BLACKPINK - BORN PINK

BLACKPINK is a South Korean girl group formed by YG Entertainment, consisting of JISOO, JENNIE, ROSÉ and LISA. The group debuted in August 2016 with their single album SQUARE ONE which featured "WHISTLE" and "BOOMBAYAH". Dubbed the "biggest girl group in the world", they are considered the most successful Korean girl group internationally and one of the leaders of the Korean Wave. They are stylistically associated with the "girl crush" concept in K-pop—exploring themes of self-confidence and female empowerment. BLACKPINK released their debut single album, SQUARE ONE, on August 8, 2016, consisting of tracks "BOOMBAYAH" and "WHISTLE". They charted at number one and two, respectively, on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart, making BLACKPINK the fastest act to achieve such a feat and the third YG Entertainment artist to hold the top two positions simultaneously, after Psy and Big Bang. BLACKPINK released their second single album, SQUARE TWO, consisting of tracks "PLAYING WITH FIRE" and "STAY", on November 1, 2016. "PLAYING WITH FIRE" was BLACKPINK's second single to reach number one on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart and the first K-pop girl group song to chart on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100. BLACKPINK's commercial success in their first five months earned them several rookie awards at major Korean year-end music award shows, including the Asia Artist Awards, Melon Music Awards, Golden Disc Awards, Seoul Music Awards, and Gaon Chart Music Awards. Additionally, Billboard named them one of the best new K-pop groups of 2016. On January 17, 2017, BLACKPINK revealed the name of their fan club — "BLINK", a portmanteau of "black" and "pink". On June 22, the group released their first standalone digital single, "AS IF IT'S YOUR LAST". It was described as a "mixed genre of music" and a change of sound from their previous releases. The song peaked at number three on the Gaon Digital Chart and at number 13 on Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, becoming their first song to enter the Bubbling Under Hot 100. On June 15, 2018, the group released their first Korean-language EP, SQUARE UP. In South Korea, the EP debuted at number one on Gaon Album Chart and was certified platinum by the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA) for selling 250,000 units. SQUARE UP brought the group their first entry and the highest-charting album by a female Korean group at the time of its release on the Billboard 200, debuting at number 40. The EP also topped the Billboard World Albums chart and led BLACKPINK to becoming the first female Korean group to top the Billboard Emerging Artists chart. The EP's lead single, "DDU-DU DDU-DU", peaked at number one on the Gaon Digital Chart while "Forever Young" peaked at number two. In the United States, "DDU-DU DDU-DU" debuted at number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the highest-charting song by a Korean girl group in the country, surpassing the record set by "Nobody" by Wonder Girls in 2009. It additionally marked the first time a Korean girl group entered the US Streaming Songs chart, entering at number 39. The song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in August 2019, making Blackpink the first Korean girl group to receive a certification in the country. In the United Kingdom, "DDU-DU DDU-DU" debuted at number 78 on the UK Singles Chart and made Blackpink the first ever female Korean group to enter the chart. YouTube's official tally saw the music video for "DDU-DU DDU-DU" garner a total of 36.2 million views within 24 hours after its release, making it the most-viewed online video in the first 24 hours by a Korean act and the second most-watched music video of all time in first 24 hours of release at the time. On October 19, 2018, English singer Dua Lipa released "Kiss and Make Up" with Blackpink, a new track on the re-released edition of her self-titled debut album. "Kiss and Make Up" became the group's second entry in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 36, which became the first time a female Korean group reached the top 40. It also debuted at number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking BLACKPINK's second entry in the chart and making them the only Korean girl group to score multiple entries on the chart. The song was certified silver in the UK by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), marking the first time a Korean group received a certification in the UK. BLACKPINK's third extended play, KILL THIS LOVE, was released on April 5, 2019, alongside a single of the same name. In South Korea, the EP debuted at number three on the Gaon Album Chart and was certified 2× platinum by the KMCA for selling 500,000 units in the country, while the lead single peaked at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart and was certified platinum for surpassing 100,000,000 streams in the country. KILL THIS LOVE also debuted at number 24 on the Billboard 200, while the lead single reached number 41 on the Hot 100, becoming the highest-charting releases by a female Korean group on the two major Billboard charts. The EP also became BLACKPINK's second number-one album on the Billboard World Albums chart. The song's music video broke the record for the most views within 24 hours on YouTube, accumulating 56.7 million views in that time. "Kill This Love" ranked at number 66 on Billboard's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2019. Following the EP's release, BLACKPINK performed at the 2019 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 12 and 19, 2019, making them the first female K-pop group to do so. The group's Coachella set was well received by both critics and fans alike, with Gab Ginsberg of Billboard calling the show "electrifying" and "unforgettable". On April 22, 2020, it was confirmed the group would be working with Lady Gaga on her sixth studio album, Chromatica. Their collaboration, "Sour Candy (with BLACKPINK)", was released as a promotional single on May 28, 2020. On the Billboard Hot 100, the song debuted at number 33, giving BLACKPINK their first top 40 hit and becoming the highest-charting song by a Korean girl group in the US. In Australia, the song debuted at number eight, becoming BLACKPINK's first top-ten hit as well as the highest-charting song by a Korean group in the country. The single "How You Like That" was heavily teased on social media in the lead up to its digital release on June 26. In South Korea, it peaked at number one on the Gaon Digital Chart for three weeks and was certified platinum for surpassing 100,000,000 streams in the country. "How You Like That" became BLACKPINK's fifth song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 and tied "Sour Candy (with BLACKPINK)" as the highest-charting song by a Korean girl group in the US with a peak at number 33. Its music video broke five Guinness World Records, including the one for the most-viewed video in the first 24 hours of release, achieving 86.3 million views in that timeframe. The song ranked first in Youtube Music's Global Top 10 Songs of Summer 2020 and won Song of Summer at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, making