Light Up The Sky Reveals Jennie's Biggest Regret

In the Netflix documentary Blackpink: Light Up the Sky, Blackpink's Jennie got candid about her childhood and background prior to her success in the K-pop group. Jennie explained that after spending her early years in New Zealand — where she lived at a homestay — she decided that she wanted to be a singer. The K-Pop star returned to Korea and auditioned for YG Entertainment, where she was accepted right away.

What's encompassed in an acceptance by music industry mega-brands like YG Entertainment? The New York Times calls the management group an "intensive, live-in pop conservatory," noting that the Blackpink members hinted at "long hours, harsh criticisms, [and] a competitive atmosphere" while living in the boarding school environment. Vice notes that some of the K-pop training centers can be "intense" and "rigorous."

Considering both her time in New Zealand and her intensive, live-in training with YG Entertainment, Jennie admitted her biggest regret in the documentary. "I don't regret spending time as a trainee learning how to dance, how to sing" she said. "But one thing I wish is to maybe have lived at home until I was like, 18, 19," Jennie added. "A lot of people make lots of memories as a high school student but I never had that."

While Light Up the Sky touches on the lost parts of the Blackpink ladies' lives, it's quite possible that it doesn't even start to uncover all the sacrifices it took to reach the level of success they have achieved.

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