This is also an ‘unique’breakthrough’. They only sang songs from the new album. For that reason, the running time was also somewhat unusual, ending in 1 hour and 20 minutes. Jennie‘s first solo concert, ‘The Ruby Experience’.

The performance held at Incheon Inspire Arena on the afternoon of the 15th consisted of a 15-track setlist that exactly matched the tracklist of her first full-length album, ‘Ruby’. In a performance that could be called a ‘large-scale music appreciation event’ in a concert format, Jennie seemed to be trying to be faithful to ‘singing and listening’, such as having a talk time only after the 11th live ‘Extra L’ had ended.

In her previous two concerts in North America, Jennie showed off daring outfits, but for her domestic performances, she drew attention by wearing different outfits that toned down the exposure and ‘filled her unique style’. The ‘Jennie The Ruby Experience’ show held that day was rated 12 and up.

Along with the pink BLACKPINK light sticks that filled the auditorium, fellow artists also attracted attention by attending Jennie’s first solo concert. BLACKPINK member Rosé, who is also a solo artist, joined the group, while groups such as Winner and New Jeans sat in the audience with Jennie‘s fandom and watched the concert.

There were also tears from Jennie. Jennie, who only opened her mouth to speak rather than sing after about 50 minutes of the show, seemed to be particularly hungry for the domestic stage, asking the audience to “give us a big cheer” and sobbing, ‘these are tears of happiness’.


Jennie’s recently released first full-length album ‘Ruby’ is continuing to show off her influence as a global icon, entering the UK Official Albums Chart at No. 3. This ranking is the highest entry record for a female K-pop solo artist. The album also recorded 660,000 copies in its first week of release.


Reporter Heo Min-nyeong mignon@donga.com

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