{"id":19453,"date":"2026-04-10T00:01:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T07:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotnessrater.com\/articles\/?p=19453"},"modified":"2026-03-02T12:08:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T19:08:44","slug":"blackpinks-jennie-kim-deserves-a-friday-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotnessrater.com\/articles\/2026\/04\/10\/blackpinks-jennie-kim-deserves-a-friday-feature\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackpink’s Jennie Kim Deserves A Friday Feature"},"content":{"rendered":"

She is probably one of the hottest in the K-pop world right now.\u00a0 And it’s impossible that you have never come across here at least once in your browsing or your social media news feed.\u00a0 She is really, really friggin’ famous.\u00a0 She, my friend, is Jennie Kim<\/a>. Most famous for being a part of the supergroup Blackpink.<\/p>\n

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Jennie, yup, is multi-talented…\u00a0 she can sing, dance, act, everything.\u00a0 But the reason why she is our Friday Feature is her looks.\u00a0 She is just sizzling hot!<\/p>\n

Who is Jennie Kim<\/h2>\n

Jennie Kim, known to the world simply as Jennie (or by her ultra-glam stage name Jennie Ruby Jane), is a South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter<\/a>, and actress<\/a> who\u2019s basically done it all.\u00a0 Born in South Korea, she packed her bags for New Zealand in 2004, only to return home six years later and casually ace her YG Entertainment audition in 2010.<\/p>\n

Fast forward a few years, and Jennie exploded into global fame as part of BLACKPINK, the powerhouse girl group that debuted in August 2016 and went on to become one of the best-selling acts in K-pop history.<\/p>\n

In 2018, she decided it was time to go solo\u2014literally.\u00a0 Her debut single, \u201cSOLO,\u201d shot straight to the top of South Korea\u2019s Circle Digital Chart and the U.S. Billboard World Digital Songs chart.\u00a0 Then came her first studio album, Ruby (2025), which sold over a million copies worldwide and tied for the highest-charting album by a Korean solo artist on the UK Albums Chart.\u00a0 Not bad for a debut.<\/p>\n

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Jennie also dipped her toes into acting, starring in HBO\u2019s The Idol (2023) under her stage name Jennie Ruby Jane, proving she can command the screen just as well as the stage.<\/p>\n

With a trophy shelf that includes four MAMA Awards, a Circle Chart Music Award, a Golden Disc Award, and even a Billboard Women in Music Award\u2014where she became the first Korean soloist ever to win\u2014Jennie\u2019s influence stretches far beyond music.<\/p>\n

Oh, and she\u2019s also the most-followed Korean on Instagram, a global Chanel ambassador, and affectionately nicknamed the \u201cHuman Chanel.\u201d\u00a0 Stylish, talented, and effortlessly cool, Jennie\u2019s basically the definition of main character energy.<\/p>\n

Her Early Life<\/h2>\n

Jennie Kim was born on January 16, 1996, and grew up as an only child.\u00a0 For a long time, people thought she was born in the fancy Seoul neighborhood of Cheongdam-dong, but Jennie cleared things up on Apartment 404, revealing that she was actually born in Bundang, Seongnam. So yes, even her birthplace has plot twists.<\/p>\n

She attended Cheongdam Elementary School in Seoul before heading off to New Zealand.\u00a0 The move happened after a family trip to Australia and New Zealand when she was eight \u2014 her mom asked if she liked it there, and Jennie simply said \u201cyes.\u201d\u00a0 A year later, that \u201cyes\u201d turned into a one-way ticket.\u00a0 She enrolled at Waikowhai Intermediate School in Auckland, living with a homestay family and learning English, something she even talked about on the 2006 MBC documentary English, Must Change to Survive.\u00a0 Back then, she dreamed not of fame, but of becoming a ballet dancer.\u00a0 After intermediate school, she continued her studies at ACG Parnell College.<\/p>\n

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It was during her time in New Zealand that Jennie first discovered K-pop\u2014especially the music coming out of YG Entertainment.\u00a0 Her mom later suggested moving to Florida when Jennie was 14 so she could become a lawyer or teacher, but Jennie wasn\u2019t sold on the idea (the vision of living alone and doing something she didn\u2019t love?\u00a0 Hard pass).\u00a0 Instead, she convinced her family to let her move back to South Korea in 2010, where she attended Cheongdam Middle School and decided to chase her musical dreams.<\/p>\n

