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  • Hi, this is Jennie, and this is the WIRED Autocomplete Interview.

  • This is the most I had to talk about myself.

  • Wow.

  • When did Jennie join BLACKPINK?

  • I was always there.

  • We put out our first single in 2016.

  • August.

  • So that's when BLACKPINK happened.

  • When did Jennie move to New Zealand?

  • I was nine, and I was there till 14.

  • So five good years.

  • See, I used to have a stronger accent, but it's completely gone.

  • People don't ever guess that I'm from New Zealand anymore, which is sad.

  • I think this is a New Zealand thing about me.

  • I like Marmite Jam.

  • So me and Rosie were the only excited people when we were in a city.

  • And they provide us with Vegemite or Marmite.

  • When did Jennie release solo?

  • Five years ago, I want to say.

  • Six years ago, five years ago.

  • I think five.

  • My bet's on five.

  • It feels like it was such a long time ago, because while preparing for Mantra, I looked back at the videos and photos of me from back in the solo days, and I was like, wow, I look so young and cute.

  • It's definitely different working as a solo artist.

  • I'm in the studio alone, first of all.

  • When I was working on the group stuff, I talked a lot with the girls on if we all agree and relate to the song a lot.

  • But now I have to make all of those decisions on my own.

  • So I think that's the biggest difference that I have.

  • Next, please.

  • When did Jennie start singing?

  • Professionally?

  • Fourteen.

  • But I was singing my whole life.

  • I'm assuming I was singing as a kid too, so.

  • Jennie outfits stage.

  • We like to change around our tour outfits a lot when we're on tour, especially because we like to just match the vibe of the city that we're in.

  • But I feel like my style is pretty open-minded.

  • Why is Jennie Instagram JennieRubyJane?

  • It's a name that I came up with when I was in school in New Zealand.

  • I wanted a nice, long, pretty name like my friends, and then it just stuck with me.

  • So it's like a name for me that I made for myself.

  • I feel like everyone's killing it though.

  • Everyone already knows the answer to this.

  • Next, please.

  • I always wanted to do this.

  • What is Jennie like?

  • I am a very shy person.

  • Even when I'm around my friends, I'm likely to be the quiet one.

  • But I am very different from what you see on stage, so hopefully we get to know each other better.

  • What is Jennie's favorite fruit?

  • It changes all the time, actually.

  • It used to be strawberries.

  • Nowadays, I'm really into kiwis.

  • What is Jennie's favorite song in BLACKPINK?

  • This is always a tough one.

  • I want to say Lovesick Girls right now.

  • It changes all the time, but right now, it's Lovesick Girls.

  • It has such cute, girly moments of BLACKPINK, and it's a rare type of vibe that we have on stage because we do a lot of stronger, charismatic things.

  • So, yeah.

  • What is Jennie's nickname?

  • I have a lot of nicknames.

  • I have Jendeukie.

  • That's a Korean nickname.

  • I have Nini.

  • My friends call me Nini.

  • It evolved from my original name, which is Jennie.

  • What is Jennie doing now?

  • Well, I'm currently at the WIRED interview, but my single, Mantra, came out a few days ago, I think.

  • So, I'm very busy being happy.

  • I think making of this whole album was definitely a big step for me to grow as a solo artist.

  • This specific song, Mantra, is, I think, a great opener.

  • It's like a little bit of a tease moment of Jennie, I would say, into the album.

  • Just Jennie.

  • Who Jennie BLACKPINK best friend?

  • I have lots of best friends.

  • You guys are my best friends.

  • How many piercings does Jennie have?

  • So, I used to have a lot of piercings as a teenager, but I got rid of it throughout the years, and I think I am left with four piercings on this year and two on this year.

  • So, just on my ears.

  • Does Jennie write songs?

  • Indeed, I do.

  • Yeah, hopefully you guys get to hear more out my songs when the album drops, so be excited.

  • Jennie.

  • Jennie dog, aw.

  • My dog is named Kuma.

  • He's back home.

  • He's with my mom right now.

  • I miss him.

  • He's the best behaved dog ever.

  • He loves me, though.

  • I think I'm still, up to this day, his favorite human on Earth, even though I don't get to see him as much as I did.

  • But yeah, he's very happy to see me every time I see him.

  • Final word, yay!

  • Jennie.

  • Jennie rap.

  • Yes, I do rap.

  • Thank you.

  • I love to rap.

  • And you'll hear more in my album, too.

  • Jennie.

  • One of the girls.

  • It is my most streamed song on Spotify.

  • I'm so happy that it's doing great.

  • Jennie.

  • Capybara.

  • I watched a capybara video before I got here today.

  • I know capybara isn't like the most well-known animals on Earth, and I started to talk about them a lot because I get questions about what is my favorite animal, and I've always been attached to capybara.

  • Yeah, they probably just wanted to know what a capybara is, but I think they are more trending nowadays, makes me very proud, so.

  • I shot a music video with one years ago for ice cream.

  • That was one of the best day ever that I had.

  • I need to go see one soon.

  • Oh, Jennie.

  • Jack Moose Runway.

  • So I walked for the Jack Moose show in May in Capri, and it was my first time running on a runway.

  • It was a very special occasion for me.

  • I only have good memories from this day because I thought I'd be very nervous and anxious about it, but from the moment I arrived in Capri, I was just like, let me just have fun.

  • That was also another proud moment of this year for me.

  • Woo!

  • Thankfully, I wasn't surprised by any of the questions.

  • I think I had most of them in mind, so step it up, guys.

  • Ask more interesting questions to Google about me.

  • Thank you for having me, and I'll see you next time.

  • Bye!

Hi, this is Jennie, and this is the WIRED Autocomplete Interview.

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