Jennie (BLACKPINK) - Solo

I. Introduction

'Solo' is the debut solo single by South Korean singer, rapper and Blackpink member Jennie, released on November 12, 2018, through YG and Interscope. The song was written by Teddy Park and produced by him alongside 24. Musically, 'Solo' is a dance, pop and hip hop song with EDM sound. An accompanying music video for the song was directed by Han Sa-min and uploaded onto Blackpink's YouTube channel simultaneously with the single's release. The video was filmed in the United Kingdom and currently has accumulated more than 600 million views on the platform.

II. Background & Release

On October 18, 2018, YG announced that all Blackpink members were preparing solo releases, with Jennie to release a song in November 2018. On October 27, YG released a promotional poster on various social media accounts. A 23-second teaser video was uploaded one day later onto Blackpink's official YouTube channel. The second teaser was uploaded one week later. The third and last teaser was uploaded four days prior to the singles release.

'Solo' was released for digital download and streaming on November 12, 2018, through YG and Interscope. A physical version of the single was released on November 18, 2018, featuring the song and it's instrumental. Alongside the CD, a 72-page photobook, a double-sided poster, a random photocard and a lyrics postcard were released in a special version. A live version of 'Solo' which was recorded on December 24, 2018, was included on Blackpink's first live album Blackpink Arena Tour 2018 'Special Final In Kyocera Dome Osaka', which was released on March 22, 2019, through YGEX.

Jennie performed 'Solo' on several occasions. The single was first performed by Jennie during Blackpink's concert in Seoul's Olympic Gymnastics Arena on November 10 and 11, 2018. She performed 'Solo' four times in November and December at SBS's Inkigayo. In the same month, 'Solo' was performed at the SBS Gayo Daejeon, alongside 'Ddu-Du Ddu-Du'. Furthermore, 'Solo' was performed during Blackpink's debut Coachella stage on April 12, 2019. On January 31, 2021, Jennie performed 'Solo' during Blackpink's livestream concert, The Show, with a new self-written rap verse. This version of the song was released on June 1, 2021, in the live album Blackpink 2021 'The Show' Live.

III. Tracklist

IV. Spotify Playlist

V. Videos

VI. Teaser

Teaser 1

Teaser 2

MV Teaser

VII. Official MV

VIII. Live Performance

In Your Area

Inkigayo

Golden Disk

VIV. Dance Practice

VI. Concept Pictures

VII. Reception

Upon release, within 24 hours, the music video surpassed 14.6 million views and 1.7 million likes on YouTube. 'Solo' became the most viewed music video by a female k-pop solo artist in 24 hours, surpassing IU's 'Palette'.

'Solo' debuted at number one on the Gaon Digital Chart on the week ending November 17. Overall, the song stayed in the top ten of the chart for 13 consecutive weeks and spent 33 weeks in the top 100 of the chart. It furthermore topped the component Download and Streaming chart. The CD release of the single charted at no. two of the Gaon Album Chart, selling 45,000 copies in two months making it the 100th best-selling album of 2018. As of April 2021, it sold more than 100,000 copies. Eventually 'Solo' became the 86th and 35th best-performing song of 2018 and 2019 respectively in South Korea. The song was certified platinum by the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA) both for surpassing 100 million streams on June 6, 2019, and for 2.5 million paid digital downloads on March 12, 2020. The song entered the Billboard K-pop Hot 100 on the chart issue dated November 24 at number one. The following week it dropped to no. ten, but reached the top again the following week. It spent 25 weeks on the chart. The song further reached number one in Singapore and Malaysia. In Japan, 'Solo' debuted and peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 in the week ending November 26. In the United States, 'Solo' debuted atop Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart on the issue dated December 1, 2018. It spent 25 weeks in said chart. The song has sold 10,000 digital copies in the US as of December 2018. 'Solo' also reached the single charts in Canada and Scotland, while reaching the UK download component and New Zealand Hot Singles charts.

VIII. Charts & Sales

VIIII. Weekly Charts

VIIIII. Monthly Charts

VIIIIII. Mid-year Charts

VIIIIV. Year-end Charts

IX. Awards

IXI. Certifications & Sales