Jennie (singer)

The native form of this personal name is Kim Je-ni. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

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".

Jennie
Jennie performing in October 2017
Background information
Born	(1996-01-16) January 16, 1996 (age 29) 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 Odd Atelier Columbia
Member of	Blackpink YG Family
Korean name
Hangul	김제니
Revised Romanization	Gim Je-ni
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Cheni

Early life

Jennie was born on January 16, 1996 in Bundang in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea.^[1][2] She moved to New Zealand to live at age 8 and attended Waikowhai Elementary School as an exchange student.^[3]

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)
• "Ruby"(album) (2025)

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

Main article: Blackpink § Discography