Ella Gross, who rose into popularity for her resemblance with BLACKPINK Jennie, is drawing attention because of her glow-up. Compared to her sweet and gentle image in 2018, her image this 2022 shocks many for THIS reason.
Where Is Ella Gross Now? Model's Visual Gets Compared to BLACKPINK Jennie
On May 18, the Korean media outlet WikiTree updated on the status of Ella Gross, a 13-year-old Korean-American model and actress.
In particular, Ella started receive attention from K-pop fans in 2018 when BLACKPINK Jennie posted a photo with her on Instagram.
Immediately after the post, the young lady became a hot topic among fans, especially BLINKs (BLACKPINK fandom), for her uncanny resemblance to the "SOLO" singer.
Since then, Ella has been nicknamed the "second Jennie," "Jennie's little sister," and "Jennie's daughter."
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In the same year, she drew anticipation after she signed with the Black Label, a subsidiary company of YG Entertainment. As the "mother-daughter" pair were finally under the same company, K-pop fans were delighted to see their interactions.
Four years later, people were surprised to see "Little Jennie's" even more ladylike visuals.
Over her Instagram, Ella surprised fans with her initially unrecognizable beauty and glow-up.
In her photos, Ella was seen with her blonde hair after bleaching her dyed black hair. Unlike her sweet, simple and gentle atmosphere back then, the young star now shows confidence, elegance and maturity by wearing makeup and high-teen fashion.
After seeing her photos, fans can't help but find her resemblance to Jennie, who recently bleached her hair with the same color. Indeed, if they will take a shot together again, you will mistake them for biological sisters!
Netizens then left comments such as:
"Ginger Jennie and Blonde Ella"
"Jennie's little baby!"
"She grew up really well!
" She's like Jennie."
Meanwhile, contrary to fans' anticipation that Ella Gross will debut as an idol, it seems like the star will focus on her model and acting career at the moment. Actually, she has been a fashion brand advertising model since she was 2 years old and has been recognized for her "born to be a star" vibe.
BLACKPINK Jennie Tops Female Idol's Brand Reputation Rankings in May
On the other hand, Jennie, the main rapper of girl group BLACKPINK, topped the list of girl group's personal brand reputation in May 2022.
According to the Korean Business Research Institute on May 15, BLACKPINK Jennie once again topped the brand rankings after gaining a brand reputation index of 3,850,732, participation index of 251,684 media index of 365,187, communication index of 1,293,899 and community index of 1,939,963.
Compared to her 3,891,015 brand reputation index in April, it fell 1.04%.
With this, Jennie proved her influence in the domestic market despite no comeback thanks to her activity in the fashion industry. Her hot keywords include, "Instagram," "fashion," "bikini," "perfect," "sexy" and more.
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Written by Eunice Dawson