Denali Was the First ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Queen to Lipsync to a BLACKPINK Song
Sheās spicy and spicy, but sheās also a BLINK. Denali is an unapologetic fan of RosĆ©, Lisa, Jisoo, and Jennie from the groundbreaking K-pop girl group, BLACKPINK. She even performed one of their songs during the RuPaulās Drag Race reunion for season 13.
Hereās what we know about Denali and her love for BLACKPINK.Ā
Denali was a contestant on āRuPaulās Drag Raceā season 13
She shared her charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent on this series, showcasing her love for ice skating, Disney characters, Jonathan Van Ness, and drag.
Denali Foxx, also known as Denali, was a contestant on the award-winning reality competition series, RuPaulās Drag Race, even making a name for herself as a ālipsync assassin of the series.āĀ
With only a few contestants remaining, RuPaul virtually invited the eliminated queens to discuss their time on the reality competition series. During this reunion episode, Denali shared that sheās a serious fan of K-pop and even spent a year in South Korea.Ā
Denali lipsynced to āHow You Like Thatā during the āRuPaulās Drag Raceā reunionĀ
As one of the lipsync assassins of the series, she also has a chance to perform part of a solo song for fans. It was only fitting that her solo lip-sync performance was a BLACKPINK song. That was āHow You Like Thatā from THE ALBUM, to which Denali danced, flipped, and lipsynced while ice skating.Ā
Although this wasnāt an official ālipsync for your lifeā or ālipsync for your legacy,ā this drag queen became the first contestant to lipsync to a BLACKPINK song on the reality competition series.Ā
However, some fans noticed that RosĆ© from season 13, follows RosĆ© of BLACKPINK on Instagram. (RosĆ© from BLACKPINK does not follow her back and thereās no word regarding if these two have ever met.)
Denali shared her love for BLACKPINK songs like āPretty Savageā
Sheās icy and spicy, but sheās also a huge fan of K-pop, sharing her love with Drag Race fans. When Denali made a playlist in conjunction with her Billboard interview, she included the BLACKPINK song, āPretty Savage.āĀ
āI spent a year in South Korea studying Korean language and in turn falling in love with K-pop,ā she said. āAlthough I will forever be a Blackjack and 2NE1 mega-fan, the girls of [BLACKPINK] have softly healed a few of the wounds from 2NE1ās disbandment for me.ā
āThis song stuck out to me this year because itās very rare that K-pop lyrics really push a lot of b*tchy, diss-track style boundaries considering its conservative musical history,ā she continued. āI love this message to their haters and play it whenever I need to feel untouchable.ā
Music by BLACKPINK, including the song āHow You Like That,ā is available for streaming on platforms like Spotify and Apple Music.