Biography
Who is Jisoo?
Early life and education
Kim Ji-soo was born on January 3, 1995, in Gunpo, South Korea. She grew up with an older brother and sister, living with her parents, siblings, and grandparents prior to her professional debut. As a child, she played basketball and practiced taekwondo while holding dreams of becoming a writer and painter. She was also a fan of the South Korean boy group TVXQ.
She attended high school at the School of Performing Arts Seoul. During her eleventh grade at the school, she joined a drama club and began attending auditions to gain experience in the entertainment industry. In addition to her native Korean, she learned to speak Chinese and Japanese.
Rise to fame with Blackpink
In 2011, Jisoo joined YG Entertainment as a trainee after passing auditions. Before her musical debut, she appeared in music videos for Epik High and Hi Suhyun in 2014, and made a cameo appearance in the television drama The Producers in 2015. She debuted as one of the four members of the girl group Blackpink on August 8, 2016, alongside Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa. The group released their debut single album Square One featuring the singles Whistle and Boombayah.
From 2017 to 2018, Jisoo served as a host on Inkigayo alongside Jin-young and Doyoung. She took part as a writer on Lovesick Girls, a single from Blackpink's first studio album The Album in 2020. She also contributed songwriting credits to Yeah Yeah Yeah from their second studio album Born Pink in 2022. The group signed with Interscope Records in a global partnership in 2018 and became one of the best-selling girl groups of all time.
Acting career and television roles
Jisoo ventured into acting with a short cameo appearance in the fantasy drama Arthdal Chronicles in 2019. She played her first leading role as Eun Yeong-ro in the JTBC television series Snowdrop, which aired from 2021 to 2022. For her performance in the show, she won the Seoul International Drama Award for Outstanding Korean Actress in September 2022.
She later starred in the zombie comedy series Newtopia in 2025 and Boyfriend on Demand in 2026. She also made a special cameo appearance as a traditional fairy in the film Dr. Cheon and Lost Talisman and debuted on the big screen in the action fantasy film Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy in July 2025.
Solo music and independent label
In March 2023, Jisoo released her debut single album Me, featuring the lead single Flower. The album broke records by becoming the best-selling album by a Korean female soloist, selling over a million copies in its first week. Flower peaked at number two on the Circle Digital Chart and the Billboard Global 200, while also setting records on the UK Singles Chart and the Canadian Hot 100.
After establishing her own label Blissoo in 2024 and signing with Warner Records in 2025, she released her first EP Amortage. The lead single Earthquake became her first number one on the US Billboard World Digital Songs chart. In October 2025, she released the single Eyes Closed as a duet with Zayn, which earned her a spot on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Birthday and age
Jisoo was born on January 3, 1995, which makes Jisoo 31 years old today. That birthday falls under the Capricorn sign. Jisoo shares the date with 64 other famous people.
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