Jennie's Someone to Hold Set for November 6 Ahead of Netflix's Steps

A new release date for Jennie's first animated film song

Jennie's "Someone to Hold" is scheduled for release on November 6, 2026, two weeks before Netflix's animated film Steps and its companion soundtrack arrive on November 20. The English language song marks the BLACKPINK singer's first contribution to an animated film soundtrack and accompanies a story that shifts Cinderella's familiar fairy tale toward her stepsisters.

The single is due through ODD ATELIER and Columbia Records. Jennie announced its release date on November 2, following Netflix's October 15 announcement of her involvement and a preview in the film's trailer that day.

The song has also received a nomination in the Song – Animated Film category at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards ahead of its release. Its role in Steps is closely tied to the film's emotional climax, where the relationship between its central characters comes into focus.

For listeners, the schedule creates two separate release moments: the chance to hear Jennie's full song on November 6, followed by the film and the wider collection of music on November 20.

How the release schedule developed

The November 6 single date updates the timetable described when Jennie's participation first became public. The film and full soundtrack remain scheduled for November 20, 2026.

When Jennie's soundtrack role emerged in October, the song, film and companion album were all described as arriving on November 20. The later announcement gives "Someone to Hold" its own release ahead of the larger project.

• October 15, 2026: Netflix announced Jennie's song, and the film's trailer included a preview.
• November 2, 2026: Jennie announced the November 6 release date for the single.
• November 6, 2026: "Someone to Hold" is scheduled to arrive through ODD ATELIER and Columbia Records.
• November 20, 2026: Steps and its companion soundtrack are scheduled for release.

The interval between the single and the film is 14 days. Viewers can already hear part of the track in the trailer, while the complete film will supply the story surrounding its climactic appearance.

Cinderella's story moves toward her stepsisters

Steps retells Cinderella through Lilith, one of the stepsisters usually placed on the opposing side of the fairy tale. The film is an animated action comedy, with Lilith and Margot helping drive the trouble that unfolds around the royal ball.

After the sisters disrupt the ball and a new villain takes the throne, Lilith must work with Cinderella to repair the damage. That setup changes the central relationship: Cinderella and a stepsister have to cooperate rather than remain fixed as enemies.

Directors Alyce Tzue and John Ripa describe "Someone to Hold" as representing the sisterhood between Lilith, Cinderella and Margot. The song therefore reaches beyond a general message about companionship. It belongs to three characters whose relationship develops through the crisis at the heart of the film.

Why Jennie joined the film

Jennie connected her participation to the characters' warmth and individuality. In a statement shared by Netflix, the singer described the project as an enjoyable introduction to making music for animation.

I am so excited to join the Steps family, and it was really fun making my first song for an animated film. I love how much heart and personality the characters have, and I'm so happy I got to be a little part of their world.

Her contribution brings a new setting to her work as a solo artist. Here, the performance serves a story and a group of fictional characters, with its placement shaped by the film's emotional progression.

Jennie is also credited with writing the English language song. That connects her participation to both the performance listeners will hear and the creation of a track intended for a specific moment in Steps.

A ballad with a dance music foundation

Netflix describes "Someone to Hold" as a powerful ballad that captures the bond between the sisters and accompanies the film's emotional crescendo. A crescendo is a build toward greater intensity; in this setting, it refers to the moment when the characters' feelings become especially strong.

The song also draws inspiration from vintage, organic dance pop. Songwriter and producer Justin Tranter describes its sound as "pure danceable joy," placing rhythmic energy alongside its emotional purpose.

Those descriptions point to two parts of the same musical idea: a song can carry the feeling of a ballad while drawing movement and texture from dance music. In Steps, that combination links the intimate subject of sisterhood with the livelier sound running through the soundtrack.

Four original songs share the soundtrack

Jennie joins Amanda Seyfried, Rose Gray and Emei on a soundtrack built around four original songs. Seyfried also voices Cinderella, connecting one of the film's central speaking roles with its music.

Tranter, a Grammy nominee, wrote and produced the four songs, with songwriting contributions from the performers. His involvement provides a common creative thread across a collection featuring several different voices.

Tranter explained the connection between the soundtrack's varied performances in his comments about the project:

The story in Steps lends itself beautifully to a variety of voices and sonics, and the main throughline in the soundtrack is dance music.

Rose Gray's "Meet Me on the Dance Floor" plays during the palace ball. That placement gives one song a public, celebratory setting, while Jennie's contribution is assigned to the film's emotional peak. The songs have different jobs within the same adventure.

Why the film uses songs selectively

Steps began production as a full musical before developing into more of an action comedy. Its four remaining original songs are attached to particular characters and moments, rather than forming a continuous sequence of musical numbers.

That production change helps explain the weight placed on "Someone to Hold." With a smaller set of songs, each appearance has a distinct place in the story. Jennie's track is positioned where the relationship between Lilith, Cinderella and Margot carries particular emotional force.

Kris Bowers composed the film's instrumental score. The score is the music that supports scenes beyond the featured songs, helping carry movement, tension and emotion as the action unfolds. The companion soundtrack brings the project's songs and musical identity into a release listeners can experience separately from the film.

An awards nomination before release

"Someone to Hold" has been nominated in the Hollywood Music in Media Awards category for songs from animated films before its scheduled public release. The category places attention on music created for animation, matching the song's role within Steps.

The nomination adds an early point of interest to a release already connecting Jennie's solo work with Netflix's animated storytelling. Her first song for an animated film arrives with both a defined dramatic purpose and recognition from an awards programme focused on music in visual media.

For audiences, the next milestones are the November 6 single and the November 20 film and soundtrack. The trailer offers the first glimpse of how the music fits the world of Steps; the full film will show how the sisters reach the moment the song accompanies.

Key Points

• Jennie's "Someone to Hold" is scheduled for November 6, 2026, through ODD ATELIER and Columbia Records.
• Netflix's Steps and its companion soundtrack are scheduled to arrive on November 20, 2026.
• The song is Jennie's first contribution to an animated film soundtrack and accompanies the film's emotional climax.
• Steps follows Lilith and Margot in a Cinderella retelling that brings Lilith and Cinderella together to repair a kingdom in trouble.
• Amanda Seyfried, Rose Gray and Emei also perform original songs, with Justin Tranter writing and producing the collection and Kris Bowers composing the score.
• "Someone to Hold" received a Hollywood Music in Media Awards nomination in the Song – Animated Film category ahead of release.