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This is the basics about Blackpink.
Blackpink is a four member Kpop group that debuted in 2016 under YG Entertainment with the singles Whistle and Boombayah.
MEMBERS AND POSITIONS (3.1)
Jisoo - Lead Vocalist, Visual, Face
Jennie - Vocalist, Main Rapper, Center
Rosé - Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer
Lisa - Sub Vocalist, Main Dancer
ICONIC STUFF (3.2)
Blackpink in your area (All)
Jisooturtlerabbitkim (Jisoo, V Live)
Zipline Phobia (Jisoo, Blackpink House)
Milk (Jennie, Weekly Idol)
Ddu Du Ddu Du Rap (Jennie, D 4x)
Majimak Cheorom (Lisa, AIIYL)
Middle Finger Up (Lisa, Boombayah)
Are we Sponsored by Samsung? (Rosé, Blackpink House)
Eating Addiction (Rosé)
BLACKPINK DISCOGRAPHY (3.3)
Square One
Release date: August 8, 2016
Debut Single Album
Whistle
Boombayah
Square Two
Release date: November 1, 2016
Second Single Album
Playing With Fire
Stay
Whistle (Acoustic Version)
Blackpink
Release date: August 30, 2017
Japanese Debut Mini Album
Boombayah
Whistle
Playin With Fire
Stay
As If It's Your Last
Whistle (Acoustic Version)
Re:Blackpink
Release date: March 28, 2018
Repackage Album Of Japanese Debut Mini Album
Boombayah (Japanese version)
Whistle (Japanese version)
Playing With Fire (Japanese version)
Stay (Japanese version)
As If It's Your Last (Japanese version)
Whistle (Acoustic version/Japanese version)
Boombayah
Whistle
Playing With Fire
Stay
As If It's Your Last
Whistle (Acoustic Version)
Square Up
Release date: June 15, 2018
Mini Album
Ddu-Du, Ddu-Du
Forever Young
Really
See U Later
As If It's Your Last (Physical edition hidden track)
BLACKPINK In Your Area
Release date: November 23, 2018
Japanese Mini Album
Boombayah
Whistle
Playing With Fire
Stay
As If It's Your Last
Ddu-Du, Ddu-Du
Forever Young
Really
See U Later
Kill This Love
Release date: April 5, 2019
Mini Album
Kill This Love
Don't Know What To Do
Kick It
Hope Not
Ddu-Du, Ddu-Du (Remix)
Albums
Square One
Square Two
Blackpink
Re:Blackpink
Square Up
Blackpink In Your Area
Kill This Love
BLACKPINKS HISTORY (3.4)
2016-2017: Debut, rise in popularity and commercial success
Promotional preparations began in August 2016 with the release of teaser images and their participation in songs and advertisements. YG Entertainment revealed the final line-up and name of the group on June 29, 2016.
Blackpink was the first girl group to debut under YG Entertainment in six years after 2NE1, with their debut single album Square One, which was released on August 8, 2016. The two lead singles charted at number one and two on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart, and Blackpink is the fastest act to do so and the third Korean artist or group to hold the top two positions after label mates Psy and Big Bang. "Whistle" topped the digital, download, streaming, and mobile charts on Gaon in August 2016. They also reached number one on the weekly, popularity, music video, and K-pop music video charts of China's biggest music-streaming website QQ Music. Blackpink's first music show performance was aired on August 14, 2016 on SBS' Inkigayo. They won first place on Inkigayo 13 days after their debut, and broke the record for the shortest time for a girl group to win on a music program after their debut. They wrapped up their promotions for Square One on September 11, 2016 with another win on Inkigayo.
Blackpink released their second single album Square Two with the lead singles "Playing with Fire" and "Stay" on November 1, 2016. The songs were produced by Teddy Park with R. Tee and Seo Won Jin. They performed their comeback stage on Inkigayo on November 6 and on Mnet's M Countdown on November 10, 2016. "Playing with Fire" was their second single to hit number one on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart. In South Korea, "Playing with Fire" peaked at number three while "Stay" managed to reach the tenth spot.
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 named their fan club "Blink", a portmanteau of "Black" and "Pink". On June 22, The group released a digital single titled "As If It's Your Last". The song was described as a "mixed genre of music", a change of sound from their previous releases. The song debuted at number one on Billboard's World Digital Song chart dated June 22 after only one day of tracking, making it their third number one hit on the chart. The music video for the song later went on to break the record for the most liked music video by a Korean girl group on YouTube.
