BLACKPINK Jennie
About Blackpink Jennie
Kim Jennie (ê¹€ì œë‹ˆ) is the Main Rapper and Vocalist of Blackpink from YG Entertainment. Jennie was born in Anyang South Korea but moved to Auckland New Zealand where she lived for more than five years.
Jennie trained in YG Entertainment for 5 years and 11 months but even as a trainee she was still well-known as she appeared featured as a rapper in G-Dragon and Lee Hi's songs, even acting in G-Dragon's music video for "That XX".
In 2016, she made her official debut as a member of Blackpink and in November 2018, she debuted as a solo artist with the chart-topping single "Solo".
Blackpink Jennie Details
Stage Name: Jennie
Birth Name: Kim Jennie (ê¹€ì œë‹ˆ)
Position: Main Rapper, Lead Vocalist
Birthday: January 16, 1996
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: South Korea
Height: 163cm (5’4″)
Weight: 50 kg (110 lbs)
Blood Type: B
Instagram: @jennierubyjane / @lesyeuxdenini
Blackpink Jennie Facts
- She is fluent in Korean and English.
- She can speak a little bit of Japanese.
- Nicknames: Jendeukie, Jendeugi, Nini.
- She is described as being jolly and cheerful.
- Her favourite song from Square Up is "Ddu-du Ddu-du"
- She trained for 5 years and 11 months (2010 August).
- She was revealed to be a member on June 1, 2016 and was the first member to be revealed.
- She studied abroad in Auckland, New Zealand at ACG Parnell College for 5 years.
- She is known as the YG Princess in the group.
- She dislikes disrespectful people.
- Her favourite food is milk flavoured ice cream.
- She becomes happy when she is with her friends.
- Her favourite subject is English.
- If Jennie could be any Disney princess she would be Pocahontas.
- She becomes sad when she can’t train.
- Her favourite color is black.
- She becomes mad when things don’t go her way.
- She doesn't like pizza very much.
- She becomes sleepy when she has nothing to do.
- She likes mexican food like tacos.
- She becomes relaxed when she sings.
- She has two dogs, Kuma and Kai.
- She learnt Spanish when she was in New Zealand.
- Her dream is to go back to New Zealand and to have a concert there.
- Jisoo says that she looks like a duck.
- She enjoys making things.
- Her favourite drama genre is romance.
- Her favourite kind of drinks are healthy drinks.
- Her current favourite song is "New Rules" by Dua Lipa.
- She said that she would like to be Black Pink's personal photographer.
- Back in 2013, BIGBANG's Seungri called her "YG's secret weapon".
- She is close friends with Twice's Nayeon, Gfriend's Yerin, Melody Day's Chaehee and Hello Venus' Lime.
- Her Chinese zodiac sign is a Pig.
- One of her nicknames is “Human Gucci” due to the fact that she often wears expensive clothing from Gucci.
- She doesn't have any siblings.
- She is in charge of the rapping and vocals in Black Pink.
- When she was 17 years old, she appeared in a lot of songs with different artists.
- She has been on Inkigayo and M Countdown before she debuted in BLACKPINK.
- In her free time she likes to play with her dogs.
- She loves slime, she once played with it for 2 hours straight.
- In an interview she said that she prefers sexy guys rather than cute guys, she was the only member who said sexy guys.
- She is good friends with Red Velvet’s Irene.
- During Red Velvet's Irene's birthday party, she unexpectedly face time called Irene.
- Her favorite Disney movies are Aladdin, Toy Story and Tangled.
- She is saved as "J" on YG's phone.
- During her predebut days she has a temporary tattoo on her wrist that said "stay strong", to remind her that she would debut someday.
- She is not really interested in zombies.
- She likes to play with Lego.
- She has a total of 9 piercings, 5 on her left ear and 4 on her right ear.
- She learnt how to ride a horse when she was younger.
- Jennie de stresses by playing with her dogs or cleaning her room.
- On October 3, 2018, she attended Chanel's Paris Fashion Week Runway Show 2018.
- She was named one of the "Precious Yet Powerful" Idols that prove duality man undoubtedly exists. Article
- She was given a Christmas present by the "Stranger Things" cast.
- Jennie received her first triple crown with "Solo" on SBS Inkigayo on December 16, 2018.
- She has the most monthly listeners for a Kpop soloist on Spotify, with over 4M monthly listeners.
- She is the third female soloist to reach 1M unique listeners on Melon in 24 hours along with IU and Heize.
- She is the first female solo artist to get a certified all kill with a debut song.
- She is the fastest Kpop female soloist to reach 1M, 2M and 3M likes on YouTube on a music video.
- If was confirmed by YG and SM entertainment on January 1, 2019, that Jennie and EXO's Kai are in a relationship.
- On January 25, SM Entertainment revealed that the couple had broken up, but did not reveal the reason for it.
- She attended CHANEL Pharrell Williams Capsule Collection Launch Event (CHANEL Pharrell Williams Celebration Party) on March 28, 2019 and performed "Solo" and a cover of the song "Can't Take My Eyes Of You".