Like Jennie
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{{Infobox song
| name = Like Jennie
| cover = Jennie – Like Jennie (single cover).png
| caption =
| artist = Jennie
| album = Ruby
| written =
| type = single
| released = {{start date|2025|3|7}}
| recorded =
| language = {{hlist|English|Korean}}
| studio = Ingrid (Seoul)
| genre = Hip-hop
| length = 2:03
| label = * Odd Atelier
| writer = * Jennie
- Tayla Parx
- Amanda "Kiddo A.I." Ibanez
- Zico
- Thomas Wesley Pentz
- Jorge Alfonso Sr.
| producer = * Diplo
- Leclair
- Jaxxtone
| prev_title = ExtraL
| prev_year = 2025
| next_title = Handlebars
| next_year = 2025
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|JSFG-IE8n_c|"Like Jennie"}}}}
}}
"Like Jennie" is a song by South Korean singer and rapper Jennie. It was released through Odd Atelier and Columbia Records on March 7, 2025, as the fourth single from her debut studio album, Ruby (2025). It was written by Jennie with Tayla Parx, Amanda Ibanez, Zico, Jorge Alfonso Sr. and Diplo and produced by the latter with Leclair and Jorge. Described as a hip-hop song incorporating baile funk and phonk, it is centered around Jennie's influence and success.
"Like Jennie" was a commercial success and peaked at number five on the Billboard Global 200 and number three on the Global Excl. US, becoming Jennie's fourth and fifth top-ten hit on the charts respectively. In South Korea, it became Jennie's third number-one song on the Circle Digital Chart, while also peaking at number one in Hong Kong and Malaysia and entering the top ten in Indonesia, MENA, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, UAE, and Vietnam. It also peaked at number 36 on the UK Singles Chart and number 83 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
An accompanying music video was directed by Hanbago (Han Gyeol Lee) and released on Jennie's YouTube channel simultaneously with the single's release. The video depicts Jennie as an astronaut before she performs intense choreography with a large crew of backup dancers. The singer promoted "Like Jennie" with performances on the Ruby Experience, Billboard{{'}}s Iconic Stage, and the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. A remix with DJ Peggy Gou was released on April 11.
Background and release
After departing from YG Entertainment for solo activities, Jennie established her own record label named Odd Atelier in November 2023.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/blackpink-jennie-label-company-oa-odd-atelier-1235564939/|title=BLACKPINK's Jennie Begins 'Solo Journey' With New Label and Company OA|last=Peters|first=Michelle|magazine=Billboard|date=December 24, 2023|access-date=January 1, 2024|archive-date=January 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101133631/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/blackpink-jennie-label-company-oa-odd-atelier-1235564939/|url-status=live}} She then signed as a solo artist with Columbia Records in partnership with Odd Atelier in September 2024.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/blackpink-jennie-signs-with-columbia-records-1236137445/|title=Blackpink's Jennie Signs Solo Deal With Columbia Records|last=Aswad|first=Jem|website=Variety|date=September 8, 2024|access-date=September 8, 2024|archive-date=September 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908224918/https://variety.com/2024/music/news/blackpink-jennie-signs-with-columbia-records-1236137445/|url-status=live}} Jennie released "Mantra", "Love Hangover", and "ExtraL" between October 2024 and February 2025 as the first three singles from her debut studio album.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/jennie-doechii-collaboration-extral-stream-1235906889/|title=JENNIE Calls on Doechii for High-Energy 'ExtraL': Stream It Now|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|magazine=Billboard|date=February 21, 2025|access-date=February 21, 2025|archive-date=February 21, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250221153238/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/jennie-doechii-collaboration-extral-stream-1235906889/|url-status=live}} On January 21, she officially announced the album's title Ruby and its release date of March 7, 2025.{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2025/music/news/blackpink-jennie-debut-solo-album-ruby-1236281796/|title=Blackpink's Jennie Unveils Debut Solo Album 'Ruby'|last=Ramachandran|first=Naman|magazine=Variety|date=January 22, 2025|access-date=January 22, 2025|archive-date=January 22, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250122131525/https://variety.com/2025/music/news/blackpink-jennie-debut-solo-album-ruby-1236281796/|url-status=live}} She revealed the tracklist on February 18, which contained a song titled "Like Jennie".