Kim Ji-soo, known mononymously as Jisoo, is a South Korean singer and actress.
34 Facts About Jisoo
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Jisoo is a member of the South Korean girl group Blackpink, formed by YG Entertainment, in August 2016.
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Jisoo made her solo music debut with the single album Me on March 31,2023.
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Jisoo attended high school at the School of Performing Arts Seoul; in 11th grade, she joined a drama club at the school and earned more experience in the entertainment industry by attending auditions.
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In 2011, Jisoo joined YG Entertainment as a trainee after passing its auditions.
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In 2015, Jisoo made a cameo appearance in the KBS2 drama The Producers with labelmates Sandara Park of 2NE1 and Kang Seung-yoon of Winner.
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Jisoo debuted as one of the four members of girl group Blackpink on August 8,2016, alongside Jennie, Rose and Lisa, with the release of their single album Square One.
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From 2017 to 2018, Jisoo joined Inkigayo as a host alongside Got7's Jin-young and NCT's Doyoung.
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Jisoo 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.
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Jisoo took part as writer on the lead single "Lovesick Girls" of Blackpink's first studio album The Album.
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Jisoo had her first leading role in 2021 with JTBC series Snowdrop, starring alongside Jung Hae-in.
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Jisoo played a college freshman, Eun Yeong-ro, who is held hostage by her love interest.
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In September 2022, Jisoo was awarded Outstanding Korean Actress at the Seoul International Drama Awards for her role in Snowdrop.
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Jisoo contributed songwriting credits to "Yeah Yeah Yeah", the fourth track from Blackpink's second studio album, Born Pink.
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Jisoo was ranked as the 10th most popular K-pop idol in 2018 and 17th in 2019 in annual surveys conducted by Gallup Korea.
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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.
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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.
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Jisoo placed 7th in the overall ranking despite having the fewest posts at just 12 in total.
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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.
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Jisoo appeared in promotions for Dior's new Bobby bag alongside other prominent influencers such as Chiara Ferragni and Kat Graham.
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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.
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Jisoo expressed that the proceeds from her newly-established channel will be donated to charity.
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Jisoo was appointed for 2021 summer campaign on It Michaa's line, For a Day Michaa.
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In March 2022, Jisoo became the brand ambassador for Nexon's game MapleStory, making her the second ambassador after Olympic archer Kim Je-deok.
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In December 2019, Jisoo became a local ambassador for Dior's cosmetics brand, Dior Beauty.
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In September 2020, Jisoo covered the 155th edition 2020 of Dazed Korea, where she discussed her work with Dior.
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In January 2021, Dior Beauty's "Dior Forever Skin Glow Cushion", endorsed by Jisoo, was released exclusively in Korea.
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Jisoo modeled Dior's newly launched lip balm, Dior Addict Lip Glow, for the Dior Beauty series.
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In June 2021, Jisoo attended the Dior Resort 2022 show at Greece's Panathenaic Stadium, wearing all-white linen dress by creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri.
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Jisoo sat in the front row, next to the chairman and CEO of Dior, Pietro Beccari.
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In February 2022, Jisoo became the face of Dior's Addict lipstick collection along with fellow ambassadors Anya Taylor-Joy and Sharon Alexie.
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In September 2020, Jisoo was appointed as the main model of Cartier's Pasha de Cartier.
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Jisoo personally sketched items and idea of the character herself.
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Jisoo's items included Chichi, a rabbit inspired by Jisoo's nickname "Turtle Rabbit Kim" among fans, and Dalgom, the name of her pet.