1st studio ALBUM RUBY
"She’s a star. She’s truly inspiring. I love her professionalism and dedication. We’re both very invested in the same way, and that’s something I respect and appreciate about her. It was amazing to work with her. She’s talented."
“I'm so inspired by Jennie's work ethic and her attention to detail. I've never in my life had an artist show up to set a day before, let alone 2 days before, Jennie's been here the last two days.”
"It’s me celebrating my style and my artistry whilst including the fans in the experience. It’s interactive. It’s one of the gifts of being a public-facing figure. I’m saying get your hair done and get your nails done like me, but in a fun way. It’s really a mirror for them to be who they are. It’s a self-love anthem, It’s that spirited, high-on-life feeling she most wants to filter through to her loyal “Rubies”, and casual listeners alike."
"That was such a crazy day, we were like, we need something hard and just so in-your-face. This is Jennie’s song right? So let’s make a song called like JENNIE! I remember Jennie freaked out. She loved it, (…) it ended up being true to its name, like JENNIE is a full-on vibe, as well as a testament to her artistic vision. She co-wrote the track with a powerhouse team, and its lines that go “Who wanna rock with Jennie? / Keep your hair done, nails done like Jennie”
RUBY REVIEW
Generally favorable reviews based on Critic Reviews
74
The debut full-length release from BlackPink's JENNIE features guest appearances by Doechii, Dominic Fike, Childish Gambino, Dua Lipa, and Kali Uchis.
90
At its best, ‘Ruby’ is an exhilarating listen that proves Jennie is capable of much more than she’s been given credit for.
4.5
Jennie’s ‘Ruby’ Is a Fast-Moving Good Time. solo debut is steeped in the R&B-leaning pop of the '00s and '10s
71
The production is more ambitious, the songwriting more accomplished. If JENNIE has the most robust individual musical identity of the quartet, it’s because her songs have a crucial element the others’ lack: They sound good.
70
On the quick-moving Ruby — which packs 15 tracks into just over 40 minutes — Jennie leans heavily into the ideas that dominated R&B-leaning pop in the ’00s and ’10s, sometimes updating them in intriguing fashion.
80
She asserts herself not just as a global star, but as a fully realized artist, shaping her sound and vision with an intentionality that signals real growth.
4/4
It is a shining artistic product born from an active star who has cleared the stigma of K-pop being solely tied to commercialism.
80
Jennie offers the strongest of Blackpink’s solo work with ‘Ruby’
10/10
JENNIE’s ‘Ruby’ is crown jewel of versatility.
RUBY Performance
1 million
• JENNIE 's 'RUBY' sold a reported 1 million units globally in its first week of release.
#10
• the first album by a K-pop soloist to spend full day at #10 on US apple music
4 Songs
• Jennie’s ‘Ruby’ is the female K-pop soloist album with the most entries on the Apple Music Global Daily chart
22.9 Million
• Jennie’s ‘Ruby’ Marks the Biggest Week for a K-Pop Soloist Album on Spotify Global in 2025.
158.42 Million
• Jennie’s ‘Ruby’ Marks the Biggest Week for a K-Pop act Album on Spotify in 2025.
8 songs
• Jennie’s is The first k-pop female soloist to debut with 8 songs on spotify weekly global chart
Spotify weekly top artist
• Jennie Becomes the First and Only Female Soloist to Enter the Top 10 of Longest-Charting K-Pop Acts on Spotify’s Weekly Top Artists Global Chart.
US Spotify Weekly Top Albums
• Jennie's ruby has the highest-charting album by a K-pop female soloist on the US Spotify Weekly Top Albums chart.
661,130 copies
• Jennie’s ‘Ruby’ scores the highest first week sales for a female soloist on Hanteo in 2025.
aria chart
• Jennie achieved the highest first-week sales for a K-pop soloist album on ARIA (tied)
top 40 uk singles
• Jennie Becomes the K-Pop Soloist with the Most Top 40 Entries in UK Singles Chart History (5)
UK Singles Sales Chart
• Jennie Becomes K-pop female soloist with the most entries on UK Official Singles Sales Chart
uk album chart
• Jennie’s ‘Ruby’ Ties as the Highest-Charting Album by a K-Pop Soloist and Becomes the Highest-Charting K-Pop Female Soloist in UK Albums Chart History.
uk
Physical
Albums Sales
• Jennie’s ‘Ruby’ highest-charting album by a K-pop soloist on both the UK Official Physical Albums and Albums Sales Charts in history, peaking at #2.