{{cite web|url=https://hypebeast.com/2025/2/jennie-ruby-album-tracklist-release-info|title=Jennie Reveals 'RUBY' Album Tracklist|last=Ki|first=Adelle|website=Hypebeast|date=February 19, 2025|access-date=February 20, 2025|archive-date=February 20, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250220143535/https://hypebeast.com/2025/2/jennie-ruby-album-tracklist-release-info|url-status=live}} On February 27, Jennie released an album sampler video with snippets of "Like Jennie" and other unreleased songs from the album.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/blackpink-jennie-ruby-album-sampler-1235911346/|title=JENNIE of BLACKPINK Unveils Snippets of Unreleased Songs in 'Ruby' Album Sampler: Listen|last=Dailey|first=Hannah|magazine=Billboard|date=February 27, 2025|access-date=February 27, 2025|archive-date=February 27, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250227173028/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/blackpink-jennie-ruby-album-sampler-1235911346/|url-status=live}} She confirmed it to be the album's title track with a teaser video released on March 3 showing various Polaroid photos of herself over a snippet of the chorus.{{cite web|last=Ahn|first=Byeong-gil|url=https://sports.khan.co.kr/article/202503040741003|date=March 3, 2025|work=Sports Kyunghyang|language=ko|title=제니 D-3, 타이틀곡은 'Like JENNIE'|trans-title=JENNIE D-3, title song is 'Like JENNIE'|access-date=March 3, 2025|archive-date=March 7, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250307214055/https://sports.khan.co.kr/article/202503040741003|url-status=live}} The following day on March 4, she released a concept photo for the single depicting her gazing into the camera as she wears a red spacesuit.{{cite web|last=Kwak|first=Hyun-soo|url=https://star.ytn.co.kr/_sn/0117_202503051742119774|date=March 5, 2025|work=YTN|language=ko|title=제니, 몽환+힙 'Ruby' 콘셉트 포토 공개…'Like JENNIE' 기대감|trans-title=Jennie, Dreamy + Hip 'Ruby' Concept Photo Released... Anticipation for 'Like JENNIE'|access-date=March 5, 2025|archive-date=March 7, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250307214647/https://star.ytn.co.kr/_sn/0117_202503051742119774|url-status=live}} She released a second concept photo for the song on March 5 showing her with a unique hairstyle and tank top spacesuit.{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Seul-bi|url=https://sports.donga.com/ent/article/all/20250306/131154449/1|date=March 6, 2025|work=Sports Dong-A|language=ko|title='Like JENNIE' 콘셉트 포토 추가 공개…세상 힙한 제니|trans-title='Like JENNIE' concept photos additionally released… The world's hippest Jennie|access-date=March 6, 2025|archive-date=March 7, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250307214938/https://sports.donga.com/ent/article/all/20250306/131154449/1|url-status=live}} "Like Jennie" was released as the fourth single from Ruby alongside the album's release on March 7.
Composition and lyrics
"Like Jennie" was co-produced by Diplo and co-written by Jennie and Zico, who she previously collaborated with in 2024 on his single "Spot!".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/blackpink-jennie-music-video-like-jennie-3844343|title=BLACKPINK's Jennie drops fierce music video for 'Like Jennie'|last=Chin|first=Carmen|magazine=NME|date=March 7, 2025|access-date=March 7, 2025|archive-date=March 7, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250307210612/https://www.nme.com/news/music/blackpink-jennie-music-video-like-jennie-3844343|url-status=live}} Featuring a "metallic beat that hybridizes baile funk and phonk",{{cite web|last=Minsoo Kim|first=Joshua|title=Jennie: Ruby|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/jennie-ruby/|website=Pitchfork|access-date=March 12, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250312155926/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/jennie-ruby/|archive-date=March 12, 2025|date=March 12, 2025|url-status=live}} it was described as a hip-hop song highlighted by "Jennie’s rapping skills and fresh style".{{cite news|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-03-04/entertainment/kpop/Jennie-took-handson-approach-to-production-on-album-Ruby-agency-says/2254122|title=Jennie took hands-on approach to production on album 'Ruby,' agency says|last=Yoon|first=Seung-jin|newspaper=Korea JoongAng Daily|date=March 4, 2025|access-date=March 4, 2025|archive-date=March 4, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250304060955/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-03-04/entertainment/kpop/Jennie-took-handson-approach-to-production-on-album-Ruby-agency-says/2254122|url-status=live}} Lyrically, it is about her influence and how there "could never ever be" another Jennie. In the chorus, she sings "Who wanna rock with Jennie? / Keep your hair done, nails done like Jennie / Who else got 'em obsessed like Jennie?", noting her impact on fashion trends.