During Blackpink’s Born Pink World Tour starting in October 2022, Jennie debuted a new solo song titled “You & Me“.[59] She performed a remixed version of the song with a new rap verse during Blackpink’s setlist as the headlining act of Coachella in April 2023.[60] On July 2, she performed this version of the song alongside “Solo” during Blackpink’s headlining concert at BST Hyde Park in London.[61]
In 2023, Jennie made her acting debut under the stage name Jennie Ruby Jane in the HBO television series The Idol, which was created by and starred Canadian singer the Weeknd.[62] The show was critically panned and was cancelled after its first season.[63] However, Jennie’s role as Dyanne, a backup dancer and close friend to the pop star Jocelyn (played by Lily-Rose Depp), received praise, with a widely circulated clip of her in the show outviewing the premiere of the show on HBO.[64][65] Jennie first teased a collaboration with the Weeknd for the soundtrack of The Idol by playing a snippet of the song at a launch party for her Calvin Klein capsule collection.[66] The song, “One of the Girls” by the Weeknd, Jennie, and Lily-Rose Depp, was released on June 23 as part of the extended play The Idol Episode 4 (Music from the HBO Original Series).[67]
Following the conclusion of the Born Pink World Tour, it was announced on October 4, 2023 that “You & Me” would be officially released as a special single two days later.[68][69] Upon its release, the song debuted at number seven on the Billboard Global 200 and topped the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart, becoming Jennie’s first solo number-one song on the latter.[70][71] “You & Me” was a commercial success in South Korea and peaked at number four on the Circle Digital Chart, marking her second top-ten hit in the country after “Solo”.[72] In the United Kingdom, it debuted at number 39 on the UK Singles Chart and reached number one on the UK Singles Downloads Chart and UK Singles Sales Chart, making Jennie the first Korean female soloist to top those charts.[73]
