
Over the past weekend, BLACKPINK held concerts in Osaka, Japan, a city known to be home to many of their fans. Despite the palpable absence of member JISOO due to her COVID-19 diagnosis, the remaining members - Lisa, Rosé, and Jennie - ensured the shows went on as planned, creating heartwarming moments that paid homage to their missing bandmate.
Fully aware that BLACKPINK's magic is embodied in the unity of its four members, the group found special ways to make Jisoo's presence felt. During what would have been Jisoo's solo performance, an old video clip of her dancing to "FLOWER" was played, accompanied by the touching invitation: "Let's sing as if JISOO, who is in Korea, could hear us."
In a poignant tribute to their fellow bandmate, Jennie, Lisa, and Rosé performed "Flower" towards the concert's end. Even as they posed for photos, they left a conspicuous space between them, a symbolic gesture that Jisoo's spirit was with them, despite her physical absence from the show.




INCREDIBLE PINK OCEAN WAVE BY J-BLINKS 💗 pic.twitter.com/WVc71BdlrG
— honors lisa (@honorslisa) June 4, 2023
.@BLACKPINK [BORN PINK] WORLD TOUR Day 1 | Osaka, Japan
— BLΛCKPIИK GLOBAL FANBASE (@BLACKPINKGLOBAL) June 3, 2023
“FLOWER” #JISOO Solo Performance
#BORNPINKinOSAKA #BORNPINK_WORLDTOUR#BORNPINK #BLACKPINKpic.twitter.com/BtieLJHuHg
#BLACKPINK shows love to #JISOO during their show in Osaka, Japan, as she recovers from being sick.
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) June 3, 2023
Instead of singing her parts, the group used playback of Jisoo from past performances to highlight their unity as a quartet. 🩷 pic.twitter.com/aqfjmMdCkt
#BLACKPINK shows love to #JISOO during their show in Osaka, Japan, as she recovers from being sick. Instead of singing her parts, the group used playback of Jisoo from past performances to highlight their unity as a foursome. 🩷 pic.twitter.com/14SxLIx4AZ
— Likely Pop (@LikelyPop) June 3, 2023
Jennie, Lisa, and Rosé doing the #FLOWER pose during photo time at Osaka, Japan BORNPINK World Tour Concert Day 1. 🥺🌹
— FOREVER KIM JISOO (@ForeverKimJisoo) June 3, 2023
I vote #Jisoo for #ArtistaAsiatico at the #SECAwards 2023
블랙핑크 지수 #지수 pic.twitter.com/RMuUPCzGFk
THEM DANCING TO FLOWER DURING ENCORE 😭 THEY REALLY MISS JISOO pic.twitter.com/KrwOAitTOU
— honors lisa (@honorslisa) June 3, 2023
that's cuteee