Jennie Makes History as First Female K-Pop Soloist With Multiple RIAA Platinum Singles

Jennie (김제니) of BLACKPINK is now the first female K-pop soloist to hold multiple RIAA Platinum certifications in the United States. The Recording Industry Association of America certified her title track "Like Jennie" as Platinum on March 17, 2026, per the RIAA's official certification database, meaning the track has crossed 1,000,000 equivalent units in U.S. sales and streaming. The achievement comes seven months after "Like Jennie" first earned Gold certification in August 2025, and follows her earlier Platinum for "One of the Girls" with The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp in June 2024. That makes two RIAA Platinum singles for Jennie, a tally no other female K-pop soloist has reached. The milestone cements Jennie's position as the most certified female Korean artist in American music industry history, per RIAA certification records, adding to a catalog that already includes two RIAA Gold singles from her debut album Ruby.

A Gold-to-Platinum Upgrade One Year in the Making

"Like Jennie" dropped on March 7, 2025 as the title track of Ruby, Jennie's debut solo studio album on OA Entertainment (Odd Atelier) and Columbia Records. The track earned Gold certification from the RIAA in August 2025, clearing 500,000 U.S. equivalent units in roughly five months. Getting from Gold to Platinum in an additional seven months, for a K-pop track with no major U.S. radio campaign, is a significant commercial achievement. Most K-pop acts get one viral moment and plateau. "Like Jennie" kept accumulating units.

The RIAA's tracking methodology counts digital sales, track-equivalent album conversions, and on-demand audio and video streams combined into a single unit figure. One Platinum certification equals 1,000,000 equivalent units. That Jennie crossed this threshold with a K-pop track, without crossover radio support, signals sustained audience engagement rather than a one-week spike. The certification was confirmed via the RIAA Gold & Platinum database, which the organization updated on March 20, 2026.

Jennie's Full RIAA Certification Breakdown

Jennie now holds four RIAA certifications across her solo catalog, confirmed by the RIAA's official certification database:

• "Like Jennie", Platinum, certified March 17, 2026
• "One of the Girls" (The Weeknd, Jennie & Lily-Rose Depp), Platinum, certified June 20, 2024
• "Mantra", Gold, certified August 25, 2025
• "ExtraL" featuring Doechii, Gold, certified November 26, 2025

"One of the Girls" is credited to The Weeknd featuring Jennie and Lily-Rose Depp, released as part of The Idol soundtrack in 2023. Its Platinum status predates Ruby entirely, reflecting Jennie's crossover pull before she even had a solo album out. The double-Platinum total now puts her above every other female K-pop solo act in U.S. certification history, according to reporting from InMusic Blog and Chosun Ilbo. Two Platinums and two Golds from a debut solo album era is a commercial record that most Western pop artists would accept without complaint.

Ruby's Global Footprint

Released March 7, 2025, Ruby debuted in the top 10 in 19 countries and cleared 661,130 first-week sales in South Korea according to Hanteo Chart certified data. The album went on to receive triple Platinum certification in Korea from the KMCA, reflecting 750,000 or more physical and digital copies sold domestically. Internationally, Ruby performed equally strong: "Mantra" peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Global 200, "Like Jennie" hit number 5 on the same chart, and both charted at the top of the Circle Digital Chart in South Korea. Ruby was also Jennie's statement of creative independence, released on her own label OA Entertainment in partnership with Columbia Records, after she departed YG Entertainment as a solo act. The album featured collaborations with Childish Gambino, Dua Lipa, and Doechii, announced via a trailer on January 21, 2025, drawing genuine mainstream attention across U.S. pop and hip-hop audiences.

What K-Fans Are Saying

K-pop fans on X responded predictably and loudly. "TWO PLATINUMS. WE LOVE TO SEE IT" trended alongside the news. The dominant read in fan spaces: this is not a one-release novelty. It is a pattern. "Like Jennie" continued accumulating streams well past its initial promotional window, which is the behavior of a record with genuine cultural staying power, not just a K-pop hype cycle. Meanwhile, with BLACKPINK's Deadline world tour currently running, Jennie's visibility globally is near its peak, and her Ruby era numbers keep growing in its shadow. The next question fans are asking: can she become the first female K-pop soloist to hit Multi-Platinum in the U.S.? At the current trajectory, that is not a stretch.