Ruby (Jennie album)

Ruby is the debut solo studio album by South Korean singer and rapper Jennie. Released on March 7, 2025, by Odd Atelier and Columbia Records, it was Jennie's first album after leaving YG Entertainment as a solo artist and Interscope Records in 2023. Jennie wrote and co-produced Ruby with collaborators, including El Guincho, Diplo, and Mike Will Made It. The 15-track pop, hip-hop, and R&B album features Childish Gambino, Doechii, Dominic Fike, FKJ, Dua Lipa, and Kali Uchis. The lyrics allude to Jennie's relationships, influence, and success. Ruby received generally positive reviews from critics, who noted its cohesion, cinematic production and experimental nature and praised its emotional depth, Jennie's versatility, performances, lyricism and worth as a solo artist. The album has sold over one million copies worldwide and was named one of the best albums of 2025 by numerous publications including Rolling Stone and Billboard. It debuted in the top ten in 19 countries, including Australia, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Korea, and the United States. Ruby sold more than 660,000 copies in its first week in South Korea, the year's highest first-week album sales for a K-pop female solo artist. It debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart, becoming the highest-ranked album by a K-pop female soloist and tying for the highest-ranked album overall by a K-pop solo artist. The album has been certified triple platinum by the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA) for selling 750,000 copies as well as gold by Recorded Music NZ (RMNZ) and SNEP and silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The album was supported by five singles: "Mantra", "Love Hangover", "ExtraL", "Like Jennie" and ”Handlebars". "Mantra" peaked at number three on the Billboard Global 200 and South Korea's Circle Digital Chart, while "Like Jennie" peaked at number five on the Global 200 and became Jennie's third number-one song on the Circle Digital Chart. All singles also peaked within the top 30 of the Global 200 and entered the US Billboard Hot 100. Jennie released music videos for all singles as well as the tracks "Zen" and "Seoul City". The supporting tour, dubbed the Ruby Experience, began on March 6 and included five shows in four cities, as well as the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. The album received several accolades, including Best K-pop Album at the 23rd Korean Music Awards.