Jennie

Jennie Kim, born January 16, 1996, is a South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter, and actress. She rose to prominence as a member of the South Korean girl group Blackpink, which debuted under YG Entertainment in August 2016. As a solo artist, she has achieved international chart success, launched her own independent label named Odd Atelier, and signed with Columbia Records. Beyond her music career, she made her acting debut in the television series The Idol and serves as a global ambassador for brands such as Chanel and Calvin Klein.

Jennie was born an only child in Bundang, Seongnam, South Korea. After a family trip at age eight, she moved to New Zealand in 2004, where she lived with a home-stay family while attending Waikowhai Intermediate School and ACG Parnell College in Auckland. During her youth, she considered becoming a ballet dancer before developing an interest in K-pop. She returned to South Korea in 2010 to attend Cheongdam Middle School and successfully auditioned for YG Entertainment. As a trainee, she featured in G-Dragon's 2012 music video for "That XX" and contributed vocal tracks to songs by Lee Hi, Seungri, and G-Dragon.

Jennie was the first member revealed for Blackpink, debuting alongside Jisoo, Rosé, and Lisa in August 2016 with the single album Square One and its tracks "Boombayah" and "Whistle." In 2018, Blackpink expanded its global reach through a partnership with Interscope Records. Around this time, Jennie gained recognition on television after appearing on Running Man in 2018 and joining the permanent cast of the SBS variety show Village Survival, the Eight. She later co-wrote Blackpink's 2020 single "Lovesick Girls."

In November 2018, Jennie made her official solo debut with the single "Solo," which topped South Korea's Circle Digital Chart and the US Billboard World Digital Songs chart. In 2019, she became the first Korean solo artist to perform at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Under the stage name Jennie Ruby Jane, she made her acting debut as Dyanne in the 2023 HBO series The Idol. She collaborated with the Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp on the soundtrack single "One of the Girls," which became the first song by a female K-pop soloist to earn a platinum certification from the RIAA. That same year, her single "You & Me" reached number one on the Billboard Global Excl. US chart, and she was appointed an Honorary Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE).

Jennie established her record label, Odd Atelier, in late 2023 before signing with Columbia Records in 2024. Following collaborations with Matt Champion and Zico, she released her debut studio album, Ruby, in 2025. The album sold one million copies worldwide, entered the top ten of the US Billboard 200, and spawned the hit singles "Mantra" and "Like Jennie." In 2026, her remix of Tame Impala's "Dracula" gave her a top-ten entry on the US Billboard Hot 100. Jennie's honors include multiple Korean Music Awards, Golden Disc Awards, MAMA Awards, Melon Music Awards, and a Billboard Women in Music Award, as well as listings on Time's 100 most influential people list and the Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40.