BLACKPINK star Jennie battled struggles recording solo album in Los Angeles

BLACKPINK star Jennie has admitted she faced a lot of struggles when out in Los Angeles because of having to adapt to new situations.

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Jennie is on the cusp of releasing her first solo album
Jennie is on the cusp of releasing her first solo album

BLACKPINK's Jennie battled "a lot" of struggles while recording her first solo album in Los Angeles.

The 28-year-old K-pop star confessed she found it hard after deciding to create the product in California because she was working with new people in an unfamiliar environment.

Jennie told Billboard: "[Recording in Los Angeles was] very intentionally done. I just really wanted to throw myself out there to experience it.

" [In Seoul], I was so comforted in an easy environment that I created a long time ago, and I didn’t enjoy it. I was like, ‘No, if this is your career and if this is your life, explore and learn.’ I kept telling myself that ...

"I struggled a lot in the beginning. A few months, I would say, was just me throwing myself out there, walking into rooms filled with new people.

"I just had to keep knocking on the door, like, ‘Is this it?’ ‘Is this it?’ and then eventually, we got to a point where I found a good group of people that I linked with, sonically and as friends."

Jennie released the album's first single 'Mantra' in October and she recently admitted the next track from the record will have a very different sound.

In a video posted on social media, she explained: "My album is going to sound very different. My next single is going to sound very different from ‘Mantra’, I feel like every step is going to be different ...

"My hope with my album is that the world gets to see Jennie and her music as it is. Like, I wouldn’t even be mad if you hate it.

"There’s a little bit of everything for everyone. It’s like a buffet for you guys."