We haven’t had anyone like them since Destiny’s Child." -Bekuh Boom "Rosé, Jennie, Jisoo, and Lisa are going to set the standard for the new girl group in America. If this connection weren’t immediately obvious, it becomes so about five songs in, when Rosé steps forward and sings, “When I find myself in times of trouble.” Every teary-eyed face in the sold-out crowd knows that Blackpink is the biggest girl group on the planet, but that one was for the parents. It’s a “Beatles arrive in America” moment, if the Beatles had Instagram and landed at Newark, New Jersey’s Prudential Center in 2019. A stampede of girls rush the stairs to get closer to the pop stars, easily bypassing the mesmerized, or maybe confused, ushers. In addition to Lisa (Lalisa Manobal), there’s fellow rapper Jennie Kim and singers Rosé and Jisoo (born Chae Young Park and Jisoo Kim, respectively). Finally, the K-pop quartet emerges from risers inside the stage floor, inciting a reaction as if four Taylor Swifts had materialized at once. Another woman behind me says that Lisa, Blackpink’s tall, glamorous rapper with blunt Cleopatra bangs, is her favorite. Earlier I learned they’d met online, that the woman flew from San Juan specifically to be here, to see her group. The Korean teen next to me starts crying and hugs the Puerto Rican woman to his left. The glowing Rubik’s Cube–like block solves itself to spell out “Blackpink in your area.” Another 45 seconds pass.
A minute or so goes by, but it feels like 15. Then, pop! A neon-pink cube lights up a giant LED screen, and nearly 20,000 bodies rise, screaming, their hands clutching pink heart-shaped light sticks.
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The arena goes dark for a full 10 seconds. On Rosé: Blazer, tights, pumps, Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello. On Jennie: Dress, tights, earrings, boots, Chanel. Back row, from left, on Lisa: Jacket, trousers, boots, Celine by Hedi Slimane.
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