That same year, she auditioned for YG Entertainment, nervously performing Rihanna\u2019s \u201cTake a Bow.\u201d\u00a0 Jennie later admitted to High Cut Korea that she was so shy during the audition she could barely introduce herself. Even so, YG saw her potential and brought her on as a trainee.\u00a0 The company encouraged her to lean into rapping, especially since most of her covers featured rap parts \u2014 plus, she was the only trainee fluent in English at the time.<\/p>\n

Today, Jennie speaks Korean and English fluently, has basic Japanese, and has even picked up some French \u2014 just enough, presumably, to order croissants like a pro or charm a Parisian fashion crowd.<\/p>\n

Career Journey<\/h2>\n

Jennie\u2019s rise to fame didn\u2019t start with a bang, but with a question: \u201cWho\u2019s that girl?\u201d<\/p>\n

On April 10, 2012, YG Entertainment posted a mysterious photo of her on their official blog with that exact caption.\u00a0 The internet, being the internet, went wild. Within hours, Jennie\u2019s picture was everywhere, and she was dubbed the \u201cMystery Girl\u201d \u2014 the trainee everyone suddenly needed to know about.<\/p>\n

A few months later, on August 30, YG dropped a YouTube video titled \u201cYG Trainee \u2013 Jennie Kim,\u201d where she coolly covered B.o.B.\u2019s \u201cStrange Clouds\u201d featuring Lil Wayne.\u00a0 If the teaser photo made people curious, this video sealed the deal \u2014 Jennie was one to watch. Just days later, on September 1, she made her first public appearance not as a singer, but as the lead actress in G-Dragon\u2019s music video for \u201cThat XX\u201d from his One of a Kind EP.\u00a0 Talk about a debut with star power.<\/p>\n

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Then came August 8, 2016 \u2014 the day BLACKPINK officially arrived. Jennie debuted alongside Jisoo, Ros\u00e9, and Lisa with their single album Square One, featuring the now-iconic double hits \u201cBoombayah\u201d and \u201cWhistle.\u201d\u00a0 According to Jisoo, Jennie naturally took on the role of team decision-maker, the one who helped keep things running smoothly (and stylishly, of course).<\/p>\n

Fast forward to October 2018, and Jennie was ready to shine solo.\u00a0 After weeks of cryptic teasers and speculation, YG confirmed she\u2019d be releasing her first single album, Solo, led by the track of the same name.\u00a0 Before the official release, Jennie gave fans a surprise \u2014 she premiered \u201cSOLO\u201d live during BLACKPINK\u2019s In Your Area tour stop in Seoul on November 10, two days before it dropped worldwide.<\/p>\n

The song instantly became a smash, and by 2019, Jennie was taking her solo stardom global.\u00a0 On April 12 and 19, she made history as the first Korean solo artist to perform at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, performing \u201cSOLO\u201d during BLACKPINK\u2019s set. Her performance earned rave reviews \u2014 Billboard even listed it among \u201cThe 10 Best Things We Saw at Coachella 2019,\u201d calling it \u201cmind-blowing\u201d and \u201cstunning.\u201d\u00a0 Not bad for someone who once started as a \u201cmystery girl.\u201d<\/p>\n

Acting Career<\/h2>\n

In 2023, Jennie stepped into a brand-new spotlight \u2014 acting. Using her stage name Jennie Ruby Jane, she made her screen debut in HBO\u2019s The Idol, a drama created by and starring The Weeknd.<\/p>\n

Now, let\u2019s be honest \u2014 The Idol didn\u2019t exactly win over the critics.\u00a0 The show was panned and cancelled after just one season.\u00a0 But while the series itself took some hits, Jennie came out shining. Playing Dyanne, a backup dancer and loyal friend to pop star Jocelyn (portrayed by Lily-Rose Depp), Jennie quickly became one of the show\u2019s most talked-about elements.<\/p>\n

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In fact, a short clip of her performance went viral \u2014 so viral that it reportedly outperformed the show\u2019s actual premiere views on HBO. Pretty awesome for a \u201cfirst role,\u201d right?<\/p>\n

Advocacies<\/h2>\n

Jennie\u2019s heart for giving back is just as big as her global fanbase.\u00a0 Since 2018, she\u2019s been part of the Cheongdam Woori Animal Hospital\u2019s \u201cProtect Our Family\u201d campaign, which focuses on protecting pets and rescuing abandoned dogs \u2014 a perfect cause for a self-confessed animal lover.<\/p>\n

