BlackpinkMain RapperLead Vocalist
Jennie
제니Jennie Kim (김제니)
Main rapper and lead vocalist of Blackpink — the New Zealand-raised member who was the first to debut solo and who now runs her own label, Odd Atelier.
- Age
- 30
- Jan 16, 1996
- Height
- 163 cm
- 5′4″
- MBTI
- INFJ
- self-reported
- Debut
- 2016
- with Blackpink
At a glance
Profile
- Stage name
- Jennie (제니)
- Birth name
- Jennie Kim (김제니)
- Position
- Main Rapper, Lead Vocalist
- Birthday
- January 16, 1996 (age 30)
- Zodiac sign
- Capricorn
- Chinese zodiac
- Rat
- Height
- 163 cm (5′4″)
- Blood type
- B
- MBTI
- INFJ
- Nationality
- South Korean
- Birthplace
- Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
- Representative emoji
- 🐻
- Nicknames
- Jendeukie, Human Chanel
10 facts
About Jennie
Jennie Kim moved from Korea to Auckland as a child and returned in 2010 to audition for YG Entertainment, where she was steered towards rapping as the only fluent English speaker among the trainees. She was the first Blackpink member to be revealed, in June 2016, and the first to release solo music, with “Solo” in 2018. Since founding Odd Atelier in 2023 and signing with Columbia Records she has released the million-selling album Ruby (2025) and the EP Fallen Angel (2026).
- 01
An only child, born in Seongnam; she has said she was born in Bundang rather than the Cheongdam-dong that was initially reported.
- 02
Moved to New Zealand at nine and attended Waikowhai Intermediate School and ACG Parnell College in Auckland.
- 03
Returned to Seoul in 2010 and passed the YG audition singing Rihanna’s “Take a Bow”.
- 04
First introduced to the public in a 2012 photo on YG’s website captioned “Who’s that girl?”, and revealed as Blackpink’s first member on June 1, 2016.
- 05
Starred in G-Dragon’s “That XX” video (2012) and featured on his “Black” and Lee Hi’s “Special” (both 2013) before her debut.
- 06
The first Blackpink member to go solo: “Solo” (November 2018) topped the Circle Digital Chart and its video was the first by a Korean female soloist to pass one billion YouTube views.
- 07
Set up her own label Odd Atelier in 2023 and signed with Columbia Records in September 2024.
- 08
Her debut solo album Ruby (March 2025) sold a million copies worldwide in its first week and reached number three on the UK Albums Chart.
- 09
Won Artist of the Year at the 40th Golden Disc Awards in January 2026, the first soloist to take the prize.
- 10
Made her acting debut in HBO’s The Idol (2023) billed as Jennie Ruby Jane; she speaks Korean and English, some Japanese, and has studied French.
1 track
Solo & unit tracks
Songs on Blackpink releases that feature Jennie on her own or in a unit.
- Special single
“Solo”
Solo track by Jennie · Blackpink 2021 'The Show' Live
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