A Tough Woman Takes on the Korean Entertainment Industry [Showbiz]

Hazel Emily Lynn Blunt / Lin Huizhong, born in London on January 1, 1997. One-quarter British, one-quarter Chinese, and half Korean. Leader, producer, and lead vocalist of BLACKPINK, known as the "English hazelnut."

Good news: She was spotted by an SM talent scout at a concert. Bad news: She had to go back to school after summer vacation and leave the company.

Good news: She made it through a global audition with 800 applicants per spot and joined YG. Bad news: After being manipulated until she cried her eyes out, she left the company again.

When Hazel returned to YG, she became the only trainee to openly defy the CEO and still make her debut. She debuted with a pure, "young Cecilia Cheung" face, but did whatever she pleased, earning the title of the "three-no" idol: capable of anything, above the rules, and never doing a thing. The three phrases referred to her abilities, personality, and schedule.

Because she wouldn't behave, she ended up broke. Her daily routine was dating, writing songs, and lounging around. She even had time to go to university.

She was talented, impossibly charming, rebellious, and a walking storm. People loved her and hated her in equal measure.

She went solo just six months after debut, and group fans raged that she was the company's favorite. After hearing the song: "She deserves the special treatment!" After seeing the half-hearted music video: "You call this special treatment?"

Fans fled when she was exposed for dating. Then the comeback teaser dropped, and they sat right back up: "I can pretend nothing ever happened."

After what looked like a breakup, she started posting on Instagram constantly, and fans rejoiced: "Good, good. As long as she still puts in the effort for her subjects."

Then she was spotted strolling hand in hand with her boyfriend, and fans angrily unfollowed her: "You haven't changed at all!"

Then she was photographed drinking alone by the Han River at dawn, and fans felt bad for her: "I forgave Consort Hazel just like that. Won't she get spoiled?"

Whenever BLACKPINK's comeback schedule comes up, fans fall silent with grief, the members smile helplessly, and only Hazel grits her teeth: "I write dozens of songs a year, but the number we release doesn't even come close to a fraction of that?"

Then she started releasing songs under the name lezah on a secret account, and somehow made the account almost more popular than her main one.

HAZEL? BLACKPINK's leader! An incredible idol! Maximum charm!

lezah? An indie singer who works rock and R&B like a pro! I love her!

Hazel's fans, Hertz, are just as out of control:

Why are the fans of the ink-black princess snatching her up again?

She's a jack-of-all-trades. She can handle anything, but casual fans get confused. Hazel's fans just want her to leave BLACKPINK as soon as possible.

The ink-black empress went solo again. Her solo songs are almost catching up with the group's songs.

This woman writes too many songs. Do her groupmates not want solo careers? Search for lezah on your music app and you'll be even more upset ^^

The eagle has as many solo releases as she has relationships.

Love it. Date more, write more, release more.

Love interests: Park Jae-beom, Wang Jia'er, Jeong Jaehyun, Jeon Jungkook, Lee Soo-hyuk (I haven't decided exactly yet. She dates the first four in order, and nothing happens with Soo-hyuk.)

[Reader's guide]

1. A fiercely rebellious heroine, not a sweet and innocent good girl. Self-interested at heart and a walking storm, she loves making snide remarks. She holds back at first, then lets loose later. The early story focuses on her career, including her solo work and subunits with the other members.

2. The four ink-black guys aren't her rivals; they help propel her career. The heroine is a producer, and the guys' roles in the group mostly stay the same.

3. Includes forum posts. Before 2018, things are relatively peaceful and cute. After Dudu became a huge hit in 2018, things got turbulent. In 2019, she was dragged through the mud, and after the heroine lets loose later on, the fandom turns into a battlefield. Not for the easily upset.

Theme: The "three-no" idol: capable of anything, above the rules, and never doing a thing