BLACKPINK Jennie on working in 'The Idol': 'like breaking a wall'

BLACKPINK star Jennie who is gearing up to make her acting debut with the forthcoming series The Idol, has shared her experience working in the HBO series.

In her latest interview with Women’s Wear Daily, the 27-year-old said "working on The Idol was like breaking a call”.

“It definitely was a challenge, because I’ve never experienced anything like that before. It was like, breaking a wall for me,” she said.

She further said: “She really helped me a lot. Telling me about scenes, and it was very comforting to have her there. She just taught me to express myself and be comfortable with myself, to not be scared.”

While some of the K-pop star fans expressed concern over the series' edgy subject matter, BLACKPINK asserted that she “trusted the show’s director Sam Levinson to be collaborative with all the scenes that we would be working on together, because it was about the industry.”

She continued: “The fact that it was about the music industry fascinated me, and I thought I could bring something to the role.”

“It was an opportunity to just be myself and be brave. I didn’t really train for it, or prep anything. Sam wanted me to just be myself,”  Jennie added.

The Idol will be released on HBO on June 4. Apart from Jennie, the other starring cast of the series includes: Lily-Rose Depp, The Weeknd, Troye Sivan, Suzanna Son, Rachel Sennott, Den Levyand, and Sophie Mudd.