While the group BLACKPINK performed as a headliner at Coachella, the largest music festival in the United States, controversy over their skills has risen to the surface.

Music Critic 'Unsatisfied' With BLACKPINK's Stage as Headliner at 2023 Coachella– Here's Why

If you took the meaning of Coachella headliner seriously, this kind of superficial and light approach wouldn't be the outcome.

It should not have been a stage that showed BLACKPINK being pretty and famous. How many narratives can be drawn from the fact that it was the first K-pop and also the first Asian female group to obtain the U.S. (music) festival headliner status.

Bad Bunny who became the first Latin American artist to appear as a headliner yesterday has a 25-song setlist contains lectures on the history of Latin music, reporting functions that reflect the poor situation in his home country of Puerto Rico, and the story of his growth as a musician. The world realized the depth of Latin music, the qualifications of alternative music, and the existence of superstars.

What did BLACKPINK leave behind?

The symbol of the Asian boom in the U.S? The solidarity of women that Voynius showed just before? Kpop's system that made them possible today? The potential of K-pop as a new alternative music? There's nothing left. 'I just managed one of my schedules while I was super busy.'

The objective is simple, so we end up discussing the skills. Compared to the numerous singers who threw themselves on the Coachella stage, BLACKPINK was never at the level of taking on the festival headliner. It got better in the second half, but the initial members' singing with accents in AR was terrible. They didn't even look as passionate about dancing as the backup dancers.

I could only realize that the stage was the highlight due to the audience's size, the bright devices, the drone show that lit up the sky and the arrangement suited to the big stage. (But) the composition of group songs leading to a member solo was enough for a domestic idol concert. It was a performance for social media uploads and DVD releases. Compared to 2019, it has retreated in all aspects.

BLACKPINK's Coachella stage ended with a splendid fireworks display. It made my eyes wide open for a moment, but it disappeared into a dark space with only acrid smoke left.

We wasted the stage of honor that any musician dreams of. K-pop missed an opportunity to be treated seriously in the global market."

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Written by Eunice Dawson.