Discover what the first dorm where BLACKPINK members Rosé, Jisoo, Jennie and Lisa lived during their trainee phase was like
In the world of K-pop, it is common for idols to live in dormitories and share common spaces with other artists, since everything from meals to rest times are held in communal areas where several people have to share the same environment.
Provided by Korean entertainment agencies once an artist becomes a trainee at the company, these dormitories can strengthen ties between members of the same group, as they are always interacting and exchanging experiences, in addition to helping with the idea of teamwork that is so essential in formations of this genre.
However, even if the intentions are good, these spaces are not always large, causing some idols to have to give up privacy and comfort, such as BTS, a group formed by BIGHIT MUSIC in 2013, who in the first years of their debut lived in a dormitory where the seven members shared a single room and slept in bunk beds.
More than that, there are cases where the dormitories are not well located and worse, they have the presence of unwanted animals, as happened with BLACKPINK, a quartet that debuted through YG Entertainment in 2016, who had insects as roommates.
It turns out that before taking to the stage, the group members had to deal with the presence of cockroaches in the place where they lived during the trainee phase, as revealed by the group’s lead singer, Roséon the program “Sea of Hope”, on the South Korean broadcaster JTBC, aired in 2021.
At the time, she was getting ready to sleep in a dorm with the actress. And Jiah when he remembered what the place where he lived was like with Jisoo, Jennie It is Lisa when he moved from his birth country, New Zealand, to South Korea in order to fulfill his dream.
When I first came to Korea, I wasn’t even on the debut team. There were cockroaches. At that time, it wasn’t confirmed that we would make our debut. Because of that, we didn’t live in such a nice place,” Rosé said on the show.
In addition to cockroaches, they also found centipedes in the dormitory, as reported by SBS Star, which states that Rosé said in previous situations that the group’s maknae, Lisawas the one who handled the situation best.”Lisa was the bravest of us. She used to catch them with a piece of A4 paper or hold them with a glass,” revealed the idol.
Today, what was once a reality is just a memory for the group’s members, as they live in mansions and live luxurious lives as a result of years of work within and outside the music industry.
Source: Recreio
