Music review: Jennie is launched from BlackPink alone with her first individual album, “Ruby”

New York — She was the first to go “alone”.

Seven years ago, the global pop phenomenon Jenny became the first member of the K-Pop BlackPink group that releases individual music. On Friday, it became the latest album from Solo Studio, “Ruby” in English. It is an endoscope from various voices of genetic, full of non -consistent pleasures.

“Solo”, her first individual song, was the product of its nostalgia-EDM-POP with simple whistle and songs. “I am going” individually individually if if if if only, I repeated the choir. You had to believe her: she was not leaving her band, but it is a faded relationship, a very harmless precedent, barely a player in the song. Many have changed at that time since then, but the essence of their vocal messages-self-empowerment above all-has not retreated.

On “Ruby”, it’s stronger on the individual “Mantra”, where Jenny is encouraged in the chant of chant: “Beautiful girls do not do drama”, we want / we will rely on today “on the top of the perfect copper production for a commercial situation on time. Or” outside “with the innovative dochii, which gives rap music the disorder an additional weight to” yes, we are bleeding men, “which is a hand that is delivered Laughing.

But it is not all assurances of autonomy. On “Love Love Hangoper” with Dominic Fike, they are located in devastating patterns with an undue partner; In Valssito, her audio performance in the chameleon is very convincing, recording does not seem like Jenny. Or maybe it does not seem that Jenny fans have grown to the well -known?

Via “Ruby”, do not expect discounts that will make BlackPink record. Before “Ruby”, Jenny worked with only one product – Teddy Park, a man who is synonymous with her collection. This time, I worked with a selective team ranging from Diplo to El Guincho – new sounds to explore different aspects of her personality. It is ambitious and shiny, transmitting from a voice song here (“Twins”), prominent rap music there (“zen”), to familiar pulses on (“with IE (Way Up) and” Start War “). It pays fruits.

Jenny is trying the best in Rihanna to “start the war”, and you may spend a lot of time with strong-child-Kambino and Ouchis cooperation to nostalgia to&B from “DAMN Right”, Dua LIPA on “Al -Muqaaud” that begins directly in the choir – ideal for Tactok.

In general, Jenny’s “Ruby” is a solid reinstitute for BlackPink. Songs are strong, varied and longing – but perhaps not completely distinctive. The reason for being excited about its future individual work is still.