Published: 14:35, April 14, 2025
Two members of K-pop group Blackpink go solo at Coachella festival
By Reuters
JENNIE performs during the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 13, 2025, in Indio, California. (PHOTO / AP)

INDIO, California - Lisa and Jennie of the Korean pop music group Blackpink performed for the first time as solo artists in front of massive crowds at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Friday and Sunday, bringing out their unique hip-hop styles.

Lisa twerked to the heavy beat of her song Drop Some Money in a red outfit under red lights.

Other K-pop performances at Coachella include seven-member Enhypen, a South Korean boy group who performed on Saturday, and XG, an acronym for Xtraordinary Girls, a South Korea-based Japanese girl group, performing later on Sunday, local time.

South Korean singer and rapper Jennie Kim, better known as Jennie, performs onstage during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 13, 2025 in Indio, California. (PHOTO / AFP)

Signaling the rising US interest in K-pop in recent years, Blackpink has made history at Coachella twice, first in 2019 as the first female-led K-pop group to perform at the festival, and then again in 2023 as the first ever K-pop headliner.

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Starting with hip-hop trio Epik High in 2016, Coachella has been bringing more Korean acts to the festival scene, including Aespa, DPR (Dream Perfect Regime), LE SSERAFIM, ATEEZ, and The Rose.

Alter Ego is Lisa's 2025 debut solo studio album since the Thai singer left YG Entertainment in 2023, joining RCA Records, a subsidiary of Sony Music.

The 28-year-old will continue to record for Interscope as part of Blackpink, along with fellow members Jennie, Rose, and Jisoo.

A banner featuring an image of Thai singer and actress Lisa is flown above the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 11, 2025 in Indio, California. (PHOTO / AFP)

The album has 15 tracks that incorporate hip-hop, electropop, and trap genres and includes guest singers Raye, Doja Cat, Tyla, Rosalía, Future and Megan Thee Stallion.

Lisa has embarked on an acting career as well with her first acting role in the Max television series The White Lotus.

Jennie also opted to pursue her solo music career, releasing her first single Solo in 2018 with YG Entertainment and Interscope.

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The 29-year-old made her acting debut in the Max series The Idol in 2023.