Members of K-pop band BLACKPINK receive British honour MBE from King Charles
Members of BLACKPINK band pose with their honorary medals
Britain's King Charles III honoured the K-pop band BLACKPINK for their work in raising awareness about climate change during a ceremony on Wednesday. Charles made BLACKPINK members Jennie Kim, Jisoo Kim and Lalisa Manoban honorary Members of the Order of the British Empire.
Bandmate Roseanne (Rosé) Park also received an MBE, though hers came without the ‘honorary’ qualifier because she has dual citizenship in New Zealand, one of the 14 countries, where the UK monarch is head of state.
The four band members were given the honour during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace in recognition of BLACKPINK's role in promoting the work of the COP26 summit on climate change two years ago in Glasgow, Scotland.
The awards are part of Britain’s honours system, which recognises outstanding service to the nation and the wider world.
Lisa, Jennie, Jisoo and Rosé smiled and greeted King Charles III as he presented them with the medals. Jennie and Jisoo wore black outfits, while Lisa wore a baby blue dress with a short cape. Rosé chose a grey pantsuit.
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Earlier on Tuesday during a Korea-UK state dinner that Charles hosted at Buckingham Palace, the band was praised "for their role in bringing the message of environmental sustainability to a global audience". The dinner was organised in honour of Korean President Yoon and first lady Kim Keon Hee.
BLACKPINK made history in July, becoming the first K-pop group to headline a major UK music festival and tookstage at the BST Hyde Park summer festival in central London in front of a crowd of 65,000 for a sold-out concert.
