BLACKPINK’s Jennie receives $16 million from self-founded agency over 2 years

Jennie of BLACKPINK received more than 20 billion won (around $13.6 million) in settlement payments over the past two years through her self-founded one-person agency, OA Entertainment, according to a recent audit report.

According to an audit report filed with the Financial Supervisory Service’s electronic disclosure system on May 9, OA Entertainment paid Jennie around 9.5 billion won last year. Combined with 14.3 billion won paid in 2024, Jennie received roughly 23.8 billion won, or $16 million, in total over the two-year period.

OA Entertainment, short for “Odd Atelier,” which the company describes as a creative space for orginality, was founded by Jennie in November 2023 after her exclusive contract with YG Entertainment expired. The one-person agency is headed by Jennie’s mother, while Jennie owns 100 percent of its shares.

Jennie continues to carry out BLACKPINK group activities under YG Entertainment, while managing her individual activities through OA Entertainment, including advertising deals, solo album promotions and personal performances. Audit reports show that OA Entertainment posted a profit in its first year, logging 18.9 billion won in revenue and 580 million won in operating profit.

Revenue rose to 23.8 billion won last year, but operating profit edged down to 390 million won, apparently due to an increase in selling, general and administrative expenses such as salaries and commission fees.

Jennie, whose solo album “Ruby” received strong attention at home and abroad last year, was named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world earlier this year. She also recently attended the 2026 Met Gala in New York, demonstrating her standing as a global entertainment figure.

This article from the Hankook Ilbo, the sister publication of The Korea Times, is translated by a generative AI system and edited by The Korea Times.