“Did you notice the wind stop?” Blackpink’s Rosé asked an ebullient Main Stage crowd during a charged pause in the group’s headline performance. “I think it was all the Blinks.”

 

The K-pop superstars’ fanbase was indeed out in full force on Saturday night — some lined up at the stage barricades the second the gates parted. But winds of change were definitely still blowing through Coachella, as the tastemaking fest hosted its first K-pop headliner and its first all-female group atop the bill.

 

Coachella is long removed from being an indie- and alt-rock-driven festival, having embraced pop and hip-hop for aesthetic, financial and generational reasons years back. But from the minute Blackpink counted down to “Pink Venom” after a formidable aerial drone swarm, their set felt different — a scale, skill and intensity of pop craftsmanship bigger than anything else that’s graced this stage since Beyoncé made history in 2018.

 

Jennie, Rosé, Jisoo and Lisa easily nailed a mix of Coachella cool and K-pop razzle-dazzle. On “Kill This Love,” “Kick It” and “How You Like That,” they stomped and sassed beneath a towering temple roof and made the most of the gigantic stage. It’s rare to see an act as good on its feet as its backup dancers, but Blackpink is in a class of its own as physical performers, too.

 

Every finger flick, every hip thrust, every hair flip during “Boombayah” and “DDU-DU DDU-DU” was choreographed to the microsecond; their vocals sounded immaculate despite the aerobic demands of their dancing.

 

After tonight’s set, even BTS’ Jungkook (reportedly on the grounds Saturday) would probably admit: Blackpink is the best group in K-pop, and it made Coachella bigger, better and more relevant by being here.

 

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-04-15/coachella-2023-day-2-live-blackpink-boygenius-rosalia

4 Beyoncé's did that as usual

 

their set felt different — a scale, skill and intensity of pop craftsmanship bigger than anything else that’s graced this stage since Beyoncé made history in 2018.

It was a groundbreaking performance 

1 minute ago, WeFoundWill said:

It was a groundbreaking performance 

I’ve also only ever watched two Coachella performances before and both were BLACKPINK. 

Rosiana Grande, Jennihanna, Lisa Knowles and Jisooriah Carey did THAT! a SUPERGROUP FOR REAL!

OMG, just woke up and EVERYONE is talking about PINKCHELLA, it truly must be something spectacular, can't wait to watch it!

To be honest the lineup this year exceeded any expectations with their live sets. Bad Bunny, Charli XCX, Rosalia, Blackpink, Monolink, Tale of Us, Calvin Harris left me dead. Frank Ocean will be a gem also.

Make this a Pinkchella review thread since all reviews has been nothing but praises so far