Jennie shared a behind-the-scenes story of how BLACKPINK filmed their “Shut Down” MV, including how the girls stayed up for four days to finish the video.
Jennie reveals that BLACKPINK stayed up for 4 days to shoot MV ‘Shut Down’
On September 16, BLACKPINK returned with a full line-up with their second full-length album “BORN PINK”, which features eight tracks including the title track “Shut Down” and pre-release tracks “Pink Venom” and “Ready selflessly.”
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Jennie reveals that BLACKPINK stayed up for 4 days to shoot MV ‘Shut Down’
“Shut Down” features lyrics written by TEDDY, Danny Chung and Vince, and was composed by TEDDY and 24. Sampling “La Campanella” by classical composer Paganini, the song blends classical music with hip-hop beats. Throughout the song, the girls take turns silencing their opponents with clever applause.
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On the same day the album was released, the music video for BLACKPINK’s “Shut Down” was also released. The MV is an amazing tribute to all the music the quartet has released to date. There are many scenes that reference the group’s earlier music videos, as well as characters that have the titles of the girls’ previous songs, such as “DDU-DU DDU-DU”, “How You Like That”, “WHISTLE”, and others.
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Jennie reveals that BLACKPINK stayed up for 4 days to shoot MV ‘Shut Down’
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Jennie reveals that BLACKPINK stayed up for 4 days to shoot MV ‘Shut Down’
In addition to this, the song’s powerful choreography and lyrics were also showcased in the music video. Of course, the visuals of the members were second to none, which left BLINKs (BLACKPINK fan club) in awe.
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Jennie reveals that BLACKPINK stayed up for 4 days to shoot MV ‘Shut Down’
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Jennie reveals that BLACKPINK stayed up for 4 days to shoot MV ‘Shut Down’
However, as many fans would expect, producing such a high-quality music video is not easy. BLACKPINK members and employees had to give it their all during the filming.
In her recent interview with ELLE, Jennie revealed that the members had actually “been awake for a good four days” while filming the “Shut Down” MV, having to shoot new scenes despite not getting enough sleep.
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Jennie reveals that BLACKPINK stayed up for 4 days to shoot MV ‘Shut Down’
Jennie brought this topic up when the magazine asked her, “What’s your favorite memory on set, shooting your latest project?”
Idol replied, “Last time I was on set, I think it was for our ‘Shut Down’ music video for BLACKPINK and we didn’t sleep for a good four days and we had to shoot it.”
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Jennie reveals that BLACKPINK stayed up for 4 days to shoot MV ‘Shut Down’
One of the main reasons it took them so long to shoot the film is because the girls on site learned the choreography for the song.
“And there was a lot of choreography to do, which we actually learned on the spot,” added the singer.
Despite having to stay awake for four days, Jennie said filming BLACKPINK’s “Shut Down” music video was a “very memorable” time for her.
Check out BLACKPINK’s “Shut Down” MV again below:
BLACKPINK sets TWICE record for longest-running female K-pop album of 2022 on Billboard 200
In other news, BLACKPINK’s “BORN PINK” remains strong on the Billboard charts, including the Top 200 Albums chart, which ranks the most popular albums of the week in the United States.
For the week ending November 19, “BORN PINK” peaked at number 118 on the Billboard 200, marking the eighth consecutive week on the chart. With this, “BORN PINK” is now tied with TWICE’s “BETWEEN 1&2” for the longest-charting album by a K-pop artist in 2022 on the Billboard 200.
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Jennie reveals that BLACKPINK stayed up for 4 days to shoot MV ‘Shut Down’
Additionally, BLACKPINK became the second all-female K-pop act in history to have more than one album chart for eight weeks on the Billboard 200 (after TWICE).
Outside of the Billboard 200, “BORN PINK” BLACKPINK ranked No. 34 on the Top Current Album Sales chart and No. 46 on the Top Album Sales chart in its eighth week on both charts.
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Written by Maria Scott