In November 2023, she attended the 18th Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign Charity Event, helping raise funds for cancer screening, surgeries, and treatments for low-income patients.\u00a0 Then, in May 2024, Jennie made a generous \u20a9100 million (about US$74,400) donation to Habitat for Humanity Korea, in the name of BLINK, BLACKPINK\u2019s devoted fan club.\u00a0 The donation went toward building an alternative school for young people \u2014 a thoughtful gesture that gave back in her fans\u2019 name.<\/p>\n

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Her generosity kept going strong.\u00a0 During her U.S. tour dates for The Ruby Experience in March 2025, Jennie directed proceeds to fire recovery efforts and local firefighters in Los Angeles, following the devastating January wildfires.\u00a0 That same month, she also donated \u20a9100 million to the Hope Bridge National Disaster Relief Association, supporting wildfire relief in Ulsan and the North and South Gyeongsang Provinces.\u00a0 Her contribution went straight to practical aid \u2014 emergency support, relief supplies, and temporary shelters for displaced residents.<\/p>\n

And she didn\u2019t stop there.\u00a0 In May 2025, Jennie made another \u20a9100 million donation, this time to the Seoul National University College of Medicine Development Fund, reflecting her interest in supporting future doctors.\u00a0 The college announced plans to use her gift to enhance medical education and research, with a focus on nurturing skilled, empathetic healthcare professionals.<\/p>\n

In short: when Jennie\u2019s not breaking records or turning heads onstage, she\u2019s quietly out there making the world a better place \u2014 one thoughtful donation at a time.<\/p>\n

Facts and Trivia<\/h2>\n

In March 2024, Jennie teamed up with American rapper Matt Champion of Brockhampton fame for the dreamy track \u201cSlow Motion.\u201d\u00a0 The song dropped on March 8 and appeared on Champion\u2019s debut studio album, Mika\u2019s Laundry.\u00a0 Their collaboration quickly became a fan favourite \u2014 a perfect blend of her sultry vocals and his mellow flow.<\/p>\n

A few months later, on September 8, news broke that Jennie had officially signed as a solo artist with Columbia Records, in partnership with her own label, Odd Atelier.\u00a0 A month later, on October 11, she dropped \u201cMantra\u201d, the lead single from her highly anticipated debut studio album, Ruby.<\/p>\n

Keeping fans on their toes, Jennie released the music video for \u201cZen\u201d on January 25, 2025, followed shortly after by \u201cLove Hangover,\u201d her collaboration with Dominic Fike, which came out on January 31.\u00a0 The track made waves internationally, peaking at #29 on the Billboard Global 200, #35 on the Circle Digital Chart, and #96 on the Billboard Hot 100 \u2014 proving her solo era was off to a strong, stylish start.<\/p>\n

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Jennie\u2019s love affair with fashion started long before the fame.\u00a0 As a child, she would pore over fashion magazines and raid her mother\u2019s closet for vintage treasures.\u00a0 In an interview with Elle Indonesia, she recalled, \u201cI remember when I was little, I\u2019d look through my mother\u2019s wardrobe and search for whatever vintage Chanel I could find.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 It\u2019s no wonder she\u2019s been called the \u201cHuman Chanel\u201d ever since.<\/p>\n

In January 2018, Jennie officially became the new muse for Chanel Korea Beauty, shooting her first pictorial for Harper\u2019s Bazaar Korea.\u00a0 By October that same year, she was named a global ambassador for the brand and made her debut appearance at Paris Fashion Week as a Korean representative \u2014 and, of course, as the picture of effortless elegance.<\/p>\n

Jennie\u2019s influence extended beyond Chanel, too.\u00a0 On May 18, 2021, she became the face of Calvin Klein\u2019s Spring 2021 Drop 02 collection, a collaboration with designer Heron Preston.\u00a0 Fast forward to June 2025, and Vogue Korea reported that her capsule collection with Calvin Klein had generated a staggering $8.6 million in Media Impact Value (MIV) \u2014 proving her power in both music and fashion is unmatched.<\/p>\n

Oh, and did we mention she\u2019s worked behind the scenes too? In March 2021, Jennie took on the role of guest fashion editor for Vogue Korea.\u00a0 According to the magazine, she didn\u2019t just pose for photos \u2014 she helped plan the entire concept, from styling to hair and makeup.\u00a0 Leave it to Jennie to blur the line between muse and creative director.<\/p>\n

Her Body Measurements<\/h2>\n

Jennie Kim stands 5 feet, 4 inches and she rocks a 32-24-34 figure.<\/p>\n

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Jennie Kim Photos<\/h2>\n

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