{{cite magazine|last=Gularte|first=Alejandra|title=She Knows You Dream of Jennie|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/jennie-like-jennie-music-video.html|magazine=Vulture|access-date=March 7, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250307150102/https://www.vulture.com/article/jennie-like-jennie-music-video.html|archive-date=March 7, 2025|date=March 7, 2025 |url-status=live}} The song emphasizes Jennie's individuality and originality, as she sings about walking down her own path with confidence and realizing that no one can take her place.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:제니, 방송 출연 없이 '엠카' 2주 연속 1위|trans-title=Jennie, 1st place on 'M Countdown' for 2 consecutive weeks without appearing on TV|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/117/0003926769|work=My Daily|via=Naver|language=ko|last=Kim|first=Ha-young|date=March 28, 2025|access-date=March 28, 2025|archive-date=March 28, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250328213007/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/117/0003926769|url-status=live}}
Commercial performance
"Like Jennie" debuted at number five on the Billboard Global 200 with 68.4 million streams and 6,000 sold worldwide in its first week of release. It marked her fourth top-ten hit on the chart after "You & Me" and "One of the Girls" (both 2023) and "Mantra" (2024). She tied her group Blackpink's four top tens and surpassed her bandmates Lisa's three, while extending her lead over Rosé's two and Jisoo's one top ten each. The song also debuted at number three on the Billboard Global Excl. US with 61.5 million streams and 4,000 sold outside the US. She achieved her fifth top-ten hit on the chart after "You & Me", "One of the Girls", "Spot!" (2024), and "Mantra". With this, she surpassed Blackpink and Lisa's four top tens each and extended her lead over Rosé's two and Jisoo's one each.{{cite magazine|last=Trust|first=Gary|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/lady-gaga-bruno-mars-die-with-a-smile-global-charts-march-22-1235923698/|title=Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars' 'Die With a Smile' Dominates Both Billboard Global Charts|magazine=Billboard|date=March 17, 2025|access-date=March 17, 2025|archive-date=March 17, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250317183457/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/lady-gaga-bruno-mars-die-with-a-smile-global-charts-march-22-1235923698/|url-status=live}}
Accolades
Music video
An accompanying music video for "Like Jennie" was directed by Hanbago (Han Gyeol Lee) and released alongside the single on March 7.{{cite magazine|last=Saulog|first=Gabriel|title=JENNIE Makes A Name For Herself With 'Ruby' – Listen
|url=https://billboardphilippines.com/music/news/jennie-makes-a-name-for-herself-with-ruby-listen/|magazine=Billboard Philippines|date=March 7, 2025|access-date=March 7, 2025|archive-date=March 7, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250307150328/https://billboardphilippines.com/music/news/jennie-makes-a-name-for-herself-with-ruby-listen/|url-status=live}} It was live streamed upon its release on a large billboard in Shinsegae Square, Seoul.{{cite web|author=Imina|url=https://www.hankyung.com/article/2025030789417|date=March 7, 2025|work=The Korea Economic Daily|language=ko|title=서울·뉴욕서 눈만 돌리면 '제니'가 딱…'이게 다 얼마야'|trans-title=If you look around Seoul and New York, you'll see 'Jennie'... 'How much is all this?'|access-date=March 7, 2025|archive-date=March 7, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250307215832/https://www.hankyung.com/article/2025030789417|url-status=live}} At the start of the clip, Jennie comes into frame pulling back red curtains.{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Soo-jin|url=https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2025030716163492815|date=March 7, 2025|work=Star News|language=ko|title=제니, 타이틀곡 'like JENNIE' MV 공개..강렬한 칼군무|trans-title=Jennie, title song 'like JENNIE' MV released.. Intense sharp dance moves|access-date=March 7, 2025|archive-date=March 7, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250307212453/https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2025030716163492815|url-status=live}} She appears onscreen as an astronaut wearing a ruby red spacesuit. She swallows something in the shape of the letter "J" floating in the air, resulting in her eye color changing and her outfit transforming into a "hip styling". Jennie then begins chanting and dancing to the chorus, performing intense choreography with a large crew of backup dancers.{{cite web|url=https://hypebeast.com/2025/3/ruby-like-jennie-blackpink-music-video-release|title=Everyone Wants To Be "Like Jennie" in Electric New Visuals|last=Li|first=Joyce|website=Hypebeast|date=March 7, 2025|access-date=March 7, 2025|archive-date=March 7, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250307211850/https://hypebeast.com/2025/3/ruby-like-jennie-blackpink-music-video-release|url-status=live}} At the end of the video, wearing the same red spacesuit from the beginning, she catches on fire and transforms into a capybara. Next to the capybara lies a blue rose, signaling Jennie's new birth.
