The famous Korean girl group BlackPink has just announced that Hanoi will be the next destination of their Born Pink tour. It is expected that the battle for tickets to attend this show will be very fierce as Vietnamese fans all want to see their idol singers in person in the capital.
Not only K-Pop fans, many football fans, especially the Manchester United team, also know more or less about Jennie with the shirt with the MU logo in the once famous Pink Venom MV. Join Sporting News to learn about BlackPink’s favorite team and why Jennie wears a Man United shirt.
The relationship between BlackPink and MU
Quite surprisingly, BlackPink’s “Pink Venom” MV received a warm welcome not only from K-Pop fans but also enjoyed by the entire international football fan community.
In Jennie’s rap, the singer wore a Man United shirt, an English Premier League team that also has many global fans. This shirt is a Teamgeist design for the 2020/21 season, released on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the establishment of Adidas Teamgeist from the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Many netizens speculate that the reason Jennie is wearing this shirt is because BlackPink has cooperated with Adidas shirt company since January 2020. The group also participated in the brand’s “Chang Is A Team Sport” campaign, alongside other famous names such as Yara Shahidi, Ninja and Pharrell Williams, and then also participated in the “Watch Us Move” campaign. .
Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that Jennie is actually a fan of Man United so she chose this shirt herself. Many fans have joked that the singer born in 1996 could become Man United’s “talisman”, because at the time this MV was released, the Red Devils were ranked 20th on the rankings after losses. constant failure.
It is unclear whether this “talisman” is really effective or not, but in the next round, MU surpassed Liverpool with a score of 2-1, won 2 more away matches against Southampton and Leicester before being defeated. The top team at that time was Arsenal with a surprising 3-1 score.
Considering the achievements of the whole season, coach Ten Hag and his team had a period of sublime performance, won some extremely important victories and ended the season with 3rd place and a ticket to next season’s Champions League. . Not only that, the Red Devils won the Carabao Cup – the first championship under Ten Hag’s reign and also the first title after 6 empty seasons.
The one Jennie wore was originally sold for 70 USD and was discounted 50%. However, after “Pink Venom” was released, this shirt model was sold out in a very short period of time. Even Manchester United’s official website changed the description to “Jennie’s shirt”.
On the other hand, keywords related to BlackPink, Jennie and Manchester United have reached the top trends in many countries. For example, in Indonesia, “Manchester United club jersey” even became the most mentioned keyword.
