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After seeing the trailer on Netflix for the first time, the Korean drama Thirty Nine (서른, 아홉) immediately made it to my long list of to-watch series. Not only it’s starring Son Ye-Jin (손예진) but looking at the trailer, it seems like the drama will revolve around the life of a three 39 years-old women and a slice of life series always interests me. A little bit about the drama:
“Thirty-Nine (Korean Title: 서른, 아홉) is a 2022 South Korean television series directed by Kim Sang-ho and starring Son Ye-jin, Jeon Mi-do and Kim Ji-hyun. This series revolves around the life, friendship, romance and love of three friends, who are about to turn 40 years old. It premiered on JTBC on February 16, 2022 and aired every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:30 (KST) for 12 episodes. It is available for streaming on Netflix.”
—Wikipedia
I finally started watching this series after the show has ended. Family and friends have given good review about the show so I was pretty excited to start watching it. The first episode was a nice introduction to all the main characters in the series. I really love the interactions between the three women characters, their somewhat different personalities and their friendship. There’s a good mix of comedy, drama, romance, conflict and a little bit of tragedy in the first episode that’s pretty common in a slice of life drama. Although knowing that somebody will die in this series kind of threw me off a little since I was hoping for a more light-hearted storyline. But let’s see where it goes.
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Rosé at Saint Laurent's Pre-Oscar Party
25 March 2022 — After spending a couple of days in L.A, Rosé shared pictures and videos of her getting ready for an event on her Instagram. Fans have speculated online that the she was in town for a Saint Laurent related event but nobody knew what it was exactly. Not until photos of the K-pop star arriving at the Harvey House where Saint Laurent held its first pre-Oscar party that was hosted by their creative director Anthony Vaccarello started circulating online that fans have confirmation that Rosé was attending Saint Laurent’s Pre-Oscar Party.
“In a week with no shortage of high wattage, star-studded parties, it takes un peu de tout to make a splash in Hollywood: a jaw-dropping venue, a cooler than cool guest list, the hottest musical act of the moment, and maybe an appearance by Al Pacino. Last night, the Saint Laurent pre-Oscar party hosted by creative director Anthony Vaccarello ticked all those boxes.”
—Rachel Marlowe for Vogue.com
Rosé arriving at YSL Pre-Oscar Party. | Photo by Lexie Moreland for WWD.
“The Korean-Australian singer wore a strapless knee-length dress covered in iridescent crystals, with a sheer skirt and black fringe on the hem, finishing the look with sheer tights and black platform ankle boots.”
—Quinci LeGardye for Harper’s Bazaar
Rosé was wearing Saint Laurent’s crystals covered strapless tube dress in mesh with feathers from their Resort 2022 collection and accessorized her look with Tiffany Classic™ Milgrain Wedding Band Ring, Tiffany & Co. Schlumberger Daisy Ring, and Tiffany & Co.Schlumberger® Sixteen Stone Ring.
Rosé at Saint Laurent Pre-Oscar Party. | Photography by: Saskia Lawaks for Saint Laurent on Hypebae.com.
During the evening that started with a candlelit, poolside private VIP dinner for 50 people and followed by a late-night reception filled with live music, drinking and dancing for about 150, Rosé was spotted socializing with some of the celebrities who attended the reception including Hailey Beiber, Anja Rubik, Arnaud Michaux and Anthony Vaccarello.
Rosé and Hailey Beiber at Saint Laurent Pre-Oscar Party. | Photography by: Saskia Lawaks for Saint Laurent on Hypebae.com.
Rosé and Anja Rubik at Saint Laurent Pre-Oscar Party. | Photography by: Saskia Lawaks for Saint Laurent on Boycott Magazine.
Rosé and Anthony Vaccarello at Saint Laurent Pre-Oscar Party. | Photography by: Saskia Lawaks for Saint Laurent on Hypebae.com.
Anja Rubik, Arnaud Michaux, Rosé, Dominic Fike at Saint Laurent Pre-Oscar Party. | Photography by: Saskia Lawaks for Saint Laurent on Boycott Magazine.
Rosé at YSL Pre-Oscar Party. | Photo by Tyrell Hampton for Saint Laurent on People Magazine.
Rosé at YSL Pre-Oscar Party. | Photo from @voguemagazine Instagram.
If I'm not mistaken, this is also the second time Rosé showed up at a Saint Laurent's event without any prior announcement to the public (the first one being her surprise appearance at the Met Gala last September). But even so, I think Blinks are pretty good at guessing or at least keeping up with her surprise appearances judging by the amount of tweets that went out during the event and a couple of days after. Many were praising the outfit that she wore to the party (which I agree with) as well as expressing happiness that Rosé is out and about, socializing with people and attending parties.
Other fun things I found: a fan uploaded a compilation of photos from the party including a comment that made me chuckle.
Also, the Harvey House, the venue where the event was held at, was designed in 1940s by the American architect John Lautner who was commissioned to build the house by Leo M. Harvey, the founder of Harvey Aluminum. The house was then purchased by Kelly Lynch and Mitch Glazer in 1998 who then started the process of renovating the house to its original condition in 2001. The architecture of the place is definitely unique and exquisite. If you want to read more about it, here are an article from Vie Magazine and a Youtube video that I found that talk about the history of the place.
Photography by: Sara Essex Bradley for Vie Magazine.
Post Party Updates
27 March 2022 — Rosé shared on her Instagram story that she was hanging out with Simi, Haze and Park Soo Joo in L.A. A fan also spotted her in Beverly Hills on the same day.
28 March 2022 — Rosé landed at Incheon International Airport and was greeted by the press and fans who were waiting at the arrival terminal. She received fan letters and a bouquet of flower that one of the fan prepared for her before leaving the airport in her van.
Source: @6cm_chaesoo | Newsen | Starnews | @oceanview_rose
Read part one of this trip here: Blackpink Rosé at Incheon Airport & L.A Sightings.
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Blackpink Rosé at Incheon Airport & L.A Sightings
19 Mar 2022 — Blackpink Rosé spotted at Incheon International Airport on her way to Los Angeles to attend Saint Laurent’s Pre-Oscar Party. ‘ROSÉ HELEN OF INCHEON’ trended on Twitter after her appearance at the airport.
TL:DR/Outfit Details:
Photos by @oceanview_rose (1) (2) | Photos by Press Dispatch (1) (2) | Outfit details from @stylebyrosie.
Rosé’s arrival at Incheon:
Photos by Newsen (press):
After Rosé’s photos were circulating online, one of the topics discussed amongst the netizens besides her cool all black fit was her earphones. While many idols are seen with wireless earpods these days, Rosé showed up carrying her wired earphones plugged to her phone.
Update:
11 April 2022 — Rosé posted wireless pods she got from Adidas on her Instagram story and here’s how one blink reacted:
One eagle-eyed blink also saw that she’s watching Episode 3 of WeCrashed on her phone. What’s funny though, I read the replies of the original tweet and other blinks suspected that owner of that account is actually Rosé herself because how on earth would you know from just a teeny tiny blurry photos? Plus, many blinks suspected that Rosé actually lurks on Instagram and Twitter because sometimes she would post things related to what blinks are discussing online. But I guess it’s possible if you happened to just see or watch that episode as well. Some people has photographic memories and that’s certainly one possibility, right? I’m honestly surprised how some blinks can notice the smallest details from press/fansites photos. They really do have eagle eyes.
Photos by @honeyflavor2116:
Photos by @bpsms:
When she was inside the departure terminal, Rosé waved and posed for the fansites and press before she went inside the Korean Air Lounge and after she came out of it. She even bent down as long as she could to let them take videos and pictures of her before she’s covered by the sign board. Rosé’s kind and friendly interactions with her fansites has been widely known amongst blinks who have praised her for it on multiple different occasions. She also sometimes reposted her fansites’ photos or fan artworks on her Instagram story and even attended her fansite’s film screening event.
Photos by: @oceanview_rose
Rosé in L.A
20 Mar 2022 — 11 hours later, Rosé arrived safely at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), spotted walking out from the arrival hall with fashion model/DJ Park Soo-joo. Rosé also gave her signature to one of her fans who was waiting at the airport.
21 Mar 2022 — Rosé is spotted hanging out with Park Soo-joo and Stella Maxwell at Chateau Marmont on Jen Ramey’s instagram post.
23 Mar 2022 — Rosé updated on her Instagram story that she’s attending Dua Lipa’s Future Nostalgia Tour. She was later spotted by a fan who took a picture of her at the concert.
This funny but accurate tweet though. Told you blinks have eagle eyes. And it is true that they can spot any Blackpink members on a 144px photo or video. With Blackpink members’ rare updates on social media, sometimes (or maybe most of the times) blinks have to rely on fancams or other people’s posts to catch a glimpse of them in public.
Update:
16 April 2022 — Rosé updated her Instagram story with the Saint Laurent’s motorcycle jacket that she wore on the day of her flight to L.A and I saw this one funny tweet that made me chuckle:
Read part two of this trip here: Rosé at Saint Laurent Pre-Oscar Party.
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Jisoo for Harper's Bazaar Japan x Dior April 2022 Issue
18 March 2022 — Harper’s Bazaar Japan released an interview article and photos featuring Blackpink’s Jisoo as Dior’s fashion and beauty brand ambassador where she talks about the brand, her personal style as well as an update on what she’s been up to lately.
