The reunion of the two stars caused a global frenzy.
Recently, Spotify officially released the recording of the listening party, revealing the moments of Q&A and extremely fun interactions between the two sisters Jennie – Billie Eilish. Watching the entire event, fans were even more proud of Jennie. She confidently spoke English, and together with Billie Eilish, shared many interesting stories about the album Hit Me Hard and Soft. The female rapper of BLACKPINK also flexibly switched between English and Korean to interact with fans. Jennie’s pronunciation made fans fascinated.
Jennie’s eloquence and charm surprised fans. Jennie once again proved that she is truly multi-talented. As an MC, she did very well. But for her first attempt, Jennie could not hide her nervousness. At the end of the conversation, Jennie asked Billie, “Did you do too badly?” . Billie Eilish smiled, gave Jennie compliments, and was very grateful when her senior helped her at her first event in Korea.
Jennie shined, making Billie Eilish also fascinated. At the listening party, netizens pointed out that the Gen Z singer’s eyes seemed to be “stuck” on her senior. Billie Eilish looked at Jennie with extremely affectionate eyes. Netizens jokingly called this the legendary “simp”. This interaction made people extremely excited.
As a “big fan” of Billie, Jennie expressed her admiration and love for the new album. In response, Billie Eilish also encouraged Jennie to release her debut album soon. She also promised to be the interviewer when Jennie released the product.
Regarding the reason Jennie was the MC for the Hit Me Hard and Soft promotion event , Billie Eilish shared that she made this choice herself. Billie felt comfortable because Jennie was her best friend. The BLACKPINK rapper herself also understood and sympathized with Billie Eilish’s music. Music connected the two superstars together.
On social media, a series of photos of Billie Eilish and Jennie together were continuously shared by people, going viral globally. The two stars representing two major music markets did not hesitate to show their “close” friendship, making music fans extremely warm. After the event, people hoped to soon see Jennie and Billie Eilish in a collaboration song. Surely, it will bring an explosive effect.
