K-pop takes Cannes: Blackpink’s Jennie, BTS’s V and more stars shine at the film festival

On the same night of the premiere of The Idol, BTS’s V was having his own glamorous moment in the South of France. The K-pop star was at Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc for Celine’s Cannes 2023 dinner, where he was joined by Blackpink’s Lisa, South Korean actor Park Bogum and Celine designer Hedi Slimane. V donned a cropped black jacket with a trompe l’oeil bow and  silver sequin trimming. He completed his outfit with a black mockneck shirt, a pair of slim pants and pointed boots, all courtesy of Celine.

Hardly a week after her dazzling appearance at Bulgari’s high jewellery presentation in Venice, Blackpink’s Lisa offered up yet another spectacular evening ensemble at Celine’s Cannes 2023 dinner. The Money singer sparkled in a sequin pinstripe suit, under which she wore a black sheer ruffled top. And if you ask us, Lisa pulled the suit off better than most of the male guests present.

Blackpink’s Rosé made a surprise appearance at the red carpet premiere of Monster looking like a modern-day version of Audrey Hepburn. The singer had her hair pinned back in an up-do that the Breakfast at Tiffany’s star favoured, and she was clad in her own LBD: a draped black Saint Laurent silk gown. For jewels, Rosé kept things simple with a pair of sapphire earrings and a tanzanite ring, both from Tiffany and Co.

Aespa became the first K-pop group to ever attend the Cannes Film Festival, and they certainly dressed to impress. On the red carpet, members NingNing, Giselle, Winter and Karina wore gowns in black and white that ranged in style from dramatic—see NingNing’s voluminous Versace print gown—to timeless, like Karina’s strapless black tulle dress. The latter was created by Choi Jaehoon, the same South Korean designer who dressed K-pop star IU for her Cannes debut last year. All four members wore stunning Chopard jewels to complete their looks, as expected of the jewellery brand ambassadors. Aespa later switched things at Chopard’s private party, trading their gowns for LBDs and glittering diamond chokers. Not too bad for a Cannes debut.

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