”BLACKPINK” JENNIE reveals reason for leaving YG ”I wanted to be free”

"I wanted to be free."

JENNIE (BLACKPINK) answered as to why she did not sign an additional contract with YG ENTERTAINMENT (YG) for personal activities.

JENNIE appeared as a guest on KBS2's music variety show "THE SEASONS ~ Lee Hyo Ri's Red Carpet" ("Lee Hyo Ri's Red Carpet") held at the KBS New Wing Open Hall in Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 2nd.

JENNIE recently signed a contract extension with YG for the group activities of BLACKPINK, but decided not to pursue individual activities. She has already announced the establishment of her own label, ODD ATELIER. Lee Hyo Ri's Red Carpet" will be the first program appearance for JENNIE, who has made a fresh start.

When asked about her own label, JENNIE said, "I will continue to work with YG on group activities, but I wanted to take it easy on my individual activities, so I carefully established this label. She continued, "There are crew members who have been with me for a long time (on the label)," and added, "But I guess I just kind of wanted to be free in all my activities.

As for the name of the label, she explained, "The path I'm going down is strange, and it's a way of expressing my desire to do well even if it's different from other people's. Please give me a lot of support from now on."

Singer Lee Hyo-ri (Fin.K.L.) supported JENNIE's departure, saying, "It takes great courage to jump out of the nest. JENNIE then said, "I have learned many things since I was a trainee (at YG), and at some point I started asking myself what I could do with my challenging spirit," and said, "I wanted to bump into them once."

Lee Hyo-ri asked if she felt lonely about the fact that she and YG would only be doing group activities together. In response, Jenny said, "I'm still very close with (YG)," and vowed, "I want to do well once (with an independent label)."

As for the idea of nurturing junior artists, she replied, "I never dreamed of such a thing before, but it was interesting to imagine it after the company was established. I want to take good care of them, starting with me," she smiled. To this, Lee Hyo-ri added, "Once I'm done with Antenna, too..." which made him laugh.

JENNIE revealed her goal, "This year, I dream of releasing my first solo album with lots of songs," and promised, "I will show you good music by the end of this year. She also said, "I enjoy the stage very much. The next time I perform here again, I want to do only on stage," expressing her enthusiasm for her future activities."

Meanwhile, "Lee Hyo Ri's Red Carpet" is the fourth season of "THE SEASONS," KBS's season-based program. Lee Hyo-ri will be the fourth MC following previous MCs Park Jae-beom, Choi Jung-hoon, and AKMU. The first episode will air on the 5th at 11:20pm.