Overview
- TIME's 2026 list, published Wednesday in the U.S., names Jennie to the TIME100 in the Artists category.
- Gracie Abrams wrote Jennie’s entry and called her “a star,” praising her poise, warmth, and pull both onstage and in quieter moments.
- Coverage ties the honor to recent milestones that built her solo profile, including Billboard Hot 100 entries, an acting turn in HBO’s The Idol in 2023, and her debut album Ruby in March 2025.
- Billboard notes she appears alongside entertainment figures such as Luke Combs, Keke Palmer, Anderson .Paak, Hilary Duff, Rauw Alejandro, Dakota Johnson, Noah Kahan, and Victoria Beckham.
- Yonhap reported she is the only Korean on this year’s list, while noting Korean Americans Anderson .Paak and Chloe Kim also made the roster.