On July 20, Blackpink held a showcase at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo. It had an attendance of more than 14,000 people and it was reported that around 200,000 people tried to get tickets for it. The group made their Japanese debut on August 30, 2017, with the release of their self-titled Japanese extended play. Blackpink was ranked among YouTube's Global Top 25 Songs of the Summer for 2017, with their single "As If It's Your Last".
2018-2019: International recognition, Blackpink in Your Area and world tour
In January 2018, it was announced that the debut Japanese EP of the group would be re-released under the name Re:Blackpink. The digital version included the same songs as the original release, while the physical version included a DVD containing all music videos and six songs in the Korean language.
Blackpink at a fan event at the AK Plaza in Bundang, June 24, 2018.
On June 15, 2018 the group released their first EP titled Square Up. The single "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" from the EP debuted at number 17 on the Official Trending Chart in the United Kingdom, making them the first female K-pop group to enter the chart since its launch in 2016. The single also debuted as the highest-charting Hot 100 hit ever by an all-female K-pop act, opening at number 55 with 12.4 million U.S. streams and 7,000 downloads in the tracking week ending June 21, 2018. The single also debuted at number 39 on the US Streaming Songs tally, where Blackpink became the first K-pop girl group to chart a title. Square Up also brought the group their first entry and the highest-charting to date (2018) by an all-female K-pop group on the US Billboard 200, debuting at number 40 with 14,000 album-equivalent units, surpassing label mate 2NE1's 2014 record with their last album Crush which peaked at number 61. The EP also topped the Billboard World Albums chart. In South Korea, Square Up debuted at number one on Gaon Albums Chart. The single "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" peaked at number one on the Digital, Download, Streaming and Mobile charts on Gaon in its second week, while "Forever Young" managed to peak under top five. 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 and became the most viewed online video in the first 24 hours by a Korean act and the second most watched music video of all time as at June 2018.
On July 7, the final stop of the tour was added for December 24 at Kyocera Dome Osaka as a Christmas gift for their fans, which made them the first overseas girl-group to perform at a domed stadium in Japan. They embarked on their first Japan tour, Blackpink Arena Tour 2018, in Osaka on July 24-25. On September 12, it was announced that the group would hold their first concert in Seoul titled "Blackpink 2018 Tour [In Your Area] Seoul x BC Card" at Olympic Gymnastics Arena.
In September 2018, English singer Dua Lipa announced "Kiss and Make Up", a collaboration with Blackpink for the re-released Complete Edition of her self-titled debut album in October 19, 2018. "Kiss and Make Up" debuted at number 93 at the Billboard Hot 100, marking the Blackpink's second entry in the chart, and making them the only Korean girl group as at October 2018 to score multiple entries on the chart. The song is also their second song in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 36. It is also their first Top 40 entry, thus, making them the first female K-pop group and third Korean act overall to reach the chart's Top 40.
In October 2018, YG CEO Yang Hyun-suk announced that each Blackpink member would have solo projects, with Jennie debuting first and Rosé next. On the same month, the group signed with Interscope Records for a global partnership with YG Entertainment; they would be represented by Interscope and Universal Music Group outside of Asia. In November 2018, Blackpink announced additional tour dates for their In Your Area World Tour, which covers thirteen dates around Asia from January through March 2019. Jennie debuted her solo single, "Solo", at Blackpink's Seoul concert on November 11; both the song and its official music video were released the following day. Their first Japanese studio album, Blackpink in Your Area, was made available digitally on November 23, and physically on December 5, 2018. The album debuted at no. 9 on the Japanese album chart, selling an estimated 13,000 copies in its first week.
Blackpink made their American debut at Universal Music Group's 2019 Grammy Artist Showcase, which was invite-only and took place at ROW in Downtown Los Angeles on February 9. The group has since appeared in several American television shows in February 2019. Billboard's March issue had with five covers, a group cover and four with each individual member. They are the first K-pop girl group to be on the magazine's cover.
Blackpink's second EP, Kill This Love, was released on April 5, 2019. Blackpink performed at the 2019 Coachella Festival on April 12 and 19, 2019, being the first female K-pop group to perform at Coachella. The EP debuted at no. 24 on the Billboard 200, while the single reached no. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Kill This Love" made it on to Billboard's staff-curated list of the 100 Best Songs of 2019, takes No. 66 on the list, with Billboard writing, "If there were doors remaining for Blackpink to bust through, they were evaporated by the first horn blasts of 'Kill This Love', a song that sounds practically biblical in its sonic might."
The song "Forever Young", released as a track from the EP Square Up (2018), surpassed 2.5 million downloads on December 2019, making it the group's fifth song overall and their second to achieve a Platinum certification for downloads from the Korea Music Content Association