BLACKPINK’s Jennie stole the spotlight at the 2025 Billboard Women in Music in a statement-making red dress.
The 29-year-old actor along with K-pop group aespa attended the prestigious award ceremony at YouTube Theater in LA on March 30 (KST).
Last month, she was announced as the winner of the “Global Force” award whereas aespa took home the trophy for a group of the year.
Jennie wore a stunning long red dress from popular Lebanese designer Zuhair Murad and paired it with gold jewelry. She was seated next to Kali Uchis, who collaborated with her on her recently released full-length album “Ruby”.
Jennie began her speech by thanking Kali, expressing, “Hello, everyone! Kali, thank you so much for being you and being the beautiful existence that you are. First, I just want to say thank you to Billboard for recognizing me with this year’s ‘Global Force’ award. I am so honored and proud to be receiving this award in this room full of inspiring and beautiful women.”
The BLACKPINK member added, “I’m inspired by all the women in this room and around the globe who continue to break barriers and make their mark on the world stage. I am so lucky and fortunate to work with so many talented people in my career, from singers, songwriters, and producers”.
She further said, “Doechii I love you, Kali I love you, I had these amazing women be on my album and words can not express how thankful I am. I will make sure to do my part of, not the job, I wanna make sure that I can be a good influence to the people.”
“This award is a tribute to every woman who dares to dream and create and shape the world with her vision. Women are a powerful force and when we come together, we uplift each other with every step.” Jennie added.
While concluding her heartfelt acceptance speech, Jennie thanked the people who matter most to her: her mom, fans, BLACKPINK members, Rosé, Lisa, and Jisoo.
She wrapped up saying, “I wanna take a moment to thank my BLACKPINK girls, without them, this journey would have never happened. And to my mom, I love you mom, saranghee.”
During a red-carpet interview, the host asked about how the BLACKPINK girls are dominating the chart, the “ExtraL” rapper expressed how proud she is of her group mates, “It’s amazing that we’re all doing our own thing and we have each other’s back no matter what and that’s a special feeling and I miss them”.
Meanwhile, Jennie released her album “Ruby” on March 7 with the title song “like JENNIE”. She has been currently promoting the album and is set to perform at Coachella next month as a solo artist.
