Jennie Kim

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Jennie Kim is a South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter, and actress. Born in 1996, she was raised between South Korea and New Zealand and attended Waikowhai Intermediate School and ACG Parnell College in Auckland. In 2010 she auditioned for YG Entertainment, passed, and trained for six years; before debut she appeared in G-Dragon's music video for "That XX" (2012) and featured on tracks by Lee Hi, G-Dragon, and Seungri. She debuted as a founding member of BLACKPINK in August 2016. Her 2018 solo single "Solo" topped the Billboard World Digital Songs chart, and its music video became the first by a Korean female soloist to surpass one billion YouTube views. In 2023 she made her acting debut in the HBO series "The Idol," and in 2024 she released the single "Mantra" on OA Entertainment/Columbia.