BLACKPINK Gets Awarded ROYAL HONOR From King Charles
BLACKPINK Gets Awarded ROYAL HONOR From King Charles
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00:00 (dramatic music)
00:02 - I applaud Jenny, Jisoo, Lisa and Rosie.
00:08 - Blackpink has a royal seal of approval.
00:12 King Charles bestowing the K-pop superstars
00:14 with a special honor.
00:16 - I'm very excited.
00:17 - The royal affair went down Tuesday
00:19 during a state visit from the country's president
00:21 who was greeted with a regal welcome
00:23 by Prince William and Kate Middleton.
00:25 (upbeat music)
00:28 (dramatic music)
00:31 Yep, a military band outside Buckingham Palace
00:33 covering this Blackpink hit.
00:35 ♪ Hit you with that ddu-du ddu-du du ♪
00:38 The caption on Instagram,
00:40 on Wednesdays we play Blackpink.
00:42 (dramatic music)
00:45 Inside the palace, Charles proclaims Rosie, Jenny,
00:55 Jisoo and Lisa honorary members of the Order
00:58 of the British Empire, praising the girl group
01:01 for being planetary advocates.
01:03 - Recently we've been hearing more and more news
01:05 about climate change.
01:07 We're not experts and we're not fully aware
01:09 of all the issues, but we do care about our planet
01:12 and we want to learn more.
01:14 - It is especially inspiring to see Korea's
01:18 younger generation embrace the cause.
01:21 (dramatic music)
01:25 (upbeat music)
01:28 - Our cultures share a remarkable ability
01:40 to captivate imaginations across the world.
01:44 - The king celebrating all things South Korea
01:46 in his banquet speech.
01:48 - Korea has matched Danny Boyle with Bong Joon-ho.
01:53 (speaking in foreign language)
01:54 - I don't know how many trophies I have.
01:57 - James Bond with Squid Game.
01:59 And the Beatles let it be with BTS's Dynamic or Dynamite.
02:08 (upbeat music)
02:11 - And who could forget?
02:18 (speaking in foreign language)
02:22 - Sadly when I was in Seoul all those years ago,
02:25 I'm not sure I developed much of what might be called
02:30 the Gangnam style.
02:31 - But the biggest shout out went to the guests of honor.
02:36 ♪ Look at you now look at me ♪
02:38 ♪ Look at you now look at me ♪
02:40 - I applaud Jenny, Jisoo, Lisa and Rose,
02:45 better known collectively as Blackpink,
02:49 for their role in bringing the message
02:51 of environmental sustainability to a global audience
02:56 as ambassadors for the UK's presidency of COP26
03:00 and later as advocates
03:03 for the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
03:05 - This is our planet, this is our future,
03:08 climate change affects us all.
03:10 - I think we've come to a point where we kind of share
03:16 unfiltered real versions of us to the world.
03:19 - And the world, especially across the pond,
03:21 wants to thank Blackpink for using their platform
03:24 for a good cause.
03:26 (upbeat music)
03:28 (upbeat music)
03:31 (upbeat music)