Superstar musician and actress Jennie Kim visits WIRED to answer her most searched for questions from Google. When did Jennie join Blackpink? When did Jennie Kim start singing? When did she move to New Zealand? What is Jennie Kim really like? What is her favorite fruit? Jennie answers these questions and plenty more on the WIRED Autocomplete Interview.
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00:00Hi, this is Jennie, and this is the WIRED Autocomplete Interview.
00:07This is the most I had to talk about myself.
00:11Wow.
00:17When did Jennie join BLACKPINK?
00:21I was always there.
00:23We put out our first single in 2016, August.
00:31So that's when BLACKPINK happened.
00:34When did Jennie move to New Zealand?
00:37I was nine, and I was there till 14.
00:41So five good years.
00:42See, I used to have a stronger accent, but it's completely gone.
00:46People don't ever guess that I'm from New Zealand anymore, which is sad.
00:50I think this is a New Zealand thing about me.
00:52I like Marmite jam.
00:54So me and Rosie were the only excited people when we were in a city,
01:00and they provide us with Vegemite or Marmite.
01:03When did Jennie release solo?
01:08Five years ago, I want to say.
01:10Six years ago, five years ago.
01:12I think five.
01:13My bet's on five.
01:14It feels like it was such a long time ago,
01:16because while preparing for Mantra,
01:19I looked back at the videos and photos of me from back in the solo days,
01:24and I was like, wow, I look so young and cute.
01:27It's definitely different working as a solo artist.
01:30I'm in the studio alone, first of all.
01:33When I was working on the group stuff,
01:35I talked a lot with the girls on if we all agree and relate to the song a lot,
01:40but now I have to make all of those decisions on my own.
01:43So I think that's the biggest difference that I have.
01:47Next, please.
01:50When did Jennie start singing?
01:55Professionally?
01:56Fourteen?
01:58But I was singing my whole life.
02:01I'm assuming I was singing as a kid, too, so.
02:04Jennie outfits stage.
02:08We like to change around our tour outfits a lot when we're on tour, especially,
02:14because we like to just match the vibe of the city that we're in.
02:18But I feel like my style is pretty open-minded.
02:22Why is Jennie Instagram JennieRubyJane?
02:28It's a name that I came up with when I was in school in New Zealand.
02:32I wanted a nice, long, pretty name like my friends,
02:36and then it just stuck with me.
02:38So it's like a name for me that I made for myself.
02:43How to dress like Jennie?
02:48I feel like everyone's killing it, though.
02:50Everyone already knows the answer to this.
02:53Next, please.
02:55I always wanted to do this.
02:58What is Jennie like?
03:01I am a very shy person.
03:03Even when I'm around my friends, I'm likely to be the quiet one.
03:08But I am very different from what you see on stage,
03:11so hopefully we get to know each other better.
03:14What is Jennie's favorite fruit?
03:17It changes all the time, actually.
03:20It used to be strawberries.
03:22Nowadays, I'm really into kiwis.
03:25What is Jennie's favorite song in BLACKPINK?
03:30This is always a tough one.
03:32I want to say Lovesick Girls right now.
03:35It changes all the time, but right now, it's Lovesick Girls.
03:38It has such cute, girly moments of BLACKPINK,
03:43and it's a rare type of vibe that we have on stage
03:46because we do a lot of stronger, charismatic things.
03:51What is Jennie's nickname?
03:55I have a lot of nicknames.
03:57I have Chendeukie. That's a Korean nickname.
03:59I have Nini. My friends call me Nini.
04:02It evolved from my original name, which is Jennie.
04:06What is Jennie doing now?
04:09I'm currently at the WIRED interview,
04:11but my single, Mantra, came out a few days ago, I think.
04:16So I'm very busy, being happy.
04:19I think making of this whole album
04:21was definitely a big step for me to grow as a solo artist.
04:26This specific song, Mantra, is, I think, a great opener.
04:31It's like a little bit of a tease moment of Jennie,
04:35I would say, into the album.
04:38Just Jennie.
04:40Who is Jennie's BLACKPINK best friend?
04:43I have lots of best friends. You guys are my best friends.
04:48How many piercings does Jennie have?
04:54So I used to have a lot of piercings as a teenager,
04:58but I got rid of it throughout the years,
05:00and I think I am left with four piercings on this year
05:06and two on this year.
05:08So, just on my ears.
05:10Does Jennie write songs?
05:15Indeed, I do.
05:17Yeah, hopefully you guys get to hear more of my songs
05:20when the album drops, so be excited.
05:26Jennie.
05:28Jennie dog.
05:31My dog is named Kuma.
05:33He's back home. He's with my mom right now.
05:36I miss him.
05:37He's the best-behaved dog ever.
05:39He loves me, though.
05:40I think I'm still, up to this day,
05:43his favorite human on earth,
05:46even though I don't get to see him as much as I did.
05:49But yeah, he's very happy to see me every time I see him.
05:55Final award, yay!
05:57Jennie.
05:59Jennie rap.
06:00Yes, I do rap.
06:04I love to rap.
06:06And you'll hear more in my album, too.
06:09Jennie.
06:12One of the girls.
06:14It is my most streamed song on Spotify.
06:20I'm so happy that it's doing great.
06:22Jennie.
06:24Capybara.
06:26I watched a Capybara video before I got here today.
06:29I know Capybara isn't the most well-known animals on earth,
06:34and I started to talk about them a lot
06:39because I get questions about what is my favorite animal,
06:42and I've always been attached to Capybara.
06:45Yeah, they probably just wanted to know what a Capybara is,
06:48but I think they are more trending nowadays.
06:52It makes me very proud.
06:54I shot a music video with one years ago for ice cream.
07:00That was one of the best day ever that I had.
07:04I need to go see one soon.
07:08Oh, Jennie.
07:10Jacquemus Runway.
07:12So I walked for the Jacquemus show in May in Capri,
07:17and it was my first time running on a runway.
07:20It was a very special occasion for me.
07:22I only have good memories from this day
07:25because I thought I'd be very nervous and anxious about it,
07:28but from the moment I arrived in Capri,
07:30I was just like, let me just have fun.
07:32That was also another proud moment of this year for me.
07:37Thankfully, I wasn't surprised by any of the questions.
07:39I think I had most of them in mind,
07:42so step it up, guys.
07:44Ask more interesting questions to Google about me.
07:47Thank you for having me, and I'll see you next time.
07:50Bye.