The Weeknd and BLACKPINK’s Jennie are rumored to have recorded a collaboration as part of the soundtrack for HBO’s “THE IDOL”

The Weeknd and BLACKPINK’s Jennie are rumored to have recorded a collaboration as part of the soundtrack for HBO’s “THE IDOL”.

Co-created by Euphoria creator Sam Levinson, Tesfaye and Reza Fahim, The Idol is set to the backdrop of the music industry in Los Angeles. It follows a female pop singer who starts a romance with an enigmatic L.A. club owner who is the leader of a secret cult.

Jennie was first seen in the recently released teaser trailer (you can watch it below), where she appears very briefly three times in choreography and dance rehearsal scenes. Details of her role have not been released but HBO confirmed the casting on social media. “Jennie Kim has been cast in #THEIDOL,” the network said in a tweet.

The star herself later doubled down on the information without elaborating on her role or character in the show. “I found the script very intriguing, so I wanted to be part of the series,” Jennie Jennie said through her agency, in a quote published by Korean news agency Yonhap. “I feel very excited. I’ll work hard, so please watch me with affection.”

The announcement has excited K-Pop fans, some of whom consider “The Idol” to be Jennie’s legitimate acting debut. Jennie has previously appeared in TV series “Castle Einstein” and “The Clash,” Netflix documentary “Blackpink: The Movie” and as herself in long-running YouTube series “Blackpink.”

Jennie was born in Korea, but lived and studied in Auckland, New Zealand, for five years before returning to Korea and joining YG’s talent academy. The four-member group was formed in 2016 and has gone on to enjoy global success.

Born and raised in South Korea, Jennie studied in New Zealand for five years before returning to South Korea in 2010. She debuted as a member of Blackpink, formed by YG Entertainment, in 2016.

Blackpink is the highest-charting female Korean act on the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard 200. Its 2020 The Album is the best-selling album by a Korean girl group of all time and the first to sell more than one million copies.

A premiere date for The Idol is yet to be announced. The series underwent a creative overhaul in late April, with director Amy Seimetz and actress Suzanna Son exiting.

The company said, “A lot of Blackpink-esque music has been prepared over a long period of time. On top of new music and large-scale projects, Blackpink will also go on the largest world tour in the history of a K-pop girl group by the end of the year to expand their rapport with fans worldwide.”