UK Albums Streaming Chart
• Jennie’s ‘Ruby’ Highest charting album by a K-pop female soloist on the UK Albums Streaming Chart
Music videos
• from Jennie’s ‘Ruby’ album the top two trending music videos on YouTube for multiple days
us daily top song
• Jennie had the biggest debut for a female K-pop soloist on the YouTube US Daily Top Songs chart in 2025.
6 top#1
• like JENNIE became the song by K-pop act in this year with the most #1’s on Apple Music Top Songs
Ruby Music Videos
25 best album of 2025
NME, a famous British music magazine, selected the 25 best albums of 2025 and #JENNIE’s “Ruby” was named.
[A showcase of bold creative vision that goes beyond being BLACKPINK’s “it girl” … Jennie seizes control of her own mythos with staggering clarity]
2025 best album list
best album of 2025
Rolling Stone released the best albums of 2025 and #JENNIE’s debut album “Ruby” was selected as one of them, and she is the only K-pop act on the list.
best album of 2025
a Billboard selected the best albums of 2025 and #JENNIE’s “Ruby” was the only K-pop act to make the list, praising “Ruby” for being rare, authentic, and multifaceted, and for showing JENNIE taking complete control over both the sound and visual direction of her work.
best album of 2025
Billboard Philippines selected #JENNIE for the Best Album of 2025, following her best song of 2025. They also praised jennie’s debut album “Ruby” for its tonal diversity and cohesion, saying it certainly a standout release of 2025.
best albums of 2025
Complex magazine in the US selected the best albums of 2025 and #JENNIE’s debut album “Ruby” was selected, making her the only K-pop act to make the list.
best K-pop albums of 2025
Genius Korea selected the best K-pop albums of 2025, and #JENNIE’s “Ruby” was selected, receiving rave reviews for being an striking and multifaceted body of work that stands as one of the most impactful releases of the year.
- The album sold more than copies in its first week of release and entered the top ten in 19 countries including South Korea, Australia, and the United States.[
- The album has since been certified double platinum by the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA) for selling 500,000 copies.
- It also debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart, becoming the highest-ranked album by a K-pop female soloist and tying for the highest-ranked album overall by a K-pop solo artist.
- Ruby sold more than 660,000 copies in its first week in South Korea, which marked the highest first-week album sales for a K-pop female solo artist in 2025.
- It also debuted at number two on the Circle Album Chart, recording 595,900 copies sold in two days of tracking.
- All singles also peaked within the top 30 of the Global 200 and entered the US Billboard Hot 100.
- In Australia, the album debuted at number two on the ARIA Albums Chart, behind Lady Gaga's Mayhem (2025).
- With this debut, Ruby tied bandmate Rosé's Rosie (2024) as the highest-charting album by a female K-pop soloist on the chart. The placement was Jennie's third top-two album in Australia after Blackpink's The Album (2020) and Born Pink (2022).
- In the United Kingdom, Ruby debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart, surpassing Rosé's Rosie as the highest-charting album by a female K-pop soloist on the chart. She also tied Jung Kook's Golden (2023) for the highest-charting album by any K-pop solo artist.
- In the United States, Ruby debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200 with 56,000 album-equivalent units sold in its first week.
- Of that total, 26,500 were album sales, resulting in the album's debut in the second place on the Billboard Top Album Sales chart.
- It also achieved 29,000 streaming equivalent albums (from 39.93 million on-demand official streams), leading to a number 13 debut on the Billboard Top Streaming Albums chart, and 500 track equivalent albums.
Certifications and sales for Ruby
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | — | 10,639 |
| South Korea (KMCA) | 2× Platinum | 725,765 |
| United States | — | 26,500 |
Weekly charts
| Weekly Chart Performance for Ruby | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA} | 2 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) | 3 |
| Belgian Albums | 3 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) | 4 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) | 6 |
| Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI) | 31 |
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten) | 36 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 5 |
| Finnish Albums | 16 |
| French Albums (SNEP) | 4 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 6 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) | 18 |
| Irish Albums (OCC) | 16 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI) | 33 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) | 21 |
| Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon) | 17 |
| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan) | 9 |
| Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) | 8 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) | 2 |
| Nigerian Albums (TurnTable) | 49 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) | 12 |
| Polish Albums (ZPAV) | 4 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP) | 3 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) | 2 |
| Slovak Albums (ČNS IFPI)[107] | 20 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) | 5 |
| South Korean Albums (Circle) | 2 |
| Swedish Albums | 14 |
| Swiss Albums | 9 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 3 |
| US Billboard 200 | 7 |
Monthly chart
| Monthly Chart (2025) | Position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) | 43 |
| South Korean Albums (Circle) | 2 |