--- description: Find out why Jennie is one of the 100 most influential people of 2026. title: Jennie: The 100 Most Influential People of 2026 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9b843c1d0c5e1a2c/69dfadc4ffa3d743070e1985/T100-2026-Web-Jennie-crop-01a.jpg?branch=production --- Apr 15, 2026 # Jennie by Gracie Abrams  Peter Ash Lee—Art Partner/Trunk Archive To cut to the chase: [Jennie](https://time.com/entertainer-of-the-year-2022-blackpink/ "undefined") is a star. I could go on and on about her accomplishments or her influence in pop culture. But sitting down to write, the thing that comes to mind is that the magic at her core—the power that draws you into “Jennie the Artist” when you’re watching her onscreen or as one of 100,000 people in a stadium—is identical to the power she carries when you find her in the corner of a party or run into her in a backstage hallway. What makes Jennie a true star is that even in her quiet moments, she possesses the same kind of undeniable presence that cuts through all the noise, and she carries that with kindness and warmth. She is the type of person who will grab both your hands and squeeze them. She has a softness that only emphasizes her strength. I just love her. _Abrams is a Grammy-nominated musician_ _Join us on_ [_TIME's YouTube_](https://www.youtube.com/time "undefined") _for the 2026 TIME100 Gala Red Carpet Livestream, starting at 6:00 p.m. EST on April 23, 2026—and available after on demand_ Jennie Is on the 2026 TIME100 List ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people/2026/jennie/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people/2026/jennie/"},"headline":"Jennie","datePublished":"2026-04-15T11:00:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-07-21T07:21:47.708Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people/2026/jennie/","keywords":["TIME 100","list","franchise","Accolades"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9b843c1d0c5e1a2c/69dfadc4ffa3d743070e1985/T100-2026-Web-Jennie-crop-01a.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Gracie Abrams"}],"creator":"Gracie Abrams","articleSection":"TIME100","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9b843c1d0c5e1a2c/69dfadc4ffa3d743070e1985/T100-2026-Web-Jennie-crop-01a.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/time100/","name":"TIME100"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-100/","name":"TIME 100"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people/2026/jennie/","name":"Jennie"}}]}] ```