TIMELINE

_{1996 
— A cute baby girl is born in Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea (January 16).
2001 
— Moved to New Zealand.
— Homestayed with a foreign family.
— Attended Waikowhai Primary School in Auckland.
2006 
— Attended ACG Parnell College in Auckland for middle school education.
2010
— Moved back to South Korea (June).
— Attended Chungdam High School.
— Initial YG audition.
— Entered YG as a fixed trainee (August 20).
2012 
— First teaser revealed (April 10)
— Mystery girl identity revealed (April 13).
— “YG Trainee - JENNIE KIM (김제니)” introduction and rap video posted on YG Entertainment’s YouTube channel (August 29).
— G-Dragon’s That XX MV featuring (August 31).
— MBC Special Documentary (2012).
2013 
— “JENNIE KIM (김제니) - YG NEW ARTISTS” vocal and rap video posted on YG Entertainment’s YouTube channel (January 20).
— Featured in Lee Hi’s track “Special” from ‘First Love’ mini album (March 28).
— Featured in Seungri’s track “GG BE” from ‘Let’s Talk About Love’ (August 19).
— Featured in G-Dragon’s track “Black” from Coup d’Etat (September 2).
— SBS Inkigayo with G-Dragon’s “Black” (September 08 and October 13).
— M Countdown with G-Dragon’s “Black” (September 12).
2016 
— Finally debuted with YG’s first girl group in 7 years, BLACKPINK (August 8)!}

_{T/N: She had never been in The Netherlands. She was born in Korea. The information about her living in The Netherlands was a mistranslation from a widespread K-POP news website in 2012 since Netherlands and New Zealand are similar in Korean writing.
T/N: Some of the dates from her childhood are only estimates based off accounts and articles.}