Netizens are reflecting on Jennie's heartfelt diary entry and interactions with a fan from BLACKPINK's debut era.

On an online forum, netizens are discussing a public message penned by Jennie in 2017 following the group's performance at a university festival. Crafting it in the form of a personal diary, Jennie wrote on May 21 in 2017 the following message.

"Today's diary.

Title: My feelings during our university festivals performances.

This marks our debut performance at university festivals. I was anxious as we arrived at the venue for the first event, unsure if the crowd would recognize our emerging group or enjoy our music. But I was really surprised because people cheered for us and sang along to our songs. I became acutely aware of the areas I need to improve on as I made eye contact with every audience member while roaming around freely on stage. The experience ignited a desire in me to showcase our performances to a wider audience. A massive thank you to our fans, Blinks, who rooted for us relentlessly with loud voices so that we don't get discouraged! We promise to express our gratitude through better music, so please be patient for just a bit longer. As with every day, I am swimming in the affection of our Blinks today."

Then, in response to Jennie's heartfelt post, a foreign fan expressed their sadness at being unable to attend the festival, using Korean to convey their message, "I am a foreigner, so I am so sad that I can't attend the festivals!! I almost want to cry right now TT__TT."

To this, Jennie responded warmly, "Please wait for the day I come to you."

Overwhelmed by this thoughtful interaction, netizens are discussing not only the growth of BLACKPINK, but also their success in dominating the global K-pop scene through world tours, in just a few years. They are praising Jennie and the entire group for making their fans' dreams come true by generating the highest revenue from their world tours as a girl group.

More reactions include:

"I knew they were different the moment I saw their first debut teaser image."
"I am crying because her writing in the diary entry during the debut really makes me feel like she was a rookie...."
"They were different from their debut stage on Inkigayo"
"I can't believe Jennie had written something like that..."
"She's so cute..."
"I can't even believe BLACKPINK had rookie days lmao"
"Whoa...it's so crazy how it's unbelievable to us that Jennie had those moments as a rookie"
"I can't believe she wrote something like that"
"Such an adorable idol"
"But honestly even if Whistle had come out now, it would still be a hit"
"A rookie then but a world class now..."
"Wow, those were the days...when you could see BLACKPINK at a university festival lololol"

"#1 girl group now"

What are your thoughts?