Meet the other girls who should have debuted in BLACKPINK

Consisting of four members — Jisoo, jennie, rosé It is Lisa — BLACKPINK is recognized for being one of the biggest groups today. However, what some people don’t know is that this wasn’t always the original lineup of the girl group created by YG Entertainment.

When the company decided that it would debut a new girl group, the initial idea was for it to have many members, with a minimum of seven and a maximum of nine, with the name Pink Punk. For this reason, many girls ended up being approved for the trainee process, where they remained for years taking intense classes in singing, dancing, acting, languages ​​and much more.

In the documentary ‘BLACKPINK: Light Up The Sky’ released in 2020, jennie revealed that, during the monthly evaluations, all the girls were placed in groups with different formations to be analyzed by the YG evaluators, and that it ended up watching many of its colleagues be eliminated for not passing the tests. In addition, many ended up giving up due to the great uncertainty of their debut.

In addition to the four current members of BLACKPINK, five other girls were heavily tipped to debut in Pink Punk but, for different reasons, unfortunately ended up following other paths. Some of them even made their long-awaited debut in other companies.

Meet now the other members who should debut in Pink Punk, the first group of BLACKPINK.

1. Euna Kim

After participating in the Korean television talent show Superstar K3 in the year 2011, Euna Kim ended up becoming one of YG Entertainment’s trainees. She trained for approximately three years, but left the agency because she didn’t know if she would actually have the opportunity to debut.

After her departure, she made her solo debut in 2014. In 2015, she debuted in the group The Ark, which lasted just under a year. Recently she was in a duo called KHAN, however, in mid-2020 the duo’s disbandment was announced after two years in activity.

2. Kim Eunbi

Kim Eunbi also joined the company after participating in Superstar K, but in the second season. She remained with YG until the year 2014 after deciding to leave due to health issues. She is currently signed to Stone Music Entertainment, debuting solo in 2019.

3. Jang Hanna

Like this Me in the, Hanna also participated in Superstar K3. However, she joined the agency only in 2014. She ended up not being chosen for BLACKPINK’s debut in 2016, and left the company the following year. Consequently, she became an independent artist and managed to debut only in 2020 with the song “RunnAway”.

4. Jinny

Jinny trained at YG for about five years, but ended up being eliminated from the final lineup before debut. After leaving YG, she participated in the Produce 48 program — responsible for creating IZ*ONE —, finishing at position #69 and not having the opportunity to debut. Jinny ended up signing with the company Vine Entertainment, where he finally managed to make his debut in the group Secret Number, in the year 2020.

5. Miyeon

Miyeon joined the agency along with jenniein 2010. Several times Miyeon appeared together with the other four members of BLACKPINK in photos on social networks, which led the public to believe that the five would be the final formation of the next girl group from YG. However, she left the company in 2015, surprising many people who were sure of her debut.

Rumors say that she would have been fired after dating rumors appeared in the media, but the fact was never confirmed. After her departure, she joined Cube Entertainment, and debuted in (G)I-DLE in 2018.

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