Live performances
Jennie included "Like Jennie" on the setlist of her concert tour The Ruby Experience, which commenced in Los Angeles on March 6, 2025 at the same time as Ruby{{'}}s release.{{cite magazine|last=Garcia|first=Thania|title=Jennie Brings 'The Ruby Experience' to Los Angeles for a Sweet and Sultry Intro to Her Solo Era: Concert Review|url=https://variety.com/2025/music/news/jennie-ruby-experience-concert-review-1236330927/|magazine=Variety|access-date=March 7, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250308105237/https://variety.com/2025/music/news/jennie-ruby-experience-concert-review-1236330927/|archive-date=March 8, 2025|date=March 7, 2025|url-status=live}} She performed it for Billboard{{'}}s Iconic Stage, which was uploaded to Billboard and Billboard Korea{{'}}s official YouTube channels on March 12.{{cite web|last=Ahn|first=Byeong-gil|url=https://sports.khan.co.kr/article/202503130828003|date=March 13, 2025|work=Sports Kyunghyang|language=ko|title=제니, 빌보드 출연 첫 주인공···독점 인터뷰+퍼포먼스|trans-title=Jennie, Billboard's first appearance as the main character···Exclusive interview + performance|access-date=March 5, 2025|archive-date=March 13, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250313022916/https://sports.khan.co.kr/article/202503130828003|url-status=live}} She also performed the song at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 13 and 20.{{Cite news|url=https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/music/coachella/2025/04/13/blackpink-jennie-coachella-setlist-2025/83076715007/|last=Barraza|first=Paris|title=Coachella 2025: From 'Starlight' to 'ExtraL,' see full setlist for Jennie's solo performance|work=The Desert Sun|date=April 13, 2025|access-date=April 14, 2025|archive-date=April 14, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250414123111/https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/music/coachella/2025/04/13/blackpink-jennie-coachella-setlist-2025/83076715007/|url-status=live}}
Track listing
- Digital download and streaming
- "Like Jennie" – 2:03
- "Like Jennie" (Peggy Gou remix) – 3:28
- "Like Jennie" (Peggy Gou remix; extended mix) – 5:07
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Ruby.{{cite AV media notes|title=Ruby|author=Jennie|year=2025|publisher=Odd Atelier/Columbia Records|id=L200003175|type=liner notes}}
Recording
- Recorded and engineered at Ingrid Studio (Seoul, South Korea)
- Mixed at Larrabee Studios (North Hollywood, California)
- Mastered at Sterling Sound (Edgewater, New Jersey)
Personnel
{{div col}}
- Jennie – vocals, songwriter
- Tayla Parx – songwriter, background vocals
- Amanda "Kiddo A.I." Ibanez – songwriter, background vocals
- Zico – songwriter
- Diplo – songwriter, producer
- Jorge Alfonso Sr. – songwriter
- Leclair – producer
- Jorge – producer
- Eunkyung Jung – recording engineer
- Chris "Tek" O'Ryan – vocal producer
- Manny Marroquin – mix engineer
- Will Quinnell – mastering engineer
{{div col end}}
Charts
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|+ Monthly chart performance for "Like Jennie" ! scope="col"| Chart (2025) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| Lithuania Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/lt/monthly/202504|title=Top Radio Hits Lithuania Monthly Chart: April 2025|publisher=TopHit|access-date=May 3, 2025}}
| 97 |
|---|
| scope="row"| South Korea (Circle){{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=04&hitYear=2025&termGbn=month&yearTime=3|title=Digital Chart – April 2025|website=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=May 10, 2025}}
| 2 |
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Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Like Jennie"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Jennie|title=Like Jennie|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2025|certyear=2025|access-date=May 5, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|noshipments=true|nosales=true|streaming=true}}
Release history
See also
- List of Circle Digital Chart number ones of 2025
- List of K-pop songs on the Billboard charts
- List of M Countdown Chart winners (2025)
- List of number-one songs of 2025 (Hong Kong)
- List of number-one songs of 2025 (Malaysia)
- List of Show! Music Core Chart winners (2025)
- List of Show Champion Chart winners (2025)
References
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Category:Columbia Records singles
Category:Circle Digital Chart number-one singles
Category:Jennie (singer) songs
Category:Songs written by Jennie (singer)
Category:Songs written by Tayla Parx
Category:Songs written by Zico (rapper)
Category:Songs written by Diplo
Category:Song recordings produced by Diplo
Category:English-language South Korean songs