Jennie Sets New Record as First K-Pop Female Soloist with Three Songs on Billboard’s HOT 100 Simultaneously

BLACKPINK’s Jennie established a new milestone in K-pop history as a solo artist. With her title track “like JENNIE” from her debut full-length album “Ruby,” released on the 7th, she entered Billboard’s main singles chart, the HOT 100 (as of March 22nd), at position 83. Additional tracks from “Ruby” — “Handlebars (feat. Dua Lipa)” and “ExtraL (feat. Doechii)” — reentered the same chart at positions 80 and 99 respectively, marking Jennie as the first K-pop female soloist to have three songs on the HOT 100 at once. This achievement demonstrates the remarkable scale of her record-breaking success. Jennie not only managed to get all five tracks included in “Ruby” onto the HOT 100 but also set a record by having the highest total number of tracks by a K-pop female soloist on this chart, including her previous collaboration track “One Of The Girls” (featuring The Weeknd and Lily Rose Depp), for a total of six songs. The album “Ruby” reached position 7 on Billboard’s 200 chart and entered the UK Official Albums Chart at number 3, surpassing previous records held by K-pop female soloists. Its initial sales volume of 661,130 copies also set the highest figure among K-pop female soloists this year. “like JENNIE” is a song in which Jennie participated in writing and composing, with lyrics emphasizing her individuality and creativity. On the 20th, she secured her first music show victory with “like JENNIE” without appearing on Mnet’s “M Countdown,” which was broadcast that day. Videos of the “like JENNIE” challenge have also generated widespread interest. People of all ages reinterpret Jennie’s choreography in their own styles, with many K-pop singers joining the trend, including ENHYPEN’s Ni-ki, RIIZE’s Shotaro, CRAVITY’s Kyungmin and Taeyoung, IVE’s Lily and Julie, LE SSERAFIM’s Juun and Hyeongjun, and Gaeul. Ni-ki’s dance challenge video for “like JENNIE” has accumulated over 6 million likes on TikTok and Instagram, becoming the most viewed video featuring a K-pop idol. Meanwhile, BLACKPINK is preparing for a world tour in 2025. The tour, set to begin in Asia on July 5th, includes 15 performances in Europe and North America, with additional shows planned in Tokyo in January 2026.