page_title: Jennie (singer)
section_title: 2012–2017: Career beginnings and debut with Blackpink
hierarchical_section_title: Jennie (singer) / Career / 2012–2017: Career beginnings and debut with Blackpink
caption_attribution_description: English: Jennie at Korea Music Festival on October 01, 2017.
context_page_description: Jennie Kim, better known by the mononym Jennie, is a South Korean singer and rapper. Born and raised in South Korea, Kim studied in New Zealand at the age of eight for five years, before returning to South Korea in 2010. She later debuted as a member of the girl group Blackpink under YG Entertainment in August 2016 and made her solo debut with the single "Solo" on November 12, 2018.
context_section_description: On April 10, 2012, Kim was introduced to the public through a photo titled "Who's that girl?" via the official blog of YG Entertainment. Her photograph gained interest from netizens, soon becoming the most searched-after topic on portal sites under the name "Mystery Girl". On August 30, YG Entertainment released a YouTube video through their blog titled "YG Trainee - Jennie Kim"., covering B.o.B.'s song "Strange Clouds" featuring Lil Wayne. On September 1, Kim was given the opportunity to make her first public appearance as the lead actress in G-Dragon's music video "That XX" from his extended play, One of a Kind. On January 21, 2013, another video titled "Jennie Kim - YG New Artist", covering the song "Lotus Flower Bomb" by rapper Wale was released. In March, Lee Hi featured Kim on her B-side track, "Special" from her debut album, First Love, while in August she featured on Seungri’s B-side track "GG Be" for his extended play, Let's Talk About Love. In September, she featured on G-Dragon's B-side track "Black" and recorded the hook in less than five days before the release of his album, Coup d'etat. On September 8, she made her first stage appearance alongside G-Dragon on SBS' Inkigayo. 
  On June 1, 2016, Kim was the first to be revealed for YG Entertainment's newest girl group, seven years after the debut of 2NE1. On August 8, 2016, she debuted as a member of girl group Blackpink with the release of their single album Square One alongside double A-side singles, "Boombayah" (붐바야) and "Whistle" (휘파람). According to band-mate Jisoo, she is responsible for the general duties and decision making of the group. Kim recalled her six-year experience as a trainee through V Live, stating each month a group, dance and solo song had to be performed where the CEO, producers and artists of the company would watch and evaluate the progress of their training. She further explained that many things had to be done each month, from preparing outfits and songs to making the accompaniment, and practicing choreography.
caption: Jennie performing at the Korea Music Festival with Blackpink on October 1, 2017.
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