American magazine Rolling Stone has published "Best albums of 2025 to date", covering a variety of genres and styles.
Jennie's solo album "Ruby" is one of the releases selected for this year's list.
As Jennie Blackpink's highly rated new album this year, "Ruby" has a fast pace, relying heavily on the ideas that dominated pop music towards R&B in the 2000s and 2010s.
The Ruby album includes 15 songs featuring many big names in the global music industry such as Childish Gambino, Doechii, FKJ, Dominic Fike and kali Uchis.
The album clearly shows Jennie's desire to break cultural boundaries, as well as her initiative in building her personal musical identity.
Ruby does not try to promote market tastes, but is a crystallization of artist personality, personal experience and experiential spirit. That is the reason why this album is highly appreciated by international critics.
Kim Jennie was born in 1996, commonly known by her stage name Jennie, is a South Korean singer, rapper and actress. Born and raised in Korea, Jennie studied abroad in New Zealand for 5 years before returning to her hometown in 2010.
She is a member of the South Korean girl group Blackpink, debuted under YG Entertainment in August 2016. She started her acting career as Jennie Ruby Jane in HBO's The Idol drama series in 2023.
