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Blackpink Jennie appears as MC for Billie Eilish's listening party... “Applause to Billy”

Billie Eilish visited Korea on the morning of the 18th to promote her third full-length album 'HIT ME HARD AND SOFT'.
Billy, who visited Korea for the first time in two years since 2022, headed to KBS immediately after entering the country and participated in the recording of the KBS 2TV music program 'The Seasons - Zico's Artist' (hereinafter 'Zico's Artist').
Afterwards, Billy met with fans by holding the first episode of 'Heart Me Hard and Soft' at the Theater of Light in the Walkerhill Hotel in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul. Jennie appeared as the MC for this listening party, garnering even more attention. Jenny went on stage and said, "As a fan who really likes Billy, I came out to do an interview today," and showed a mature attitude by saying, "Please save your shouts for Billy."

In addition to 'Zico's Artist', Billie Eilish will appear on the tvN entertainment program 'You Quiz on the Block' during her visit to Korea. Since they are in Korea not for a performance but to promote their new album, they plan to introduce their new album through various schedules.
Billie Eilish's new album 'Hit Me Hard and Soft', released on May 21st, is known as a long-running album in which all the included songs were worked on continuously. This album was designed to provide a special auditory experience that feels like watching a movie when listening to all of the songs included. The album ranked first on the UK Official Album Chart and ranked second on the US Billboard main album chart 'Billboard 200' for two consecutive weeks.
Eilish's visit to Korea this time is special in that it is not a performance but an album promotion. He has previously performed in Korea twice. Following the first performance in Korea in 2018, the second performance was held at Gocheok Sky Dome in 2022, filling about 25,000 seats.
Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr