Talented, beautiful and admirable reputation
Born in Korea, Jennie was mainly raised in New Zealand. The time spent living abroad helped Jennie excel in using foreign languages.
After finishing her studies, Jennie returned to Korea to participate in the YG entertainment group’s audition, pursuing her dream of becoming an entertainment star. At this time, Jennie was only 15 years old.
Jennie became a trainee at YG entertainment group at the age of 15 (Photo: Naver).
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Jennie once shared in the documentary Light Up The Sky that the dream of becoming a singer came very naturally to her. Even she doesn’t know where this passion started.
At the age of 15, the beautiful and personable girl returned to Korea to pursue a singing career, leaving behind the opportunity to study abroad at a prestigious school in the US. The process of training to become an idol singer is not without difficulties.
In 2010, Jennie officially became a member of one of Korea’s leading entertainment companies. She started to debut in 2016 as a member of the group BlackPink and held the role of main rapper.
Jennie possesses a unique beauty compared to many Korean music stars (Photo: Marie Claire).
Along with her success with the band BlackPink, Jennie also has her own impressive career. In 2018, Jennie released the single Solo and was praised by Korean audiences and media, sweeping the music charts.
Jennie makes many people admire her because of her education level and singing ability. She can communicate naturally and comfortably in English during interviews. She is also capable of writing song lyrics in English.
In addition to music, Jennie is also a prominent face in the fashion industry , becoming the darling of many famous fashion brands. Korean media evaluates Jennie as a talented and versatile young star.
Jennie is also praised as the representative of BlackPink’s style and color. Jennie’s beauty that blends charm and loveliness is considered a new beauty standard.
Jennie has a bold and sexy fashion style (Photo: Instagram).
Her hot, bold fashion style makes her a hot new fashion factor in the Korean music industry. Jennie caught the eye of many famous brands. In particular, the fashion house Chanel chose to send her gold and chose her as an ambassador.
After many efforts, at the age of 27, Jennie has in her hands what many idol artists desire. She is considered a top female idol with a worldwide reputation, often ranking at the top of reputation rankings.
Jennie is currently a prominent name on Instagram and YouTube. She has more than 70 million followers on Instagram and her YouTube channel also has more than 8 million subscribers.
Controversial female idol
Besides her talent and reputation, Jennie is also a name that has received a lot of controversy. Right from her debut, the female singer born in 1996 was commented that her beauty did not meet Korean standards. She has a chubby face, cold eyes, and an arrogant and unapproachable charisma…
Jennie is also the most controversial name in the BlackPink group (Photo: News).
Jennie is also one of the idols who dares to pursue a bold dressing style. In 2020, Jennie became the focus of criticism when she transformed into a sexy nurse in the group’s new MV Lovesick Girls .
In the clip, Jennie wears a stylized nurse outfit, including a tight short skirt, heart hat and red high heels. This outfit made many nurses feel hurt, thinking that Jennie sexualized their profession in the context of them having to work hard, taking care of Covid-19 patients.
In response to the reaction of the Korean Federation of Medical Staff, many online communities also spoke up in support of this because they have family members who are medical staff or nurses and requested YG to apologize. Meanwhile, there are also many opinions defending Jennie and saying that she only wore clothes suitable for the song.
Jennie was once rumored to be dating G-Dragon, Kai (EXO), V (BTS) (Photo: News).
In 2022, Jennie’s personal photos were released, including 18+ photos. Accordingly, photos of Jennie and V (BTS) taken together during a trip to Korea were posted on social networks, causing the two young artists to be questioned about dating.
Falling in love is considered taboo for idol artists in Korea. However, Jennie dared to break the rules and was constantly involved in dating rumors. Last May, the image of her happily walking around with V (BTS) in Cannes, France also caused a stir in the online community.
Before being caught up in the dating suspicion of two idol artists, Jennie, V and the two artists’ management companies all refused to comment. Before being suspected of dating V, Jennie was rumored to be the girlfriend of G-Dragon, Kai (EXO).
Jennie has a controversial role in “The Idol” (Photo: News).
Recently, Jennie stepped into acting with a role in the movie The Idol. The movie is labeled 18+ with a series of hot segments and Jennie’s daring scenes that have become the center of discussion in the online community for the past month.
Asian media commented that The Idol is a scandalous movie and Jennie’s choice was wrong because it destroyed the image of the female singer born in 1996.
However, Jennie explained, The Idol helped her overcome her own boundaries and dare to do things she had never dared to do. Jennie confirmed that she had discussions with The Idol director Sam Levinson and received valuable advice from him.
