Earlier this week, 3 members of Blackpink group - Jennie, Lisa and Rose - caused a storm in the media and social networks when appearing at the most prestigious annual fashion event of the year, Met Gala 2025.
Before the event took place, the list of visitors to Met Gala always made the public curious. Because all guests must go through the supervision and approval of Vogue Magazine Editor-in-Chief, Anna Wintour, and not make an official announcement.
But during the process of guests appearing on the red carpet in order, and images of luxury brands, partners, and sponsors for Met Gala posted after the event, the audience can somewhat visualize the list of important guests.
Recently, Vanity Fair Magazine exclusively published a group of VIP guests of one of the largest sponsors at this year's Met Gala, Instagram.
Before stepping up the iconic steps leading to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, VIP guests took an annual group photo on Instagram at the Mark Hotel.
The 9 VIP faces at Instagram's banquet include Adam Mosseri ( Instagram CEO), Eva Chen ( Instagram fashion partnering director), Nicki Minaj, Jenna Ortega, Charli XCX, Taraji P. Henson, Shaboozey, Jeff Goldblum - Emilie and Rose (Blackpink).
Rose is the only K-pop artist on the list, which fans are extremely surprised and proud of.
In 2021, Rose was a rare female Kpop idol to appear at the Met Gala. In his first time attending this prestigious fashion event, the Blackpink singer wore a Saint Laurent outfit and was personally accompanied by Creative Director and designer Anthony Vaccarello on the red carpet, as one of the brand ambassadors.
Returning to Met Gala after 4 years, Rose proved that her position has changed. The singer was still wearing a Saint Laurent outfit and Tiffany & Co jewelry. - luxury brands that she is an ambassador for. But this year, Rose appeared independently, becoming a VIP guest of one of the event's largest sponsors.
"Anthony is the perfect companion for my first time attending the Met. I feel sad because he is not around this year, but now I am an adult. I can pursue my dream on my own and I am happy to be an independent woman on the red carpet," the singer shared with Vogue.
After separating from YG Entertainment, each Blackpink member has made great strides in their solo career. The most explosive of which is perhaps Rose with the global hit APT. featuring Bruno Mars, featured in the studio album rosie.
This song broke a series of Kpop records, reaching 1.5 billion streams on Spotify and 1.5 billion views on YouTube after only 6 months of release.
Rose also became the first female K-pop solo artist to have an album that sold more than 5 million copies worldwide. The album rosie has entered the list of 1,000 best-selling albums of all time, after only 5 months of release.
Last month, Rose was the only K-pop artist to be honored by Time Magazine in the list of 100 most influential people in 2025.
Recently, the producer of the Hollywood movie "F1" confirmed that Rose is a singer on the soundtrack list, performing a song called "Messy".
After signing a contract with Atlantic Records, Rose stepped up her career development in the US and became a global artist.
