Jisoo

Kim Ji-soo (born January 3, 1995), known mononymously as Jisoo, is a South Korean singer and actress.

Kim Ji-soo was born on January 3, 1995 in Gunpo, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.

She has an older brother and sister.

As a child, she played basketball and practiced taekwondo.

She dreamt of becoming a painter and writer.

She was a fan of the Korean boy group TVXQ.

Jisoo attended high school at the School of Performing Arts Seoul; in 11th grade, she joined a drama club at the school and earned more experience in the entertainment industry by attending auditions.

Prior to debuting, Jisoo lived with her parents, siblings and grandparents.

In addition to her native Korean, Jisoo has also learned to speak Chinese and Japanese.

In 2011, Jisoo joined YG Entertainment as a trainee after passing its auditions.

In October 2014, she appeared in Epik High's music video for "Spoiler + Happen Ending" as a heartbroken girl.

The same year, she starred in Hi Suhyun's music video for "I'm Different" as Bobby's girlfriend.

Outside of her music career, she made her acting debut with a cameo role in the 2015 series The Producers and played her first leading role in the JTBC series Snowdrop (2021–22).

Jisoo made her solo music debut with the single album Me in March 2023.

The album debuted at number one on the Circle Album Chart with 1.03 million copies sold in less than two days, becoming the best-selling album of all time by a female soloist in South Korea and the first to sell over a million copies.

Its lead single "Flower" was a commercial success, peaking at number two on the Billboard Global 200 and the Circle Digital Chart and becoming the highest-charting song by a female K-pop soloist on the Canadian Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart.

Jisoo has been awarded several accolades throughout her career, including two Golden Disc Awards, three MAMA Awards, a Circle Chart Music Award, and the Seoul International Drama Award for Outstanding Korean Actress.

She is the most-followed Korean actress on Instagram, and has been recognized for her impact on fashion as a global ambassador for Dior.

In February 2024, she established her own label named Blissoo.

In 2015, Jisoo made a cameo appearance in the KBS2 drama The Producers with labelmates Sandara Park of 2NE1 and Kang Seung-yoon of Winner.

She is a member of the South Korean girl group Blackpink, formed by YG Entertainment, in August 2016.

Jisoo debuted as one of the four members of girl group Blackpink on August 8, 2016, alongside Jennie, Rosé and Lisa.

The group's debut single album Square One featured the singles "Whistle", which topped the charts in South Korea, and "Boombayah".

From 2017 to 2018, Jisoo joined Inkigayo as a host alongside Got7's Jin-young and NCT's Doyoung.

In 2018, Blackpink signed with Interscope Records in a global partnership with YG Entertainment.

She first ventured into acting in 2019 with a short cameo appearance in the tvN fantasy drama Arthdal Chronicles as Song Joong-ki's love interest.

In June 2020, Jisoo's style in the teasers for Blackpink's single "How You Like That" went viral on social media.

Celebrities and influencers in South Korea, China, Thailand, and Vietnam replicated her "two-bow hairstyle" and makeup, which Jisoo created herself.

Her "dot style", a makeup idea she originated, trended on social media platforms such as Instagram to promote the challenge among overseas fans.

Jisoo took part as writer on "Lovesick Girls", the third single from Blackpink's first studio album The Album (2020).

In 2021, Jisoo had her first leading role in the JTBC television series Snowdrop, helmed by Sky Castle's writer Yoo Hyun-mi and director Jo Hyun-tak.

She played a college freshman, Eun Yeong-ro, who is held hostage by her love interest Lim Soo-ho, a North Korean agent portrayed by Jung Hae-in.

The show ranked number one on Disney+ in four out of the five countries it was made available in, including South Korea.

In September 2022, Jisoo was awarded Outstanding Korean Actress at the Seoul International Drama Awards for her role in Snowdrop.

Jisoo contributed songwriting credits once again to "Yeah Yeah Yeah", the fourth track from Blackpink's second studio album, Born Pink (2022).

On January 2, 2023, YG Entertainment announced that Jisoo would debut as a solo artist within the year and was in the process of recording music for her album.

On February 21, her label revealed that filming for her music video was underway in a top-secret location overseas, with the highest production budget they have ever invested into a Blackpink music video.

Jisoo's single album Me was released on March 31, 2023, containing the lead single "Flower" and B-side track "All Eyes on Me".

Me debuted at number one on the Circle Album Chart with 1.03 million copies sold in the first week of release.

It broke the record for the best-selling album by a K-pop female soloist and became the first to sell a million copies in history.