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Last week, James Corden announced that The Late Late Show would be airing a special episode that was hosted from his garage. The Homefest edition of the show was envisioned as a way to lift people’s spirits during this coronavirus pandemic, and the episode was certainly a morale booster for pop music fans, as Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, and BTS all appeared.
Eilish and her brother Finneas (and a sleepy puppy in Eilish’s lap) sat at the piano in their Los Angeles home for a lovely and intimate rendition of “Everything I Wanted.” Elsewhere during the show, Dua Lipa video chatted in from London, and she, along with a number of her friends who videoed in from their homes, performed “Don’t Start Now.” BTS also made an appearance from a dance studio in South Korea, where they danced to and sang “Boy With Luv.” Also performing on the show were John Legend, Andrea Bocelli, and Ben Platt.
It wasn’t just music on the show, though. David Blaine virtually stopped by the show for some quarantine magic, while Will Ferrell offered suggestions for songs to sing while washing your hands.
Watch clips from the show above and below.
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Everybody is dealing with the fallout from the spread of COVID-19 and the global pandemic of the Coronavirus in different ways. On the lighter side of things, the spectrum of grief includes fans mourning canceled shows and festivals, or just missing what already happened in the past. One such fanbase, the pretty vocal supporters of Korean pop group Blackpink, were discussing how much they wanted to turn back time to the act’s set at Coachella last year. Turns out, they’ll have an antidote soon.
Even though the fest is canceled this year, the company is still dropping a documentary about the cultural phenomenon they’ve built, Coachella: 20 Years In The Desert, on the same day it would’ve started this year if it wasn’t delayed due to the pandemic. Well, whoever runs the Coachella account on Twitter decided to let Blackpink fans know that the documentary would feature Blackpink. “Don’t be sad blinks,” the account wrote back in a quote tweet from a fan. “You can see them in the Coachella doc next Friday #couchella.”
Don’t be sad blinks. You can see them in the Coachella doc next Friday #couchella https://t.co/LvqP2EcL4A
— Coachella (@coachella) March 30, 2020
Well, it’s not quite the same as seeing them at the festival itself, but knowing that set will be part of the event’s history has to help fans feel seen. Keep your eyes peeled for the documentary dropping in just a few days on Friday, April 10 at 12 PM PST.
