In Her Solo Era, Jennie Debuts ‘Dracula’ Live at First Solo China Show

The “Blinks” unofficially passed their bi-ping-bong light sticks to the “Rubies” on Sunday night (March 22) at the Complex Live music festival at Hong Kong’s AsiaWorld-Expo. Explore JENNIE See latest videos, charts and news The Blackpink die-hards showed up alongside the K-pop it-girl devotees who want to dress like, talk like and swagger like the artist’s “Jennie Ruby Jane” persona created for her 2025 debut solo album, Ruby.

It was clear the sold-out crowd was still hungry for every facet of Jennie, even though just two months earlier, Blackpink’s Deadline Tour came to an end a short distance away at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Stadium. Hitting the stage at exactly 9:45 p.m. and wrapping by 10:15 p.m., the singer, dancer, actor, model and cultural force performed a tight 10-song, 30-minute set that drew heavily from Ruby.

In a big night of firsts, Jennie performed solo in China for the first time and became the first female headliner for Complex Live. Treading new ground — and edgier than many of her female K-pop counterparts, she frequently swears — Jennie’s choreography-driven R&B...