Kim Ji-soo (
Korean: 김지수; born January 3, 1995), known mononymously as Jisoo, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a member of the South Korean girl group
Blackpink, formed by
YG Entertainment, in August 2016. 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 debut as a solo artist 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 breaking the record for the highest-charting song by a female K-pop soloist on the
Canadian Hot 100 and the
UK Singles Chart. In February 2024, she established her own label named Blissoo.
Kim Ji-soo was born on January 3, 1995[1][2] in
Gunpo,
Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.[3][4] She has an older brother and sister.[5][6] As a child, she played
basketball and practiced
taekwondo.[7] She dreamt of becoming a painter and writer.[8] She was a fan of the Korean boy group
TVXQ.[7] Jisoo attended high school at the
School of Performing Arts Seoul;[1] in 11th grade, she joined a drama club at the school and earned more experience in the entertainment industry by attending auditions.[8] Prior to debuting, Jisoo lived with her parents, siblings and grandparents.[8] In addition to her native Korean, Jisoo has also learned to speak Chinese and Japanese.[1][9]
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".[9] In 2018, Blackpink signed with
Interscope Records in a global partnership with YG Entertainment.[14]
From 2017 to 2018, Jisoo joined Inkigayo as a host alongside
Got7's
Jin-young and
NCT's
Doyoung.[15] 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.[16] 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.[17] Her "dot style", a makeup idea she originated, trended on social media platforms such as
Instagram to promote the challenge among overseas fans.[18][19] Jisoo took part as writer on "
Lovesick Girls", the third single from Blackpink's first studio album The Album (2020).[20]
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.[21] 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.[22] In September 2022, Jisoo was awarded Outstanding Korean Actress at the
Seoul International Drama Awards for her role in Snowdrop.[23]
Jisoo contributed songwriting credits once again to "
Yeah Yeah Yeah", the fourth track from Blackpink's second studio album, Born Pink (2022).[24]
2023–present: Solo debut with Me, rising popularity and film debut
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.[25][26] 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.[27] Jisoo's single album Me was released on March 31, 2023, containing the lead single "
Flower" and B-side track "
All Eyes on Me".[28]
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.[29] The lead single "Flower" was a commercial success in South Korea, peaking at number two on the
Circle Digital Chart and remaining in the top ten for 12 weeks.[30] Internationally, the song debuted at number two on the
Billboard Global 200 and earned the third-largest streaming start for an artist's debut track in the chart's history.[31] It also became the highest-peaking song by a Korean female soloist on the
Canadian Hot 100 and the
UK Singles Chart.[32][33] Jisoo promoted "Flower" by performing it on
SBS's Inkigayo and went on to achieve nine music show wins on South Korean cable music programs, including Triple Crowns on Inkigayo and Show Champion.[34] She performed the song during Blackpink's headlining concerts at
Coachella in April and
BST Hyde Park in July.[35][36]
Jisoo made a special cameo appearance as a Korean traditional fairy in the film Dr. Cheon and Lost Talisman, which was released on September 27, 2023.[37] It was announced on August 31 that Jisoo had been cast as the lead role alongside
Park Jeong-min in
Coupang Play's new television series Influenza, a drama about a zombie outbreak written by
Han Jin-won, the writer of Parasite, and Ji Ho-jin and directed by Yoon Seong-hyun.[38] YG Entertainment released a statement that she is considering appearing in the series and it is one of the works that have been proposed and are being reviewed by the actress;[39] later, Jisoo confirmed her involvement in the show.[40] Jisoo will also make her big screen debut in the film adaptation of the webtoon Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, of which she is said to be a fan. She will star in her first leading movie role as Lee Ji-hye alongside actor
Lee Min-ho.[41] The full-scale filming will begin in December.[42]
On November 22, 2023, Jisoo was invested by
