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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1784631880357JENNIE.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Teaser photo for Jennie&#x27;s upcoming song &#x27;Less Than A lover.&#x27; <em>Photo from Odd Atelier on X</em></span></span></span></div><p>Blackpink&#x27;s Jennie is set to release a new song titled &quot;Less Than A Lover&quot; on July 24, her agency said Tuesday.</p><p>On its X account, Odd Atelier unveiled a teaser image for the upcoming track, which is scheduled for release at 1 p.m. KST (12 noon in the Philippines) on July 24.</p><p>The latest teaser image shows the 30-year-old artist running through a field with a man, accompanied by the text: &quot;The summer I chose to pause the love story.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2079401559881040082&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2026-07-21T11%3A54%3A31.229572%3Adba7e85e-1976-4c26-9138-36855a6217d4%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=d6e4b295258d5d9757570837dc5d393fab1b95b0&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:414px;height:654px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="2079401559881040082"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>Based on the teaser, Jennie is behind the music, writing and direction of the release.</p><p>&quot;Less Than A Lover&quot; marks Jennie&#x27;s first official solo release since her critically acclaimed 2025 debut album, &quot;Ruby,&quot; which spawned the hit songs &quot;like JENNIE,&quot; &quot;ExtraL&quot; featuring Doechii and &quot;Handlebars&quot; featuring Dua Lipa.</p><p>Jennie debuted in 2016 as a member of Blackpink, one of K-pop&#x27;s most popular girl groups.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/events/2025/11/25/blackpink-gets-filipino-fans-jumping-singing-along-at-deadline-concert-0734"><strong>READ: Blackpink gets Filipino fans jumping, singing along at ‘Deadline’ concert<br/></strong></a></div><p>In February, Jennie participated in Blackpink&#x27;s comeback with the extended play &quot;Deadline.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="960" height="540" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KluI3dabTJs?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><strong></strong><br/></div>

<p>Blackpink's Jennie is set to release a new song titled "Less Than A Lover" on July 24, her agency said Tuesday.</p>

Blackpink's Jennie is set to release a new song titled "Less Than A Lover" on July 24, her agency said Tuesday.

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Blackpink's Jennie to drop new song 'Less Than A Lover' on July 24

Jaehwa Bernardo,

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Published July 21, 2026 07:10 PM PHT

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