Jennie (BLACKPINK) makes YG suffer from "brickbats" after announcing new album

Recently, Jennie ( Blackpink) announced that her first studio album "Ruby" will be released on March 7, 2025.

The female idol made fans extremely excited when she announced collaborations with 6 international artists on this album, including Childish Gambino, Dua Lipa, Dominic Fike, Doechii, FKJ and Kali Uchis.

Notably, the number of songs in the album "Ruby" is up to 15, including the previously released single "Mantra". Currently, Jennie's album has the largest number of songs among Blackpink members' solo albums.

The fact that the Blackpink girls are active is a good thing for Blink - the Blackpink fan community. On the contrary, a part of the fans expressed disappointment towards YG Entertainment.

Many opinions say that since the 4 members terminated their individual contracts with YG to develop their solo careers (late 2023), they have been more active and productive in music than ever. Fans have been harsh with YG for "restraint" the ability to work and be creative of the Blackpink members during their 8 years at YG.

A Twitter post that received a lot of interaction showed that in 8 years under YG's management (2016-2023), Blackpink released 32 songs. If counting solo songs, there are only about 42 songs.

After separating from YG, Rosé released the 12-track album "rosie" in November 2024. Lisa will release the 12-track album "Alter Ego" at the end of February. Jennie also announced the release of the 15-track album "Ruby" in March.

The total number of songs in the solo album of the 3 members Rosé, Lisa, Jennie is 39 songs, not including Jisoo's upcoming album that has not been revealed. Many fans are surprised because this number is more than the total music products that Blackpink has released in the past 8 years.

Blackpink has released two studio albums (The Album, Born Pink), but each album only has 8 songs, while full albums usually have 10 or more songs. Previously, YG was ridiculed by international fans when Taylor Swift released the album "The Tortured Poets Department" with 31 songs, almost equivalent to Blackpink's entire career.

Jennie's debut album will be distributed through JENNIE's own label Odd Atelier, in collaboration with Columbia Records. The single "Mantra" released last October will also be included on the album. The song has gained significant attention by topping the iTunes Top Songs chart in 47 countries, including the United States, Brazil, Singapore, and Mexico.

Mantra also made history by becoming the first song by a solo female K-pop artist to reach No. 1 on the US iTunes Top Songs chart and appear on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for two consecutive weeks.

In the 33-second album trailer released yesterday, January 22, the red-haired JENNIE hinted at her "darker" image. The video also revealed some lyrics, including: "In the dark, I grew up" and "Money can't buy true friendship."

So after ROSÉ - the first member of Blackpink to release her debut album called Rosie at the end of 2024 and soon Lisa with Alter Ego scheduled to be released on February 28, JENNIE will be the 3rd member to release a product.

This is highly anticipated news, because compared to Lisa and ROSÉ since expanding their solo activities, JENNIE has not had many products that left their mark. Recently, her supporting role in the movie The Idol in collaboration with The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp has also caused a lot of controversy.

Sharing about this album, JENNIE said: "When the album is released, people will understand more about me and my story. I have combined rap, singing, arrangement and interesting storytelling to create a very passionate whole in each song of this album".

Jennie wrote a handwritten letter with shocking news, Kpop music industry will explode with a blockbuster Đức Trí07:03:07 21/12/2024Jennie - a member of the group BLACKPINK - recently posted a handwritten card for her fans on the occasion of the Christmas holiday. In it, the female idol made the audience extremely excited when confirming that she was preparing to release an album.