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On November 24, BLACKPINK's Jennie unexpectedly joined ZICO on stage during his performance at the 'JOIN THE PARADE' solo concert. Jennie’s arrival on stage was a surprise not only for the audience but also for ZICO. The duo performed their collaborative track SPOT! without prior rehearsals.
The internet had mixed responses to ZICO and Jennie's surprise performance. One user on X appreciated Jennie's surprise entry and commented:
"jennie never beating the ninja allegations my girl is everywhere"
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While one person praised BLACKPINK's Jennie for her supporting approach, another stated that the duo delivered a "nice performance" despite the lack of a rehearsal.
“wait so was she just supposed to watch as an attendee or what this girl and her surprises i'm going crazy,” commented a fan.
“Jennie is so supportive, I wish I had a friend like that,” stated another X user.
“a surprise performance means there was no rehearsal and stuffs yet jennie managed to kill the live performance omg,” remarked a fan.
“It was a nice performance! I love how they prepared this performance without telling Zico. Jennie is the best artist to collab with!,” an admirer wrote.
One fan addressed ZICO and BLACKPINK's Jennie’s performance as “ultimate surprise collab,” while another referred to it as the “most expensive surprise.”
“Zico's face when he saw Jennie join him on stage the ultimate surprise collab!,” wrote a fan.
“Most expensive suprise,” stated another admirer.
“Jennie’s sneaky ninja skills aren’t just for traveling she really pulled one on Zico out of nowhere his surprised face says it all.. clearly he didn’t see that coming! oh jennieee,” commented a fan.
“that’s why when she ran off the stage he followed her really excited jumping like crazy and all they’re so cute i cant,” stated another fan.
ZICO released his joint track SPOT! with BLACKPINK's Jennie in April 2024
ZICO’s 11th digital single, SPOT!, featuring BLACKPINK's Jennie, was released on April 26, 2024. As of this writing, the music video has garnered over 109 million views on YouTube and 2.4 million likes.
Earlier, on April 30, ZICO appeared as a guest on the talk show The K-star Next Door. While talking about other things, ZICO also touched upon his collaboration with Jennie on his single SPOT!. He confessed that they were both friends and that he wasn't sure about a featured artist while recording the song.
ZICO further added that while writing the tracks, he couldn't help but think of BLACKPINK's Jennie and decided to collaborate with her. He also revealed that he had created approximately six songs with Jennie in mind.
He also stated that the BLACKPINK member continually interpreted the music in her own unique style, exhibiting a strong interest in the producing and songwriting processes.
ZICO’s solo concert was hosted by KOZ Entertainment and organized at Seoul Olympic Park Olympic Hall, South Korea. The event encompassed ZICO’s music from the past ten years, as stated in their official Weverse notification.
The 'JOIN THE PARADE' concert marked ZICO’s first solo show in six years, following his 2018 'King Of the Zungle' concert. It commemorated the 10th anniversary of his solo debut.