TL:DR Version:
Titled “Jisoo's Natural Beauty Shines in Dior's New Lipstick”, the Japanese article unfortunately doesn’t provide an English translation. I ended up trying to read the article by translating it through DeepL.com which I think gave a better translation (at least for me, their translations make more sense compared to when I use google translate). I’m not going to translate the full the article, but here are some parts that I found interesting:
(Also, a little bit of disclaimer, translation might not 100% accurate and some parts are rephrased to make the sentence less awkward. Interview excerpt & photos from Harper’s Bazaar Japan website.)
Q: You have been appointed as a Dior Fashion & Beauty Global Ambassador, how do you feel about it frankly?
I have always loved Dior in fashion and beauty respectively, so I think it is even more significant to be able to serve as an ambassador for both at the same time, not just one or the other. I was wearing Dior from head to toe, from fashion to makeup, so I was very enthusiastic going into the shoot.
Photo Courtesy: Kim Hee Jun for Harper’s Bazaar Japan & Dior.
Q: What do you find attractive about the Dior brand?
I think Dior is most attractive because it looks simple and elegant, yet charismatic at the same time. I like it because it fits well with my usual style, which is eye-catching without being flashy in design or style.
Photo Courtesy: Kim Hee Jun for Harper’s Bazaar Japan & Dior.
Q: Which of the four Dior Addict Lipstick couture cases would you like to choose from? What style do you want to match?
Denim case! Actually, I did a shoot for this lipstick last year, and even then I was surprised and amazed that they could make a case out of denim material.
Photo Courtesy: Dior
Photo Courtesy: Dior
Q: What are you into these days?
I have been studying languages lately. There is a YouTube content that I always have playing that teaches grammar and vocabulary for an hour. It’s in both English and Japanese. I used to study Japanese for a while and I felt like I forgot it because I never had a chance to use it, but when I watch the content, I think, “I still remember!” (laughs).
Photo Courtesy: Kim Hee Jun for Harper’s Bazaar Japan & Dior.
Q: How to relieve stress during the pandemic?
I’m stressed and suffocating, but I’m trying not to waste my time by learning and exercising, figuring that I should do whatever I can in this situation. As frustrating as this situation is, if I just slack off, I know that later when I look back on this time, I will regret it very much. It’s a difficult time, but I think if I feel I’ve learned something, it helps me to relieve stress.
Photo Courtesy: Kim Hee Jun for Harper’s Bazaar Japan & Dior.
Q: What do you see as the beauty of human beings?
I have always felt that beauty comes from within. Beauty is different depending on how you look at it, isn’t it? Unlike math, there is no right answer, and it is impossible to say what is right and what is wrong.
I think you have to be content to look at yourself as much as possible and find your inner beauty. If you keep looking at someone else and comparing yourself, you would feel down and tired. You have to admit to yourself that you are fine as long as you are fine. But if you have to ask yourself, ‘Is this okay?’, doubting and constantly comparing yourself to someone else is not good for your life. And of course, it is not good for your health.
Above all, we need to face ourselves and admit that we are so much better, that we have grown so much more than we were before.
Photo Courtesy: Kim Hee Jun for Harper’s Bazaar Japan & Dior.
Photo Courtesy: Kim Hee Jun for Harper’s Bazaar Japan & Dior.
Q: What is your favorite item you wore for this shoot?
White long dress (laughs). I don't usually have a chance to wear it. It's a dress I can only wear for a shoot like this, so it was fresh.
Photo Courtesy: Kim Hee Jun for Harper’s Bazaar Japan & Dior.
Q: What would you like to try or start this year?
I don’t know if I’ll be able to start this year, but something I’ve always wanted to learn is swimming. I want to go to the pool with the members and learn. I want to have fun and compete in swimming, but it’s too bad I can’t do it.
I can’t swim, so when I go on a tour or somewhere for fun, I always say, “Bye!” and watch the members off from the distance and mainly be the photographer for them.
There are so many nice swimming pools, aren’t there? I don’t know where I can learn to swim, but maybe someday I can try?
Photo Courtesy: Kim Hee Jun for Harper’s Bazaar Japan & Dior.
Harper’s Bazaar Japan also released a video on their YouTube channel on the same day.
Read the full Japanese article here.
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Jennie at Jentle Garden Pop-Up Store Seoul
(Updated: April 12, 2022. Scroll down for latest update.)
17 March 2022 — Blackpink’s Jennie was spotted at Haus Dosan (하우스 도산) attending the opening of Jentle Garden Pop-Up Store in Seoul as a part of her latest collaboration with Gentle Monster.
TL:DR version:
GENTLE MONTSER x JENNIE: Jentle Garden Pop-Up Store
The ‘Jentle Garden’ pop-up store recreates a surreal fantasy village scenery that existed only in Jennie’s imagination. The ‘Jentle Garden’ pop-up will be held in five cities around the world including Seoul, Shanghai, LA, Hong Kong, and Singapore.
Gentle Monster released the teaser/digital invitation via their Instagram a day before the soft opening of the Seoul’s pop-up store and two days before its opening for the general public.
The eye-opening diorama display of the mysterious village of ‘Jentle garden’ was first debuted at Haus Dosan in Seoulon March 17, 2022 during its soft opening where Jennie was spotted introducing her collection and the diorama to the press.
Jennie x Gentle Monster: Jentle Garden Pop-Up Store | Photo Courtesy: Gentle Monster
Jennie x Gentle Monster: Jentle Garden Pop-Up Store | Photo Courtesy: Gentle Monster
Jennie x Gentle Monster: Jentle Garden Pop-Up Store | Photo Courtesy: Gentle Monster
Jennie x Gentle Monster: Jentle Garden Pop-Up Store | Photo Courtesy: Gentle Monster
Jennie x Gentle Monster: Jentle Garden Pop-Up Store | Photo Courtesy: Gentle Monster
Jennie x Gentle Monster: Jentle Garden Pop-Up Store | Photo Courtesy: Gentle Monster
“Inspired by ‘World’s Loneliest House’ in Iceland, the diorama display has included the Yareta plant from the Andes, not to mention the blossoming flowers and pinkish lake, recreating a beautiful village scenery that existed only in our imagination.”
—@puyioptical Instagram
Jennie x Gentle Monster: Jentle Garden Pop-Up Store | Photo Courtesy: Gentle Monster
Jennie x Gentle Monster: Jentle Garden Pop-Up Store | Photo Courtesy: Gentle Monster
Jennie at Jentle Garden Pop-Up Store Seoul | Photo Courtesy: Gentle Monster
Jennie at Jentle Garden Pop-Up Store Seoul | Photo Courtesy: Gentle Monster
“Wearing a white short sleeve collared tutu dress and having her hair styled in a simple low ponytail with antenna bangs, Jennie looked effortlessly angelic, graceful and sophisticated. She also picked a white hair tie, white shoes and white socks to complete the all-white look.”
—kbizoom.com
Jennie at Jentle Garden Pop-Up Store Seoul | Photo Courtesy: Gentle Monster
“She also put on simple makeup as usual, but this time, instead of her go-to MLBB nude lip color, Jennie wore red lipstick, adding an attractive highlight to her overall look.”
—kbizoom.com
Jennie at Jentle Garden Pop-Up Store Seoul | Photo Courtesy: Gentle Monster
See Jennie’s outfit details here.
Jennie’s Instagram update from the event:
18 March 2022 — Jentle Garden pop-up store in Seoul is open for public.
Source: @JennieDCGallery | @saisaieie | @jenniebpchile
Updates after the Jentle Garden Collection Launch
This was the second time that Gentle Monster’s website crashed after releasing Jennie’s collection. Her first collaboration, Jentle Home, also had the same effect when it was released. I was online when the release of Jentle Garden happened and saw a lot of people tweeting that they couldn’t access the site and some urged others who have finished shopping and browsing to leave the site so others can access it.
A little bit of context for the next tweet, when Gentle Monster released the campaign posters for Jentle Garden ahead of its release, Jennie was attending Chanel’s Fall-Winter 22/23 RTW show in Paris and when the collection was released, she was attending Jacquemus’ spring/summer 2022 show in Hawaii. I believe she did not post anything on her Instagram relating to the campaign on both days (she did on later dates) but Jentle Garden was still a trending topic online even without Jennie promoting her collaboration on the day of the release. I remembered there were so many new Jennie contents online during those couple of days that it kind of sent Blinks on twitter into a frenzy.
It is well-known by now that whatever product Jennie is endorsing or even just seen wearing will probably quickly sold out regardless of the price of the products.
I personally always find the behind the scenes interesting, including this order fulfillment process which I haven’t seen before (or maybe I just don’t browse TikTok enough).
It’s amazing to see that the collection is not only sold-out in Korea but in other locations as well. I mean, to be honest, I would’ve copped a pair too if my face actually fit Gentle Monster’s glasses. But sadly, after many, many times of trying multiple pairs hoping and wishing that I will find a pair that’ll fit me well, Gentle Monster glasses seem to be a tad big for my face.
On April 12, 2022, Gentle Monster announced an exclusive bag and key ring for Lesyeuxdenini 02 on their weibo account.
Jentle Garden Construction Behind the Scenes
Jentle Garden Campaign Materials
I personally think in every amazing campaign, some of the vendors who work behind the scenes creating the work of art are usually under appreciated. Since I managed to find out some of the vendors involved, here’s a shout out to them for their amazing works.
Printed materials by @printaku.
The Gentle Monsters team uses 3D printing for the diorama. The printing was done by Gluck Lab in Hongdae.
Read first part of this series: Jennie x Gentle Monster: Jentle Garden.
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