Jennie제니제니
Jennie is a member of BLACKPINK, which debuted in August 2016, and in 2018 she released the first solo record by any of its members. Her solo work runs through OA, the company she founded at the end of 2023; her first full-length album Ruby came out in March 2025 and the digital EP Fallen Angel in August 2026.
Jennie (제니) is a member of BLACKPINK, which debuted on 8 August 2016 with the single album SQUARE ONE. Sports Seoul reported in March 2025 that, appearing on the YouTube channel Yojeong Jaehyeong, Jennie said she had come back from studying in New Zealand to begin training at YG Entertainment. According to the same report, her trainee years lasted six years, and looking back she said, “I was determined to do it no matter what.”
The first record a BLACKPINK member released under her own name was Jennie’s single ‘SOLO’, on 12 November 2018. YG Entertainment’s album notes said it carried a different mood from the music she had made with BLACKPINK. On 6 October 2023 she gave an official release, as the special single You & Me, to an unreleased song she had been singing on the BORN PINK world tour.
At the end of December 2023 she announced OA — also written ODD ATELIER — as the company handling her solo career, writing that she was starting her solo journey with a company she had established herself; her group activities stayed with YG Entertainment. In September 2024 Soompi reported that OA had announced her solo deal with Columbia Records. The first song after that deal was ‘Mantra’ on 11 October 2024, and NME reported that it gave her a solo entry on the Billboard Hot 100.
Her first solo full-length album, Ruby, was released on 7 March 2025 with fifteen tracks led by ‘like JENNIE’. Ahead of it came ‘Love Hangover’ with Dominic Fike on 31 January and ‘ExtraL’ with Doechii on 21 February, and Munhwa Ilbo reported that Jennie produced the album herself. It entered the Billboard 200 at number seven. According to Sports Seoul, she marked the release with solo shows under the name The Ruby Experience in Los Angeles, New York and Seoul.
That same month she received the Global Force Award at Billboard Women in Music, and in January 2026 she took four awards at the 40th Golden Disc Awards, among them the first Artist of the Year prize the ceremony has given. On 6 March 2026 Ruby (The Complete Collection) followed, twenty-one tracks with remixes and Just JENNIE versions added.
‘Less than a Lover’, released on 24 July 2026, is a song Jennie co-wrote and helped direct the video for. Soompi reported it at number one on iTunes Top Songs charts in at least 27 regions. It was then gathered with ‘FALLEN ANGEL’ and ‘HEAVEN’ on the digital EP Fallen Angel, released on 28 August 2026, and a six-track physical EP is announced for 30 October. How the single became an EP is set out in the story on Fallen Angel.
On 1 September adidas Originals released its first collaboration collection with her, adidas Originals by JENNIE, worldwide. Herald Business reported that she took part in the design herself (the story on the collection). Her official videos are on her own channel and her Vevo channel.
The first collection by Jennie and adidas Originals
'adidas Originals by JENNIE' was released worldwide. The signature piece is the 'Superstar Square Ballet', drawn from a ballet pointe shoe.
Explainer · Read the storySolo single "Less than a Lover"
The single and its music video were released worldwide at 1 p.m. KST and reached number one on iTunes Top Songs charts in at least 27 regions.
Explainer · Read the storyFour awards at the 40th Golden Disc Awards
At the ceremony at the Taipei Dome she took four awards, including the first Artist of the Year prize the show has given.
koreaherald.com · Source 1Global Force Award at Billboard Women in Music
She received the award at the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles, the first K-pop solo artist honoured at the ceremony.
koreajoongangdaily.com · Source 2First solo album Ruby enters the Billboard 200 at number seven
The record entered the chart at number seven and Top Album Sales at number two, with 56,000 equivalent album units in the week ending 13 March.
soompi.com · Source 3YG Entertainment
BLACKPINK is a four-piece group under YG Entertainment that debuted on 8 August 2016 with the single album SQUARE ONE. Its third mini album DEADLINE arrived in February 2026, and the DEADLINE world tour ran 16 cities from July 2025 to January 2026.
adidas Originals released 'adidas Originals by JENNIE', the collection it made with Jennie, worldwide on 1 September 2026. Herald Business reported that it is the first collection the brand has made with her and that Jennie took part in the design herself. The signature piece is the 'Superstar Square Ballet'.
Jennie wrote, composed and directed the video for 'Less than a Lover', out 24 July 2026. The digital EP 'Fallen Angel' carrying it arrives 28 August 2026 with 3 songs, 6 including physical-only tracks; Soompi reported the single hit number one on iTunes in at least 27 regions.
Jennie's digital EP Fallen Angel arrived on 28 August 2026, Lisa's 'SaWaDiKa' and Jisoo's 'CLICK' on 4 September. The four members renewed with YG Entertainment for group activities in December 2023, and each one's solo work is handled by a company of her own.
Sports Kyunghyang reported that BLACKPINK marked its 10th debut anniversary on 8 August 2026, with BORN PINK at number one on the Billboard 200 and the UK albums chart, DEADLINE past 1.77 million copies in a week and 42.6 billion YouTube views. YouTube said it passed 100 million subscribers.
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