BLACKPINK, (commonly stylized as BLΛƆKPIИK), is a K-pop girl group originating from Seoul, South Korea. It is formed by Korean entertainment company, YG Entertainment, and the group officially debuted on August 8th, 2016. The K-pop act consists of members Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa. The fans are known as "Blinks", a combination of the group name (BL)ACK P(INK).
History[]
Pre-debut[]
Blackpink formed after YG Entertainment held worldwide tryouts for preteen or teenage recruits to form a new girl group after launching its first major one, 2NE1. BLACKPINK's debut was announced in November 2011 by YG Entertainment, with a group of at least seven members.[1] Despite rumors of a delayed debut,[2] the group was confirmed in July 2016 after years of competition. Jang Hanna and Moon Sua, who were initially considered as potential members, were not included in the lineup.[3] The delay was due to the intense competition for the members.[4]
On June 1, 2016, Jennie was the first member of the group to be revealed.[5] In 2010, she joined YG Entertainment as a trainee after returning from New Zealand.[6] She was first introduced to the public in 2012 through a photo on the company's website.[7]
On June 8, 2016, Lisa was revealed as the second member of the new girl group.[8] In May 2012, she was introduced through a YouTube video titled "Who's that girl?" on YG Entertainment's platform.[9]
On June 15, 2016, Jisoo was revealed as the third member of the new group. In July 2011, she joined YG Entertainment as a trainee and made appearances in advertisements and music videos before her debut.
On June 22, 2016, Rosé was revealed as the final member.
Formation[]
YG Entertainment announced on June 29 that the new girl group, Blackpink, will have four members instead of the originally planned nine, and will be officially named.[10]
BLACKPINK released their first dance practice video on July 6, gaining public attention.[11] On July 29, YG Entertainment confirmed that Blackpink's debut would be on August 8, 2016.[12]
Debut[]
BLACKPINK, the first girl group to debut under YG Entertainment in seven years,[13] released their debut single album, Square One, on August 8, 2016. The group charted at number one and two on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart, making them the fastest act to achieve such a feat.[14]
Members[]
Real Name: Kim Ji-soo (born: January 3, 1995)
Real Name: Kim Je-ni (born: January 16, 1996)
Real Name: Roseanne Park (born: February 11, 1997)
- Lisa
Real Name: Lalisa Manoban (born: March 27, 1997)
Discography[]
Studio Albums[]
- The Album (2020)
Release Date: October 2, 2020 / August 3, 2021 (Japan)
- Born Pink (2022)
Release Date: September 16, 2022
Compilation albums[]
- Blackpink in Your Area (2018)
Release Date: December 5, 2018
Extended Plays[]
- Blackpink (2017)
Release Date: August 30, 2017 (Japan) Repackage Date: March 28, 2018 (Japan)
- Square Up (2018)
Release Date: June 15, 2018
- Kill This Love (2019)
Release Date: April 5, 2019 / October 16, 2019 (Japan)
Single Albums[]
- Square One (2016)
Release Date: August 8, 2016
- Square Two (2016)
Release Date: November 1, 2016
- How You Like That (2020)
Release Date: July 17, 2020
- The Girls (2023)
Release Date: August 25, 2023
Live Albums[]
- Blackpink Arena Tour 2018 "Special Final In Kyocera Dome Osaka" (2019)
Release Date: March 22, 2019
- Blackpink 2018 Tour 'In Your Area' Seoul (2019)
Release Date: August 30, 2019
- Blackpink 2019–2020 World Tour in Your Area – Tokyo Dome (2020)
Released: May 14, 2020
- Blackpink 2021 'The Show' Live (2021)
Release Date: June 1, 2021
Filmography[]
- Blackpink House (2018)[15]
- YG Future Strategy Office (2018)[16]
- Blackpink X Star Road (2018)
- Blackpink Diaries (2019)
- 24/365 with Blackpink (2020)[17]
- Blackpink: Light Up the Sky (2020)[18]
- Blackpink: The Movie (2021)[19]
- Born Pink Memories (2022)[20]
Trivia[]
- BLACKPINK has broken the record of the most-viewed YouTube video in the first 24 hours three times, with singles "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du", "Kill This Love", and "How You Like That", respectively.
- BLACKPINK's 2020 pre-release single, "How You Like That" broke 5 Guinness World Records, including being the most viewed YouTube Video in 24 hours.
- The group became the most subscribed South Korean channel, surpassing HYBE LABELS on May 31, 2019.
- Almost all MVs from the channel passed the 500 million views benchmark, excluding the 2016 hit "Stay". All MVs have passed the 100 mil benchmark.
- Despite the group being based in South Korea, some of them are originally from different countries. Lisa is from Thailand, while Rosé is from New Zealand.
- Lisa was originally named "Pranpriya Manoban", but she changed her legal name to Lalisa Manoban after her fortune teller advised her to.
50 Million Play Button[]
BLACKPINK uploaded a video titled "BLACKPINK - THE INVITATION" where they teased their custom 50 million play button. But in reality, it's just an invitation from YouTube. It's currently unconfirmed if it's a real 50 million play button or not.
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Channel milestones[]
Note: The following dates are according to Social Blade. Dates may vary by one or two days due to differences in time zones.
