Like Jennie

"Like Jennie" is a song by South Korean singer and rapper Jennie. It was released through Odd Atelier and Columbia Records on March 7, 2025, as the fourth single from her debut studio album, ''Ruby'' (2025). It was written by Jennie with Tayla Parx, Amanda Ibanez, Zico, Jorge Alfonso Sr. and Diplo and produced by the latter with Leclair and Jorge. Described as a hip-hop song incorporating brazilian funk and phonk, it is centered around Jennie's influence and success.

"Like Jennie" was a commercial success and peaked at number five on the ''Billboard'' Global 200 and number three on the Global Excl. US, becoming Jennie's fourth and fifth top-ten hit on the charts respectively. In South Korea, it became Jennie's third number-one song on the Circle Digital Chart, while also peaking at number one in Hong Kong and Malaysia and entering the top ten in Indonesia, MENA, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, UAE, and Vietnam. It also peaked at number 36 on the UK Singles Chart and number 83 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

An accompanying music video was directed by Hanbago (Han Gyeol Lee) and released on Jennie's YouTube channel simultaneously with the single's release. The video depicts Jennie as an astronaut before she performs intense choreography with a large crew of backup dancers. The singer promoted "Like Jennie" with performances on the Ruby Experience, ''Billboard''s Iconic Stage, and the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. A remix with DJ Peggy Gou was released on April 11.

Background and release

After departing from YG Entertainment for solo activities, Jennie established her own record label named Odd Atelier in November 2023. She then signed as a solo artist with Columbia Records in partnership with Odd Atelier in September 2024. Jennie released "Mantra", "Love Hangover", and "ExtraL" between October 2024 and February 2025 as the first three singles from her debut studio album. On January 21, she officially announced the album's title ''Ruby'' and its release date of March 7, 2025. She revealed the tracklist on February 18, which contained a song titled "Like Jennie". On February 27, Jennie released an album sampler video with snippets of "Like Jennie" and other unreleased songs from the album. She confirmed it to be the album's title track with a teaser video released on March 3 showing various Polaroid photos of herself over a snippet of the chorus. The following day on March 4, she released a concept photo for the single depicting her gazing into the camera as she wears a red spacesuit. She released a second concept photo for the song on March 5 showing her with a unique hairstyle and tank top spacesuit. "Like Jennie" was released as the fourth single from ''Ruby'' alongside the album's release on March 7.

Composition and lyrics

"Like Jennie" was co-produced by Diplo and co-written by Jennie and Zico, who she previously collaborated with in 2024 on his single " Spot!". Featuring a "metallic beat that hybridizes baile funk and phonk", it was described as a hip-hop song highlighted by "Jennie's rapping skills and fresh style". Lyrically, it is about her influence and how there "could never ever be" another Jennie. In the chorus, she sings "Who wanna rock with Jennie? / Keep your hair done, nails done like Jennie / Who else got 'em obsessed like Jennie?", noting her impact on fashion trends. The song emphasizes Jennie's individuality and originality, as she sings about walking down her own path with confidence and realizing that no one can take her place.

Commercial performance

"Like Jennie" debuted at number five on the ''Billboard'' Global 200 with 68.4 million streams and 6,000 sold worldwide in its first week of release. It marked her fourth top-ten hit on the chart after " You & Me" and "One of the Girls" (both 2023) and "Mantra" (2024). She tied her group Blackpink's four top tens and surpassed her bandmates Lisa's three, while extending her lead over Rosé's two and Jisoo's one top ten each. The song also debuted at number three on the ''Billboard'' Global Excl. US with 61.5 million streams and 4,000 sold outside the US. She achieved her fifth top-ten hit on the chart after "You & Me", "One of the Girls", " Spot!" (2024), and "Mantra". With this, she surpassed Blackpink and Lisa's four top tens each and extended her lead over Rosé's two and Jisoo's one each.

Accolades

Music video

An accompanying music video for "Like Jennie" was directed by Hanbago (Han Gyeol Lee) and released alongside the single on March 7. It was live streamed upon its release on a large billboard in Shinsegae Square, Seoul. At the start of the clip, Jennie comes into frame pulling back red curtains. She appears onscreen as an astronaut wearing a ruby red spacesuit. She swallows something in the shape of the letter "J" floating in the air, resulting in her eye color changing and her outfit transforming into a "hip styling". Jennie then begins chanting and dancing to the chorus, performing intense choreography with a large crew of backup dancers. At the end of the video, wearing the same red spacesuit from the beginning, she catches on fire and transforms into a capybara. Next to the capybara lies a blue rose, signaling Jennie's new birth.

Live performances

Jennie included "Like Jennie" on the setlist of her concert tour the Ruby Experience, which commenced in Los Angeles on March 6, 2025 at the same time as ''Ruby''s release. She performed it for ''Billboard''s Iconic Stage, which was uploaded to ''Billboard'' and ''Billboard Korea''s official YouTube channels on March 12. She also performed the song at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 13 and 20.

Controversy

After a nine-second teaser of "Like Jennie" was released, social media users accused the song of plagiarizing "Rani's Intro Theme" from 2023 film ''Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani''. Pritam, composer of "Rani's Intro Theme", dismissed these claims, stating that "Rani and Jennie are names that rhyme, so a similar flow in one phrase doesn't make it a copy."

Track listing

* Digital download and streaming
# "Like Jennie" – 2:03
# "Like Jennie" (Peggy Gou remix) – 3:28
# "Like Jennie" (Peggy Gou remix; extended mix) – 5:07

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Ruby''.

Recording
* Recorded and engineered at Ingrid Studio (Seoul, South Korea)
* Mixed at Larrabee Studios (North Hollywood, California)
* Mastered at Sterling Sound (Edgewater, New Jersey)

Personnel

*Jennie – vocals, songwriter
* Tayla Parx – songwriter, background vocals
* Amanda "Kiddo A.I." Ibanez – songwriter, background vocals
* Zico – songwriter
* Diplo – songwriter, producer
* Jorge Alfonso Sr. – songwriter
* Leclair – producer
* Jorge – producer
* Eunkyung Jung – recording engineer
* Chris "Tek" O'Ryan – vocal producer
* Manny Marroquin – mix engineer
* Will Quinnell – mastering engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Certifications

Release history

See also

* List of Circle Digital Chart number ones of 2025
* List of K-pop songs on the ''Billboard'' charts
* List of ''M Countdown'' Chart winners (2025)
* List of number-one songs of 2025 (Hong Kong)
* List of number-one songs of 2025 (Malaysia)
* List of ''Show! Music Core'' Chart winners (2025)
* List of ''Show Champion'' Chart winners (2025)

References

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