BLACKPINK’s Jisoo recalled that TWICE’s Nayeon “was already famous back in our trainee days.” Appearing together on the November 10 broadcast of the SBS variety show Whenever Possible, the two opened up about their long-standing friendship.
During the episode, host Yoo Jae Suk asked Nayeon, “Nayeon, you were a trainee who already had a reputation, right?” Jisoo chimed in, confirming, “She was famous.” When Yoo Jae Suk asked what she was famous for, Jisoo simply replied, “For being Nayeon.”
Jisoo trained under YG Entertainment, while Nayeon was a trainee at JYP Entertainment. Curious about how the two knew each other despite being at different agencies, Yoo Jae Suk asked how they crossed paths. Jisoo explained, “Back in my day, if trainees trained for a long time, they naturally got to know one another.” She added that word would get around among trainees, with people saying things like, “Heard she’s the ace over there.”
Born in 1995, the same-age friends shared that they have known each other since their trainee days. When Yoo Jae Suk remarked, “It seems like the two of you have a really close bond,” both agreed in unison, saying, “We’ve known each other for a long time—since we were trainees.”
Filming for the episode took place in Sanbon-dong, Gunpo, Gyeonggi Province. While waiting for the guests to arrive, co-host Yoo Yeon Seok guessed, “Isn’t BLACKPINK’s Jisoo from Sanbon too?” When Jisoo and Nayeon finally appeared, he greeted them warmly, exclaiming, “I guessed right!”
