Ruby (Jennie album)
2025 studio album by Jennie
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.
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