Girl group BLACKPINK's Jennie has debuted at No. 7 on the U.S. Billboard main album chart, the Billboard 200, with her first solo album 'Ruby.'
Billboard noted on the 16th (local time) through a chart preview article that she is the "third member among BLACKPINK to achieve the top 10" as a solo artist. Previously, BLACKPINK members Rosé reached No. 3 and Lisa reached No. 7 on the Billboard 200, marking their entries into the top 10.
'Ruby' is an album inspired by Shakespeare's comedy 'As You Like It,' encompassing themes of love, belief, and zenith. It includes the title track 'Like JENNIE' along with the pre-released songs 'Mantra,' 'Love Hangover,' and 'ExtraL.'
'Billboard 200' calculates album units by combining traditional album sales from physical albums, the number of streams converted to album sales (SEA), and the number of digital downloads converted to album sales (TEA).
'Ruby' recorded album units equivalent to 56,000 copies during this chart counting period. Physical album sales totaled 26,500 copies, ranking No. 2 on this week's 'Top Album Sales' chart, while SEA accounted for 29,000 copies and TEA for 500.
The group BLACKPINK previously made history in 2022 by becoming the first K-pop girl group to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with their second studio album 'BORN PINK.' Their first studio album 'The Album' reached No. 2.
Jennie expressed her thoughts on her new release at her first solo concert held on the 15th at Inspire Arena in Incheon Yeongjongdo, stating, "This album captures not the glamorous and impressive side of me, but rather the honest version of myself, stumbling as I am," adding, "Everything feels unfamiliar, and it seems like I am starting anew."