Jisoo sets record while Rosé, Jennie, Lisa create viral hits

SBS Inkigayo's music show performance from April 2023 has garnered 64.1 million views as of October 21. This makes it the most-watched video on the SBS Inkigayo YouTube channel. surpassing BTS's "Blood, Sweat & Tears" performance from 2016. Jinsoo's fancam has also become the most-viewed individual fancam of a female K-pop idol, and the most-watched fancam of a solo K-pop artist in the past decade.

Jisoo made her solo debut in the album "Me" featuring two songs, "Flower" and "All Eyes on Me," on March 31, 2023. "Flower" was the title track and had a music video release. Despite appearing only twice on SBS's Inkigayo music show, Jisoo showcased her unique charm with her striking appearance and captivating choreography. Jisoo also dominates another official SBS Inkigayo YouTube channel, "SBSKPOP-ZOOM," with her "Flower" performance fancams and Blackpink's "Pink Venom" occupying the entire Top 5 most-viewed videos list.

While Blackpink members Lisa, Jennie, and Rosé are creating a "fever" and sweeping music charts, Jisoo hasn't released any solo tracks this year. She's currently preparing for new film projects, including the TV drama "Newtopia" and the Movie "Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint," both expected to premiere next year.

Recently, Jisoo received an offer to play the lead role in the TV drama "Monthly Boyfriend" alongside actor Seo In Guk. In early October, Jisoo surprised fans with an unusual light brown hairstyle. She shared on the Bubble platform about her plans for solo music releases and BlackPink's comeback.

The idol said: "Now that the members have released music and meet everyone often, isn't it very exciting? Please wait for me. Your playlists will be full of new songs. We're about to release many solo songs, and we'll also come back as a group."

Vocabulary

choreography: the art of arranging how dancers should move during a performance.

occupying: (fill space) to fill a particular amount of space.

sweeping:  affecting many things, or making an important difference to something.

premiere: he first public performance of a film, play, or piece of music.