King Charles III as an
Honorary Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) alongside her bandmates during a special investiture at
Buckingham Palace which was also attended by President of South Korea
Yoon Suk Yeol.[43] On December 5, YG Entertainment announced that Jisoo along with the other members of Blackpink had renewed their contracts for group activities and that the members' individual contracts were still under discussion.[44] YG Entertainment subsequently confirmed on December 29 that Jisoo and the other Blackpink members agreed not to proceed with a contract with the label for individual activities.[45] On February 21, 2024, Jisoo established her new label, Blissoo.[46]
Impact
Jisoo was ranked as the 10th most popular
K-pop idol in 2018 and 17th in 2019 in annual surveys conducted by
Gallup Korea.[47] In 2019, she was ranked as the sixth most popular female K-pop idol in a survey of soldiers doing
mandatory military service in South Korea.[48] During the same year, Jisoo was the only one of two Korean singers added on the BoF 500 list, a "definitive professional index" of people shaping the $2.4 trillion fashion industry.[1] In December 2022, Time recognized Jisoo as the most-followed Korean actress on
Instagram, with over 66 million followers at the time.[49] She is also the third most-followed K-pop idol behind bandmates
Lisa and
Jennie, achieving 76.7 million followers on the platform as of December 2023.[50]
Jisoo was included in the ranking for the top ten celebrities and influencers leading the world of cosmetics for the first five months of 2020. Women's Wear Daily, a fashion industry trade journal, revealed that Jisoo led the ranking in average engagement per post, followed by
Rihanna and
Kylie Jenner.[51] She placed 7th in the overall ranking despite having the fewest posts at just 12 in total. Jisoo was the only East Asian on the list.[52]
Jisoo ranked first in the girl group's personal brand reputation list created by Korea Enterprise Research Institute, which analyzed data from brands and online consumers habits to measure those with significant impact on brand consumption and interest.[53] Director of the Korean Language Research Institute Seong-sun Lim noted the
Korean wave in the global community was rapidly destroying the conventional Western cultural dominance, naming Jisoo and
Jungkook as standards for world beauty over actors
Olivia Hussey and
James Dean.[54]
In 2020,
Dior's increase in sales during the
COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea was also attributed to a marketing campaign with Korean pop singers, including Jisoo.[55] She appeared in promotions for Dior's new Bobby bag alongside other prominent influencers such as
Chiara Ferragni and
Kat Graham.[56] At the brand's Spring/Summer 2021 collection showcase, Jisoo garnered attention as a Korean representative.[57] Her attendance at the showcase earned Dior its highest rated post, with average 33% MIV,[a] since its Fall 2020 show.[59] In March 2021, creative director
Maria Grazia Chiuri revealed that Dior's Autumn/Winter 2021 collection was inspired by Jisoo.[60] It was also revealed that one of ten shades of Dior Addict Lip Glow lip balm, #025 Seoul Scarlet, was inspired by Korean women such as Jisoo.[61]
Her attendance at the Dior Spring/Summer 2022 collection show generated buzz both inside and outside of the
Jardin des Tuileries venue.[62][63] Jisoo became the public figure that generated the most media impact value throughout Paris Fashion Week, with four photos on her personal Instagram valued at $1.84 million. Furthermore, she was the top celebrity for Dior's MIV, making up $15.7 million of the total $39.1 million generated with just two posts.[64] In March, she generated the highest media impact value for a social media post during Dior's Autumn/Winter 2022 fashion show at Paris Fashion Week, with one photo valued at $1.74 million.[65]
In March 2021, the
KartRider Rush+ app's ranking increased to 11th place after the announcement of design cooperation with Jisoo.[66] The collaboration she participated in also received a positive response from users.[67]
Philanthropy
On January 3, 2023, her 28th birthday, Jisoo created her personal
YouTube channel named 'Happy Jisoo 103%'. She expressed that the proceeds from her newly established channel will be donated to charity.[68][69] On March 12, 2024, it was revealed that the charity of choice was
Save the Children.[70]
Endorsements and fashion
