On February 5, BLACKPINK’s Jennie appeared on the radio show “Hits Radio”, where she had an exclusive interview and discussed various details from her musical and personal journey.
In particular, Jennie started by revealing it hasn’t hit her that her album is coming out and the fact that she’s talking about it, saying, “I’ve been anticipating this moment for such a long time, that it’s still a little bit unreal for me.”
When asked about live performances and Coachella, Jennie said, “I was so focused on building this album that whilst doing that, in the back of my mind, I knew how I wanted to present it to the world for the first time, not necessarily thinking for Coachella, but I’ve already started visioning this album as a live performance, in my head over and over again, that it’s now time to make it into the real world.”
Then, when the host asked if BLACKPINK members had a listening party of their solo releases, Jennie answered, “You know what, we should’ve. We should’ve done that, but sadly we’re all so busy, which we all understand so we support each other over our phones and text, and if we do have the chance to run into each other, everyone gets excited to share what’s going on in their lives”, adding, “my supportive girls, I love them.”
Additionally, Jennie said working on a full album, in itself, was a new experience for her, so she just had to break through that wall and find herself, and the rest naturally followed, including collabs with other artists. “Once I got through that wall, within myself, everything else felt pretty natural and easy so it was exciting and more exciting, and every day I was just praying and being happy and being thankful”, she recalled.
Regarding her solo album, “Ruby”, Jennie commented, “I think for this whole album, every little step was experimenting and going out of that comfort zone and really trying something new and fun, and being crazy, and bold, and vulnerable, and so many different emotions have been put into this album.”
When asked if she could collaborate with herself from a different moment in life, which Jennie would she choose, Jennie replied, “I mean, for sure, it’d have to be this Jennie now. I’ve learned so much in the past year and I’ve never spent this much time in the studio before, in a way that I did this time so I think… pick the wisest one.”
Finally, Jennie revealed a personal mantra, motto, or thought that grounds her, saying, “It’s kinda funny but I tell myself to believe in myself in a way like, ‘I am the best’ and I keep reminding myself and that has become one of my mantras before I go on a show, and to keep my calm. For me to not get nervous, is to really believe in the process of getting here so I try to go back to those moments. I tell myself I’m ready and I tell myself this is what I’ve been waiting for, so do it.”
