{"id":216476,"date":"2026-01-02T11:31:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T11:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/216476\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T11:31:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T11:31:09","slug":"blackpinks-jennie-stuns-fans-with-bold-hair-transformation-ahead-of-30th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/216476\/","title":{"rendered":"BLACKPINK&#8217;s Jennie stuns fans with bold hair transformation ahead of 30th birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/56ccb99d-ca2d-4390-b200-fe0e47b51ed9.jpg\" style=\"height: auto; width: 100%\" alt=\"BLACKPINK member Jennie \/ Courtesy of V Magazine\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BLACKPINK member Jennie \/ Courtesy of V Magazine<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">BLACKPINK member Jennie has unveiled a dramatic new look, revealing a bold new hairstyle in a recent U.S. magazine photoshoot \u2014 a style shift that fans say highlights a more confident and mature side of the global K-pop star.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">On Wednesday (local time), U.S. fashion magazine \u201cV Magazine\u201d released Jennie\u2019s photos and an accompanying interview. In the shoot, she appears with her long straight hair cut into a strikingly short style, creating a stronger and more sophisticated aura.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">In one of the featured images, Jennie pairs a black-and-white halter-neck top with oversized hoop earrings, presenting a hip and trend-forward visual that contrasts with her previous image.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">Speaking to the magazine, Jennie said she remains focused on her core work as an artist, noting that she will be performing in Tokyo around her birthday week. \u201cI can\u2019t believe I\u2019m still saying this. Because it\u2019s something I said a year ago before my first album &#8216;Ruby,&#8217; but I feel like a baby stepping into the world,\u201d she said, sharing candid thoughts about her current mindset.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/f97ee875-1fe5-4976-bc47-428ed0668882.jpg\" style=\"height: auto; width: 100%\" alt=\"BLACKPINK member Jennie \/ Courtesy of V Magazine\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BLACKPINK member Jennie \/ Courtesy of V Magazine<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">When asked about approaching her 30th birthday, Jennie responded playfully. \u201cYou\u2019re not allowed to say that,\u201d she said with a laugh \u2014 but also expressed clear anticipation about the future. \u201cI just can\u2019t wait for this new chapter of mine to open, not because I\u2019m entering my 30s, but because there are just so many exciting things that I\u2019ve planned ahead. I feel like I lived my 20s with passion and love,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">One of the key themes Jennie emphasized in the interview was \u201chome.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">\u201cGetting to look at my own dedication to something that I made and whatever is being shared with the world, and if I feel proud of it, if I feel like it\u2019s mine, that\u2019s the moment where I\u2019m like, you know, \u2018I\u2019m doing great, and I feel like my life\u2019s good,\u201d she said, describing a sense of personal grounding that comes from effort and accomplishment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">She also reflected on balancing solo and group activities. \u201cBeing able to bring different music into our sets and watching each other\u2019s performances from a new perspective was a new thing for us, which made it more fun. Overall, being back on stage with all of us together felt very much like home,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">Jennie is scheduled to hold her first photography exhibition, titled \u201cJ2NNI5,\u201d at Youthquake in Jongno District, central Seoul, from Jan. 16-29<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">This article from the Hankook Ilbo, the sister publication of The Korea Times, is translated by a generative AI system and edited by The Korea Times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BLACKPINK member Jennie \/ Courtesy of V Magazine BLACKPINK member Jennie has unveiled a dramatic new look, revealing&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":216477,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[146,85,46,409],"class_list":{"0":"post-216476","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-il","10":"tag-israel","11":"tag-music"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=216476"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216476\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/216477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=216476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=216476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=216476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}