Blackpink’s Jennie returns to Coachella in two years, this time solo

Jennie (heart) performs through the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Competition within the Empire Polo Membership in Indio, California, Sunday (April 13, 2025), native time. (AP-Yonhap through the Korea Herald).

Jennie or Blackpink On Sunday (native time) returned to the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Competition in Indio, California, and marked her third efficiency at one of many world’s best music festivals – and her first there as a solo act.

Earlier, the Coachella podium adorned in 2019 and 2023 with Blackpink, Jennie went to the outer theater this 12 months, solely two days after colleague band companion Lisa made the newspaper heads together with her personal solo set on the Sahara tent, Friday.

The return of Jennie attracted lots of consideration, particularly since each members confirmed their particular person artistry, other than the group.

The 50-minute set of Jennie consisted of 13 songs, primarily from her first solo studio album “Ruby”, launched in March. The set record, made solely for Coachella, differed from the road -up that was carried out throughout its solo concert events that have been held in Seoul and different cities final month and provided a brand new expertise for world followers.

Jennie opened the present with ‘Filter’, appeared in an outfit impressed by the western means, full with a hat and sun shades. She adopted songs, together with “Mantra”, “Builders”, “Begin A Battle”, “Zen” and “FTS” her efficiency of “Zen” emphasised a powerful presence on stage, whereas “FTS” enabled her to delay and present her emotional vocals with a handheld microphone.

Jennie performs on the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Competition within the Empire Polo Membership in Indio, California, Sunday, native time. (AP-Yonhap through the Korea Herald).

The spotlight of the night was her efficiency of ‘Like Jennie’, the hit single that was mapped on each Billboard’s Sizzling 100 and the UK Official Singles Chart. Chanting, “Come on, it is gon” be exhausting, “unleashed Jennie Speedy-Fireplace raps and electrified the gang, making an enormous vocals on trigging. Followers have flooded the Coachella YouTube reside stream and social media platforms with the time period ‘Jenchella’, a merger of Jennie and Coachella.

The set additionally included a shocking collaboration with singer Kali Uchis for his or her track “Rattling Proper”, launched in March. The 2 artists introduced a sultry duet, business traces in a layered stage with Jennie’s balanced actions as a complement to the wealthy singing of Uchis. Infantile Gambino, which may also be seen on the observe, didn’t seem.

“I didn’t count on that I might see so many individuals,” she stated after the efficiency. “Thanks for coming to my set, I like your coachella.”

Jennie closed the present with “Starlight”, and ended the evening on a sentimental word whereas she thanked her followers – often called Blinks – in addition to her dancers, band and crew.

Jennie is deliberate to carry out on the Coachella stage for a second efficiency on April 20.