A Buddhist Monk’s Interpretation of ZEN by JENNIE

Jennie’s album Ruby launched this Friday and it’s everything I wanted it to be.

After listening to it on my own and getting to know the album, I started watching reaction videos to see how other people have been reacting to it.

This video has become an unexpected favorite. It’s a comparative literature feast. A Korean Zen Buddhist monk gives his interpretation and commentary on the music video for ZEN. He breaks down all kinds of references and meanings that I had no idea about and you get so much more out of the song and video after watching this.

This album was such a treat. All the music videos were top tier (like JENNIE is my favorite song and video). In case you missed any of them, here they are in order of how they were released:

I love that this album gives people so much to talk about so you can keep experiencing it in new ways by seeing what the global conversation is.

Other fun Ruby-related videos:

This one can’t be embedded, but it’s a Korean interview video where the host literally cooks an incredible meal for Jennie and talks to her over dinner: Jennie’s story that I’ve never told before.

What’s your favorite song on the album?