Blackpink’s Jennie and G-Dragon are a couple made in K-pop heaven, but how far back does their reported romance really go?

Feb 24 , 2021

Jennie and G-Dragon – the hottest couple in K-pop? Photo: @xxxibgdrgn/Instagram

So, Blinks, 2021 just became a lot more exciting thanks to the news of a romance made in K-pop heaven. Earlier today, Korean language portal Dispatch reported that Blackpink’s Jennie and Bigbang’s G-Dragon – two of South Korea’s best-loved music idols – have been in a relationship for a year. Squeal.

While YG Entertainment – the agency behind both groups – have made it clear that they will not comment on their artists’ private lives, there’s plenty of potentially romantic history to look back on. The pair’s close relationship is widely known, with Jennie and G-Dragon first collaborating back in 2012 when Jennie was still a trainee – a whole four years before BP’s debut.

Will Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin get married this year?

So when exactly did business turn into pleasure? Here’s our timeline of the YG agency-mates’ public appearances together to date. You’ll have to guess the rest.

Jennie’s breakout turn in G-Dragon’s That XX music video

The music video for K-pop track That XX – starring G-Dragon and then-future Blackpink member Jennie. Photo: @BIGBANG/YouTube

Long before Jennie debuted with Blackpink and made her name in K-pop, she was once the female lead in G-Dragon’s music video for That XX back in 2012. As a new face in town, she grabbed more eagle-eyed K-pop fans’ attention immediately. Anyone looking for early signs of affection might clock the MV’s intimate scenes where they acted as a couple, with Jennie leaning against GD’s shoulder and GD stroking her hair.

Behind the scenes footage also shows the two smiling together and getting along rather well. With Jennie still a 20-year-old trainee at the time, we see her quite shy in front of camera, letting GD, eight years her senior, take on the mentor role. “The cameras will follow you everywhere at anytime. You’ll have to get used to it,” he tells her sagely.

K-fashion this week: Blackpink’s Lisa, Song Hye-kyo, G-Dragon and more

Back for more – and on the mic – with Black

Jennie and G-Dragon. Photo: @xxxibgdrgn/Instagram

Just a year later, as if to prove their chemistry once again, Jennie again featured in a G-Dragon track, this time looking sultry in the Black MV, part of the “Coup d’etat” album. But this time Jennie did more than act; she supplied the track’s main female vocals, her soulful voice playing alongside G-Dragon’s powerful rapping, billed pre-Blackpink at the time as “Jennie Kim”.

The pair also performed together on the programme Inkigayo in September 2013, which was a big break for a pre-debut K-pop trainee. At the time, G-Dragon also posted a picture of him and Jennie on his Instagram with the caption “With J #black”. A hint?

Then G-Dragon popped up on Jennie’s Instagram …

Fast forward a few years, and Blackpink are the biggest thing in the world. At the height of the girl group’s rise, in May 2020, Jennie revealed her collaboration with the sunglasses brand Gentle Monster through her first Instagram Live video. Producer Teddy also revealed another celebrity hanging around the recording studio, where the live broadcast took place, announcing abruptly, “There’s Mr G-Dragon in the house”. This was followed by the girls’ applause, to which GD responded with a quirky dance move.

5 items cleared from shelves after appearing on BTS’ Bangtan Bomb YouTube series

It’s worth pointing out that if Jennie and GD have really been together for a year, this would be a few months into their relationship already. Perhaps that’s why he also tried on the sunglasses from Jennie’s Jentle Home collection, saying “Oh, it looks good on me”. Jennie’s cool as ice reply? “I made it so that it would look good on anyone.”

#Couplegoals? How about joint Chanel ambassadors

G-Dragon and Jennie as Chanel ambassadors. Photo: @_jendragon_/Instagram

One thing we know for sure that Jennie and G-Dragon have in common is their keen sense of style. As one of the most fashionable men in K-pop, GD has been a global ambassador for Chanel since 2016 – one of the first K-pop stars to land such a gig. Jennie, meanwhile, was signed by the French luxury house in 2018, and has since earned the nickname the “Human Chanel”.

A match made in heaven? The duo have been spotted pulling off the same Chanel pieces in their own styles on different occasions, and they both appeared on Chanel’s global platforms promoting the brand’s 2021 spring/summer collection in October. Will we see them together at future fashion shows, too? A clothes swap seems inevitable.

5 K-pop idols who were breaking gender norms years ago

So have they really been dating for a year already?

According to Dispatch’s bombshell report, the couple have been spotted secretly meeting a number of times at G-Dragon’s home, a luxury penthouse in Seoul’s Hannam-dong neighbourhood known for its high security and personal car park, with a private lift serving as the entrance to the house. How do we know it was a date? Jennie was apparently observed being able to enter GD’s house without having to verify her identity or pass through all the security.

G-Dragon and Jennie. Photo: @peaceminusone/Instagram

Dispatch also reported that, on the day of Blackpink’s huge online concert The Show on January 31, Jennie left directly from GD’s house in the morning and headed to the venue. It has also reportedly been Jennie’s routine to finish her work schedule then visit G-Dragon at his place. The outlet also quotes an unnamed source close to the artists who confirmed the relationship.

Following the report, YG Entertainment responded that, “We cannot confirm anything about our artists’ personal lives. We ask for your understanding.”

Want more stories like this? Sign up here. Follow STYLE on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter.

K-pop idols

Korean news portal Dispatch reported that Blackpink’s Jennie has been secretly visiting the BigBang member’s luxury Seoul penthouse
The K-pop idols played a couple back in G-Dragon’s 2012 That XX music video and today they are both Chanel global ambassadors – so who made the first move?