Jisoo Met Gala Debut: BLACKPINK Singer Heads to New York for 2026 Event

BLACKPINK member Jisoo is expected to make her Met Gala debut at the 2026 event in New York, after departing South Korea on May 3 for a schedule tied to the annual Costume Institute Benefit. Korean outlets reported that she left through Incheon International Airport Terminal 2 for New York, where the Met Gala 2026 is being held on May 4 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ¹

The Jisoo Met Gala appearance has drawn attention because STARNEWS described the trip as effectively confirming her attendance and noted that this would be her first Met Gala, as she did not attend the previous year’s event. ² The focus now moves from the airport departure to the official red-carpet arrivals in New York, where the 2026 theme, dress code, and guest list are central to public coverage.

Jisoo Met Gala Debut Centers on May 4 Event

Jisoo’s reported departure from Incheon on May 3 was covered by Newsen and NewsenTV, both of which linked the trip to the Met Gala 2026 schedule in New York. ¹ NewsenTV also published airport video coverage and described the destination as the event at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ³

The Met Gala is formally connected to The Costume Institute’s spring exhibition. The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced that the 2026 gala would take place on Monday, May 4, and celebrate the spring exhibition titled “Costume Art.” The official dress code is “Fashion is Art.” ⁴

For Jisoo, the appearance would add another international cultural event to a sequence of public schedules. NewsenTV noted that she attended the Cannes International Series Festival opening ceremony in France on April 23 and received the Madame Figaro Rising Star Award. ³ The source material does not provide additional details about her planned outfit, arrival time, or official seating for the Met Gala.

The 2026 event also has a BLACKPINK connection beyond Jisoo’s expected debut. The Metropolitan Museum of Art listed BLACKPINK’s Lisa among the host committee members for the gala, while the official co-chairs are Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams, and Anna Wintour. ⁴

Key Facts About Met Gala 2026

The exhibition framing gives the 2026 event its central concept. The Met’s official announcement said “Costume Art” would bring together garments from The Costume Institute with artworks from across the museum’s collection. Max Hollein, the museum’s Marina Kellen French Director and Chief Executive Officer, said the exhibition will present “a dynamic and scholarly conversation” between garments and works from The Met’s collection. ⁴

Andrew Bolton, Curator in Charge of The Costume Institute, also described the exhibition’s focus in the official announcement, saying: “I wanted to focus on the centrality of the dressed body within the Museum.” ⁴ Those official comments place the 2026 theme around the relationship between dress, the body, and museum art rather than a single period, designer, or region.

The Met’s official gala page identifies the event as celebrating “Costume Art” and says guest arrivals will be livestreamed beginning at 5:30 p.m. EDT on May 4. The same page states that The Met Fifth Avenue is closed on May 4. ⁵

Livestream and Viewing Details

Public viewing information is split between the official Met page and Vogue’s livestream guide. The Met lists the guest-arrivals livestream start time as 5:30 p.m. EDT. ⁵ Vogue reported that its red-carpet livestream begins at 6 p.m. EDT and will be available exclusively across Vogue’s digital platforms, YouTube, and TikTok. ⁶

Vogue also named the presenters for its red-carpet coverage: Ashley Graham, La La Anthony, and Cara Delevingne. Emma Chamberlain is listed as returning as a red-carpet correspondent. ⁶ These livestream details are separate from Jisoo’s reported travel and do not confirm an exact time for her arrival.

The available source material does not include a confirmed Jisoo interview, a red-carpet quote from her, or official styling credits for the event. It also does not state whether she will arrive alone, with BLACKPINK members, or with a designer. As a result, the supported facts are limited to her May 3 departure for New York, the expectation of a debut appearance, and the official Met Gala schedule and theme.

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