King Charles III honors K-pop girl group Blackpink during South Korean president’s state visit
By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III honored the K-pop band Blackpink. He saluted their work in raising awareness among young people about the threat of climate change. On the second day of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s three-day state visit to London, Charles made Blackpink members Jennie Kim, Jisoo Kim and Lalisa Manoban honorary Members of the Order of the British Empire. Bandmate Roseanne (Rose) Park also received an MBE, though hers came without the “honorary” qualifier as she has dual citizenship in New Zealand, one of the 14 countries where the king is head of state.
