Member of South Korean K-pop group BLACKPINK Jennie has formally announced her debut studio album titled ‘Ruby’.
Scheduled to be released on the 7th of March of 2025, the forthcoming album features collaborations from superstars including Childish Gambino, Dua Lipa, Doechii, Dominic Fike, FKJ, and Kali Uchis.
The singer and songwriter unveiled the power-packed guest features on Jan. 21 via a teaser video and pre-order launch through her independent label, Odd Atelier.
‘Ruby’ boasts of 15 songs including her October 2024 single “Mantra.”
Setting the stage for what Jennie previously described as her “album journey,” the single marked a turing point in Jennie’s solo career.
Reflecting on the deeply personal process of creating Ruby in a latest interview, she said “It’s not nice to be someone who’s always like, ‘I’m sorry, I can’t say anything,’ ” she said of the project she began in early 2024. “I want to say I’m almost there.” Acknowledging the challenges she faced along the way, she added, “I’m just going to say, ‘I don’t do well with time.’”
Since debuting with BLACKPINK in 2016, Jennie has been part of their stratospheric rise to global fame. BLACKPINK’s groundbreaking achievements include becoming the first K-pop girl group to perform at Coachella in 2019 and the first South Korean girl group to top the Billboard 200 with their second album, Born Pink, in 2022.
In late 2023, Jennie launched Odd Atelier and partnered with Columbia Records, giving her the creative freedom to pursue her solo aspirations.
“While I was on my last BLACKPINK tour, I couldn’t stop myself from starting to plan ahead,” Jennie said. “I listed out the things that I want in my life and started pinpointing, or prioritizing, what’s my very next step. And instantly, I was like, ‘I still haven’t accomplished the dream of releasing a solo album.’ I wanted to satisfy myself by achieving that goal.”
In addition to releasing long-awaited solo music, Jennie also made her acting debut back n 2023 in the HBO drama series The Idol and was named an honorary Member of the Order of the British Empire. In March 2024, she also teamed up with Brockhampton’s Matt Champion to release a collaboration, titled “Slow Motion.”