Subscriber milestones[]
- 1 million subscribers: September 12, 2016
- 2 million subscribers: January 30, 2017
- 3 million subscribers: June 22, 2017
- 4 million subscribers: September 8, 2017
- 5 million subscribers: December 30, 2017
- 6 million subscribers: March 14, 2018
- 7 million subscribers: June 6, 2018
- 8 million subscribers: June 17, 2018
- 9 million subscribers: July 2, 2018
- 10 million subscribers: July 25, 2018
- 11 million subscribers: August 23, 2018
- 12 million subscribers: September 23, 2018
- 13 million subscribers: October 26, 2018
- 14 million subscribers: November 16, 2018
- 15 million subscribers: November 30, 2018
- 16 million subscribers: December 18, 2018
- 17 million subscribers: January 5, 2019
- 18 million subscribers: January 24, 2019
- 19 million subscribers: February 13, 2019
- 20 million subscribers: March 14, 2019
- 21 million subscribers: April 4, 2019
- 22 million subscribers: April 7, 2019
- 23 million subscribers: April 13, 2019
- 24 million subscribers: April 25, 2019
- 25 million subscribers: May 10, 2019
- 26 million subscribers: May 27, 2019
- 27 million subscribers: June 16, 2019
- 28 million subscribers: July 8, 2019
- 29 million subscribers: August 7, 2019
- 30 million subscribers: September 13, 2019
- 31 million subscribers: October 29, 2019
- 32 million subscribers: December 17, 2019
- 33 million subscribers: February 2, 2020
- 34 million subscribers: March 27, 2020
- 35 million subscribers: May 3, 2020
- 36 million subscribers: June 6, 2020
- 37 million subscribers: June 21, 2020
- 38 million subscribers: June 26, 2020
- 39 million subscribers: June 27, 2020
- 40 million subscribers: July 1, 2020
- 41 million subscribers: July 8, 2020
- 42 million subscribers: July 19, 2020
- 43 million subscribers: August 1, 2020
- 44 million subscribers: August 15, 2020
- 45 million subscribers: August 27, 2020
- 46 million subscribers: August 29, 2020
- 47 million subscribers: September 5, 2020
- 48 million subscribers: September 17, 2020
- 49 million subscribers: September 30, 2020
- 50 million subscribers: October 4, 2020
- 51 million subscribers: October 18 2020
- 52 million subscribers: October 25, 2020
- 53 million subscribers: November 13, 2020
- 54 million subscribers: December 2, 2020
- 55 million subscribers: December 27, 2020
- 56 million subscribers: January 21, 2021
- 57 million subscribers: February 6, 2021
- 58 million subscribers: March 6, 2021
- 59 million subscribers: March 18, 2021
- 60 million subscribers: April 12, 2021
- 61 million subscribers: May 10, 2021
- 62 million subscribers: June 11, 2021
- 63 million subscribers: July 13, 2021
- 64 million subscribers: August 15, 2021
- 65 million subscribers: September 9, 2021
- 66 million subscribers: September 11, 2021
- 67 million subscribers: September 21, 2021
- 68 million subscribers: October 10, 2021
- 69 million subscribers: November 1, 2021
- 70 million subscribers: November 27, 2021
- 71 million subscribers: December 31, 2021
- 72 million subscribers: February 7, 2022
- 73 million subscribers: March 24, 2022
- 74 million subscribers: May 10, 2022
- 75 million subscribers: June 27, 2022
- 76 million subscribers: July 31, 2022
- 77 million subscribers: August 18, 2022
- 78 million subscribers: August 20, 2022
- 79 million subscribers: August 26, 2022
- 80 million subscribers: September 4, 2022
- 81 million subscribers: September 16, 2022
- 82 million subscribers: October 1, 2022
- 83 million subscribers: November 20, 2022
- 84 million subscribers: January 20, 2023
- 85 million subscribers: March 20, 2023
- 86 million subscribers: April 5, 2023
- 87 million subscribers: April 19, 2023
- 88 million subscribers: May 8, 2023
- 89 million subscribers: June 7, 2023
- 90 million subscribers: July 17, 2023
- 91 million subscribers: August 26, 2023
- 92 million subscribers: November 2, 2023
Video view milestones[]
- 1 billion views: August 9, 2017
- 2 billion views: June 14, 2018
- 3 billion views: September 15, 2018
- 4 billion views: December 26, 2018
- 5 billion views: March 30, 2019
- 6 billion views: May 12, 2019
- 7 billion views: August 4, 2019
- 8 billion views: December 18, 2019
- 9 billion views: June 6, 2020
- 10 billion views: July 6, 2020
- 11 billion views: August 29, 2020
- 12 billion views: September 23, 2020
- 13 billion views: October 24, 2020
- 14 billion views: December 12, 2020
- 15 billion views: February 10, 2021
- 16 billion views: March 3, 2021
- 17 billion views: April 11, 2021
- 18 billion views: June 9, 2021
- 19 billion views: August 17, 2021
- 20 billion views: September 26, 2021
- 21 billion views: November 11, 2021
- 22 billion views: January 10, 2022
- 23 billion views: March 21, 2022
- 24 billion views: June 14, 2022
- 25 billion views: August 19, 2022
- 26 billion views: September 4, 2022
- 27 billion views: September 28, 2022
- 28 billion views: November 24, 2022
- 29 billion views: February 9, 2023
- 30 billion views: April 9, 2023
- 31 billion views: May 12, 2023
- 32 billion views: July 3, 2023
- 33 billion views: September 3, 2023
- 34 billion views: December 5, 2023
Gallery[]
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References[]
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