BLACKPINK‘s Jennie recently sang a rocking rendition of Lee Hyori‘s “Miss Korea.” She guested on Lee Hyori’s new music talk show, Lee Hyori’s Red Carpet.
The song was a great choice for Jennie, who is now under her own management for solo activities.
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Fans were overwhelmed to see Jennie singing a duet with the iconic singer.
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Lee Hyori herself is well-known for being one of the first girl group members to breakout for herself and create her own brand. She also broke many stereotypes by shifting from an innocent concept to a sexy one.
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The lyrics were also befitting of Jennie, who may be feeling insecure about her first foray on her own.
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Are the gazes of others really so important? Does it seem like my fault that things are being messed up? That’s not true, come here. Things will all be fine, because Jennie is Miss Korea.
— Lee Hyori and Jennie singing “Miss Korea”
Netizens praised Jennie for the way she devoured the difficult song.
Netizen reactions. | theqoo I love it so much. I’m going to treasure watching it. I love it. So Jennie is good at singing LOL. She’s great. I’m not a fan of either, but it is kinda nice to see them singing like that. It suits her voice. Her vocal color is good. She suits it. I watched it because it was going viral, and she’s really good. Pretty too. I came to watch it again as soon as I woke up. Her vocals are so thrilling, and at the end, the lyrics where Lee Hyori and her sang back and forth, it was basically a musical. Wow, so good. Ah, it’s so beautiful to see both of them standing together and singing.
Catch the full clip below.
jennie singing lee hyori’s miss korea pic.twitter.com/1MXRGqTp4W
— jennie (@jnkrated) January 5, 2024