Blackpink the first Korean female act to win at the award show. On July 23, YG Entertainment announced that a second single, "Ice Cream" with American singer Selena Gomez, would be released on August 28. "Ice Cream" debuted and peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, surpassing their own record for the highest-charting song by a female Korean act in the US. Its debut at number 39 in the United Kingdom made BLACKPINK the Korean artist with the most top 40 songs in the country at the time, with five. BLACKPINK released their first Korean studio album, THE ALBUM, on October 2, 2020, with "Lovesick Girls" as its third and main single. Leading up to the exclusive video premiere of their music video for "Lovesick Girls", BLACKPINK appeared on YouTube's new original music show Released as its first featured artist, which included "unfiltered access" moments of the group. The Album set a first-week sales record for a Korean girl group, with 590,000 copies sold in just one day after its release. BLACKPINK became the first-ever million-selling K-pop girl group with the album, which debuted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart and sold approximately 1.2 million copies in less than one month after release. It was ranked the fifth best-selling album worldwide on IFPI's 2020 Global Album Sales Chart. The Album peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 and the UK Albums Chart, making BLACKPINK the highest-charting Korean female act on each. The album's release also led BLACKPINK to become the first girl group to top the Billboard Artist 100. To promote the album, Blackpink performed "Lovesick Girls" on Good Morning America and Jimmy Kimmel Live! in the United States on October 21. The song peaked at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart and was certified platinum for surpassing 100,000,000 streams in South Korea; in the US, it peaked at number 59 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also debuted at number two on the Billboard Global 200 and number one on the Global Excl. U.S., becoming Blackpink's first chart-topper on the latter. On December 2, BLACKPINK announced their collaboration with YouTube Music for their first livestream concert. The live event, dubbed "THE SHOW", was initially set to take place on December 27, 2020, but was rescheduled to January 31, 2021, due to new COVID-19 pandemic regulations introduced in South Korea. The concert featured the first-ever live performances of several songs from The Album, as well as of ROSÉ's song " Gone" from her first solo single album R. More than 280,000 people purchased memberships to access the show, and the concert was livestreamed across 100 countries. On July 6, 2022, YG Entertainment announced that BLACKPINK was in the final stages of recording for a new album, with plans to record a music video in mid-July and release a new song in August. They also confirmed that the group would embark on their second world tour at the end of the year. On July 12, YG Entertainment revealed that BLACKPINK would hold a virtual in-game concert called BLACKPINK: THE VIRTUAL in PUBG Mobile from July 22 to 30, including performances of the group's hit songs as well as a special track titled "Ready For Love" to be previewed during the event for the first time. "Ready For Love" was released in full with an animated music video on July 29. On July 31, it was announced that Blackpink would release a pre-release single titled "Pink Venom" on August 19, ahead of their second album in September, followed by an accompanying world tour beginning in October. Upon release, "Pink Venom" topped the Billboard Global 200 for two weeks, becoming the first number-one song by a girl group as well as the first Korean song to top the chart for multiple weeks. It peaked at number two on South Korea's Circle Digital Chart and number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the first song by a Korean group to top the ARIA Singles Chart in Australia. On August 28, BLACKPINK performed "Pink Venom" at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, making them the first female K-pop group in history to perform at the show, and won the award for Best Metaverse Performance for The Virtual. On September 16, 2022, BLACKPINK released their second studio album BORN PINK alongside the single "Shut Down", which became their second song to top the Billboard Global 200. "Shut Down" peaked at number three on the Circle Digital Chart and number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100. Born Pink debuted at number one on the Circle Album Chart with 2,141,281 copies sold in less than two days of tracking and became the first album by a K-pop girl group to sell over two million copies. In the United States, it debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, the first album by a female Korean act to top the chart and the first album by a female group to do so since Danity Kane's Welcome to the Dollhouse in 2008. In the United Kingdom, Born Pink also became the first album by a K-pop girl group to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart, and marked the first time a girl group simultaneously topped the album charts in the United States and United Kingdom since Destiny's Child's Survivor in 2001. The album was the seventh best-selling album worldwide in pure sales during 2022 according to the IFPI. In December, the group was named 2022 Entertainer of the Year by Time magazine. Following the album's release, BLACKPINK embarked on the BORN PINK WORLD TOUR, which began in Seoul on October 15, 2022, followed by the tour's North American and European legs through December. The tour contained the first-ever live performances of several songs from Born Pink and the members' solo releases, consisting of the single albums R (2021) by ROSÉ, LALISA (2021) by LISA, ME (2023) by JISOO, and the single "You & Me" (2023) by JENNIE. On January 28, 2023, the group performed "Pink Venom" and "Shut Down" with musicians Gautier Capuçon and Daniel Lozakovich at the Le Gala des Pièces Jaunes charity event organized by the First Lady of France, Brigitte Macron, in Paris. The tour continued in 2023 with stadium shows across Asia as well as several concerts in Mexico and Australia. BLACKPINK became the first Asian act to headline the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 15 and 22, 2023. On July 2, they became the first Korean band to headline a major UK festival with British Summer Time Hyde Park in London. BLACKPINK returned for an encore stadium tour starting in July in France and the United States. The encore leg set several historical records, including making them the first Korean girl group to perform in a stadium in Europe, the first girl group to perform at Allegiant Stadium, Oracle Park, and Dodger Stadium, and the third female act in history after Beyoncé and Taylor Swift to sell out back-to-back shows at MetLife Stadium. They are the most-subscribed act on YouTube, most streamed and followed girl-group of all time on Spotify and has been crowned as the biggest girl-group in the world by the most influent magazines like "Rolling Stones", "Vogue", "Elle", "Billboard" and tv programs like "MTV". Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.