The director of the show “Apartment 404” revealed that inviting Jennie to participate in the show was not as difficult as the audience imagined.
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The new entertainment program called Apartment 404 is currently one of the shows that receives the most attention from audiences when it brings together a huge cast of stars, including Jennie – a member of the music group BLACKPINK.
In fact, since her debut, Jennie has only participated in two entertainment shows and both were directed by producer Jung Cheol Min. Therefore, the female idol’s return to this variety show – also a product of PD Jung Cheol Min – did not surprise the audience.
Talking about the reason that could convince Jennie to come to Apartment 404 , the producer admitted that he did not have any special secret.
“I did the same thing (when Jennie) joined Village, Survival, the Eight . If anyone is interested in the show, they can join, but otherwise it’s not necessary,” the PD shared, “When there is a project If the project is good, I will issue a casting invitation. If they can’t participate for some reason, that’s okay.”
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“Fortunately, Jennie really liked Village Survival, The Eight because the program did not have any malicious editing or editing to deviate from the original purpose. That’s why we built trust,” said the producer. production added.
According to Jung Cheol Min, he was quite hesitant when approaching Jennie for this program. The reason is because at that time, Jennie was on the Born Pink world tour with the members. However, after being invited to attend BLACKPINK’s final concert in Seoul (Korea), he had the opportunity to chat with the female idol again.
“Since the tour had ended, I just casually asked her if she wanted to participate in this variety show and she said she was very interested. I sent Jennie the plan and that night, Jennie called back told me and revealed that she really liked it. Only a short time later, she agreed to appear on the show,” the PD continued.
Talking about Jennie’s personality as an entertainer, the producer said that the K-Pop star is very “honest and somewhat gentle”. He believes that honesty with emotions is a great and significant spirit to create a variety show that attracts audiences.
“Jennie is very lovely and cute,” Jung Cheol Min revealed, “Instead of forcing her to do something, I will tell her to enjoy the show, so she will enjoy her true self and body. Show your strengths”.