Jennie (singer)

Jennie
Jennie
	Jennie for Marie Claire Korea, October 2018
Background information
Born	January 16, 1996 (age 28); Seongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop; dance-pop; hip hop;
Occupation(s)	singer; rapper;
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2012–2013, 2016–present
Labels	YG; Interscope;
Member of	Blackpink; YG Family;
Korean name
Hangul	김제니
Revised Romanization	Gim Je-ni
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Cheni

Jennie Kim (Korean: 김제니, born January 16, 1996), known as Jennie (제니) is a South Korean singer and rapper. She is a member of the South Korean girl group, Blackpink, founded and managed by YG Entertainment. At a young age, she went to New Zealand and stayed there for a period of time. She is also known for her single "Solo".

Early life

Jennie was born on January 16, 1996 in Bundang in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea.^[2]^[3] She moved to New Zealand to live at age 8 and attended Waikowhai Elementary School as an exchange student.^[4]

In August 2010, she became a trainee of YG Entertainment.

Jennie is fluent in Korean, English and Japanese.

Discography

Singles

As a lead artist

"Solo" (2018)
"You & Me" (2023)
"Slow Motion" (with Matt Champion) (2024)
"Mantra" (2024)

As a featured artist

"Black" (G-Dragon feat. Jennie) (2013)
"GG Be" (Seungri feat. Jennie) (2013)
"Special" (Lee Hi feat. Jennie) (2013)
"One of the Girls" (the Weeknd feat. Jennie and Lily-Rose Depp) (2023)
"Spot!" (Zico feat. Jennie) (2024)

With Blackpink

References

↑ Herman, Tamar (October 22, 2018). "BLACKPINK Sign With Interscope Records & UMG in Global Partnership With YG Entertainment: Exclusive". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 29, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
↑ "블핑 제니, 고향 서울에서 정정 "분당에서 태어나"(아파트404)" [Blackpink Jennie, correction in hometown Seoul, 'Born in Bundang' (Apartment 404)]. Newsen. March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2024 – via Nate.
↑ Hui-ling, Chew (September 28, 2016). Teo, Johanna (ed.). "The Breakout Kids". Teenage Magazine. No. 334. Singapore: Key Editions Pte Ltd. pp. 48–49. ISSN 0219-9645. OCLC 224927719. Archived from the original on October 11, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
↑ Mi-hyun, Lee (September 20, 2016). "[블랙핑크 데뷔②] 블랙핑크 입덕 준비 끝…괴물 신인 스포일러". Ilgan Sports (in Korean). South Korea: JTBC Plus. Retrieved September 30, 2018.

Other websites

Jennie on Instagram.

[1] Herman, Tamar (October 22, 2018). "BLACKPINK Sign With Interscope Records & UMG in Global Partnership With YG Entertainment: Exclusive". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 29, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2018.

[2] "블핑 제니, 고향 서울에서 정정 "분당에서 태어나"(아파트404)" [Blackpink Jennie, correction in hometown Seoul, 'Born in Bundang' (Apartment 404)]. Newsen. March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2024 – via Nate.

[teenage-3] Hui-ling, Chew (September 28, 2016). Teo, Johanna (ed.). "The Breakout Kids". Teenage Magazine. No. 334. Singapore: Key Editions Pte Ltd. pp. 48–49. ISSN 0219-9645. OCLC 224927719. Archived from the original on October 11, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2018.

[ilgan1-4] Mi-hyun, Lee (September 20, 2016). "[블랙핑크 데뷔②] 블랙핑크 입덕 준비 끝…괴물 신인 스포일러". Ilgan Sports (in Korean). South Korea: JTBC Plus. Retrieved September 30, 2018.

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Jennie
Jennie for Marie Claire Korea, October 2018
Background information
Born	(1996-01-16) January 16, 1996 (age 28) Seongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop dance-pop hip hop
Occupation(s)	singer rapper
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2012–2013, 2016–present
Labels	YG Interscope^[1]
Member of	Blackpink YG Family
Korean name
Hangul	김 제 니
Revised Romanization	Gim Je-ni
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Cheni