About Jennie
Jennie Kim shortly named Jennie is a singer and rapper from South Korea. She is a K-Pop Star who is the vocalist of the famous South Korean girl band, "BlackPink". She debuted as a member of the girl group Blackpink under YG Entertainment in August 2016 and made her solo debut with the single "Solo" on 12th November 2018. She is a style diva and a treasured YG Entertainment artist. Before the debut of her band, Black Pink, she sang with the singers G-Dragon and Seungri in 2013 in songs Black and GG Be, respectively. She also got featured in the song 'Special' by Lee Hi. With BlackPink, she has released songs like Boombayah, Playing with Fire, Whistle, Stay, and As If It’s Your Last. She made her TV show debut in an episode of the South Korean television entertainment program Knowing Bros in the year 2017. She is fluent in Korean, Japanese, and English. She got featured in an MBC documentary "English, Must Change to Survive" at the age of 10. She is considered to be a YG trump card and is often regarded as 'The YG Princess'.
PUBG Mobile recently announced their collaboration with Blackpink. For those of you who do not know, Blackpink is a South Korean girl group. The group consists of Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa. Jennie's ID is 51009797582, and her username is JenniePUBGM. Similarly, Rose's ID is 51009801702, and her IGN is RoséPUBGM. Lisa's ID is 51009791380, and her in-game name is LisaPUBGM. And Jisoo's ID is 51009780171, and her in-game alias is JisooPUBGM. PUBG Mobile is yet to release any further details about the collaboration.
Jennie is famous for being a South-Korean singer and rapper. She is best known for being a vocalist of the popular girl band, "Blackpink".
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Jennie was born on 16th January 1996 with the full name/real name of Jennie Kim in Anyang, South Korea. She holds South-Korean nationality and her ethnicity is Asian. Her race is Asian-White. She is the only child of her parents. Her father owns a hospital and her mother works in CJ E&M. Her Zodiac sign is Capricorn. As per her education, she attended the ACG Parnell College in Auckland, New Zealand, to receive education in English. After that, she went to the Chungdam High School to continue her studies in 2010.
Beautiful singer, Jennie Kim stands tall at the height of 5 feet 3 inches, and her balanced bodyweight consist of around 48 Kg. Her body measurement is 34-22-34 inches. She has a pair of black eyes and brown hair color. She has cat-like eyes. Her body build is slim.
Jennie Career's Singing Career
- Jennie's photo was introduced to the public on 10th April 2012 with the titled "Who's that girl?" via the official blog of YG Entertainment. She then became the most searched-after topic on portal sites under the name "Mystery Girl".
- After that, YG Entertainment released a YouTube video through their blog titled "YG Trainee - Jennie Kim" on 30th August.
- She was then given the opportunity to make her first public appearance as the lead actress in G-Dragon's music video "That XX" from his extended play, "One of a Kind" on 1st September.
- On 21st January 2013, another video titled "Jennie Kim - YG New Artist", covering the song "Lotus Flower Bomb" by rapper Wale was released.
- Later, Lee Hi featured her on her B-side track, "Special" from her debut album, "First Love" in March.
- After that, she featured on G-Dragon's B-side track "Black" and recorded the hook in less than five days before the release of his album, Coup d'etat" in September.
- She made her first stage appearance alongside G-Dragon on SBS' "Inkigayo" on 8th September.
- She also became the first to be revealed for YG Entertainment's newest girl group, seven years after the debut of 2NE1.
- After then, she debuted as a member of girl group Blackpink with the release of their single album "Square One" alongside double A-side singles, "Boombayah" (붐바야) and "Whistle" (휘파람) on 8th August 2016.
- Moreover, she also appeared with fellow Blackpink member Jisoo on "Running Man" in July 2018.
- Later, she was confirmed to join as a cast member for SBS' new variety show, "Village Survival, the Eight" on 1st October.
- Jennie's official solo debut was made in mid-October 2018
- It was also revealed she would release a single album titled "Solo" with a lead single of the same name. Later, it was decided that her single "Solo" would first be revealed through Blackpink's In Your Area tour in Seoul on November 10 ahead of release two days later.
- Her single "Solo" debuted on Gaon Music Chart at number one and achieved a triple crown for simultaneously topping the digital, download, and streaming charts. She topped the Billboard's World Digital Songs chart. She then became the first and only female Korean solo artist to surpass 300 million YouTube views within a time-span of six months since release.
- As further promotions, YG Entertainment released Jennie-'Solo's Diary on YouTube, sharing glimpses of her journey throughout the promotion period of her release.
- On 25th November, she received her first music show win as a solo artist on Inkigayo.
- In April 2019, she became the first Korean solo artist to perform at Coachella.
- Her performance was listed under "The 10 Best Things We Saw at Coachella 2019", with Billboard describing it as "mind-blowing" and "stunning" for fans and casual passersby.
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Awards and Achievements of Jennie
- 8th Gaon Chart Music Awards
- 34th Golden Disc Awards
Jennie's Personal Life
Jennie is not married yet and she is still to get married. At present, she seems to be single as there is no rumors about her dating anyone as of today. She is living a single life happily without any disturbances. Her sexual orientation is straight.
Previously, there was a rumor that BTS band member RM was dating Jennie in the year 2017 as they were spotted leaving a restaurant, which led to the rumors that they were out on a date. But, the duo was never seen together publicly after that. Later, Kim Jong-in allegedly started dating Jennie in October 2018. The duo also spent time together during Paris Fashion Week. They were also seen together on 25th November 2018, as per pictures released by Dispatch. In January 2019, the dating news was confirmed by SM Entertainment who manages Kai’s band Exo. Few days after that, on 25th January 2019, the news of Kim Jong-in and Jennie's separation was confirmed. After that, she has not linked with anyone.
Jennie's Net Worth 2020
Jennie is a famous singer as well as a rapper who has made a huge name in the music industry. She has released many songs and albums till now. She has made a huge amount of money from her profession. As of 2020, the net worth of Jennie Kim is estimated to have $8 million as per sources whereas the salary of Jennie is yet to be disclosed. But there is no doubt in the mind of her followers that she is earning a considerable amount of money from her career work. She is a very hardworking woman due to which she has reached this height. Her major source of earning comes from her singing career. She also became the Ambassador of Chanel Korea in June. She also attended the launch of Chanel's new fragrance "Les Eaux De Chanel" in Deauville, France, that same month. In October, she became the Global Ambassador for the French fashion house, joining label-mate G-Dragon. She attended her first Chanel fashion show as a Korean representative during Paris Fashion Week, sitting front row next to Pharrell Williams and Pamela Anderson. Hera, a South Korean luxury beauty brand owned by Amore Pacific, announced in January 2019 that they had chosen Jennie as their new model due to her "elegant and luxurious" image. Her first advertisement for the brand was in February for the Red Vibe lip series, the sales were five times higher than Hera's previous lip product and due to the growing popularity they are referred to as "Jennie's lipsticks". KT Corporation, South Korea's largest telephone company, recruited Jennie an endorsement model alongside Soojoo for the Samsung Galaxy S20 Aura Red and Blue respectively in February 2020. On June 11, 2020, Lotte Confectionery announced Jennie as their brand endorser for their latest snack product, Air Baked.