Before her debut with Blackpink, Jisoo featured in advertisements for
Samsonite, Smart Uniform,
LG Electronics, and
Nikon.[71][72][73][74] In September 2018, Jisoo and band-mate
Rosé became endorsement models for Japanese cosmetics brand Kiss Me.[75] In February 2021, Korean clothing brand It Michaa selected Jisoo as muse for their Spring 2021 collection.[76] She was also appointed for 2021 summer campaign on It Michaa's line, For a Day Michaa.[77] In August 2021, Jisoo was selected as the spokesperson for Korean short brand CELEBe.[78] In March 2022, Jisoo became the brand ambassador for Nexon's game
MapleStory, making her the second ambassador after Olympic archer
Kim Je-deok.[79] In December 2023,
Dyson selected Jisoo as their official Brand Ambassador as a representative of the new Dyson hair care products.[80] Then in January 2024, the American athletic apparel retailer
Alo Yoga, announced Jisoo as the new face for its spring 2024 campaign, which met jisoo's value in terms of wellness and health through yoga and pilates.[81] In March 6 2024, Jisoo also selected as the new face of London fashion house, Self-Portrait, as part of the new spring 2024 collection, made her the first musician in the campaign.[82]
Dior
In December 2019, Jisoo became a local ambassador for
Dior's cosmetics brand, Dior Beauty.[83] The next summer, Jisoo was recruited to be
Dior's muse[84] and modelled for Dior's Fall/Winter 2020 collection.[85] In September 2020, Jisoo covered the 155th edition 2020 of DazedKorea, where she discussed her work with Dior.[86][87] In December 2020, Jisoo was photographed with the
Lady Dior and D'Lite bags in Dior's Cruise 2020–2021 Collection.[88][89]
In January 2021, Dior Beauty's "Dior Forever Skin Glow Cushion", endorsed by Jisoo, was released exclusively in Korea.[90] She also promoted the brand's Spring/Summer Collection, wearing Dior's Caro bag.[91][92] The next March, Jisoo cemented her long-term partnership with Dior when they announced her as their new global ambassador,[93] alongside
Natalie Portman and
Cara Delevingne.[94] In May 2021, Jisoo embarked on her first collaboration project with the brand, fronting the Dior Fall '21 and Dior Vespa campaigns as
Elle magazine's June cover star, which hit shelves in four countries—Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore and India.[95][96][97] Jisoo modeled Dior's newly launched lip balm, Dior Addict Lip Glow, for the Dior Beauty series.[61][98][99]
In June 2021, Jisoo attended the Dior Resort 2022 show at Greece's
Panathenaic Stadium,[100] wearing all-white linen dress by creative director
Maria Grazia Chiuri.[100] In September 2021, Jisoo attended Dior's Womenswear Spring/Summer 2022 show, held during the 2021
Paris Fashion Week at
Jardin des Tuileries. She sat in the front row, next to the chairman and CEO of Dior, Pietro Beccari.[101][102][103] Ahead of the show, her journey to Paris was documented on Dior's social media accounts, showcasing moments ranging from her visit to the house's ateliers and the inspiration behind the Spring/Summer 2022 collection and to the archives of Lady Dior, named after
Princess Diana.[104][105]
In February 2022, Jisoo became the face of Dior's Addict lipstick collection along with fellow ambassadors
Anya Taylor-Joy and Sharon Alexie.[106] In honor of her 28th birthday, Dior released a new shade of lipgloss, "031 Strawberry".[107]
In February 2021,
Line Friends announced Jisoo as their exclusive partner to design a character in mobile game KartRider Rush+, which would be released on March 19, 2021.[111] She personally sketched items and idea of the character herself.[112] Her items included Chichi, a rabbit inspired by Jisoo's nickname "Turtle Rabbit Kim" among fans, and Dalgom, also the name of her pet. Both Chichi and Dalgom were developed into stickers on the platform
Line Messenger.[113]
^Hosted by the Hong Kong Asia Pacific International Group and Sunway Records, the Asian Pop Music Awards bases its winners on the "Asian Pop Music Chart" which opened on September 2019.[146]
^Established in 2003, the Brand of the Year Awards is an awards ceremony based on nationwide surveys hosted by the Korea Consumer Brand Committee and organized by the Korea Consumer Forum.
^Media Impact Value is a proprietary algorithm developed by Launchmetrics to measure the impact of placements and mentions across different voices in the Fashion, Luxury, and Cosmetics (FLC) industry.[58]
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