BLACKPINK’s Jennie Rocks Elle Cover

Jennie Kim, a member of the South Korean girl band Blackpink, looked ravishing on Elle's cover, making fans go crazy over the photos.

Jennie answered a number of questions from fans about her acting debut with The Weeknd, the group’s latest album, Born Pink, and more.

“Born Pink” hit number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart in its debut week and the single “Shut Down” exceeded 300 million views on YouTube.

Meanwhile, “The Idol” created and executive produced by singer, songwriter, and producer The Weeknd, Tesfaye, Euphoria creator Sam Levinson, and Reza Fahim, is set to premiere on HBO next year.

The Idol will mark Jennie’s debut acting role, in which she is credited as Jennie Ruby Jane.

Jennie revealed that Levinson was the biggest draw for her to participate in the series. “I’ve been a fan of all his work,” she said.

“We got to meet and talk about the possibilities [of] me being in the show, and it worked out magically.” 

For his part, Levinson calls Jennie “so professional and hardworking.” Her experience as a pop star, he says, lent a meta quality to her character: “Watching her learn a full dance routine in about an hour and then perform it flawlessly 10 times in a row was amazing, and of course, that’s just a tiny piece of her talent and ability.”