블랙핑크

블랙핑크

Blackpink (Korean: 블랙핑크; RR: Beullaekpingkeu, stylized in all caps or as BLɅϽKPIИK) is a South Korean girl group formed by YG Entertainment, consisting of members Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa. Dubbed the "biggest girl group in the world", they are known for being the most successful Korean girl group internationally and one of the leaders of the Korean Wave.Blackpink debuted in August 2016 with their single album Square One, which featured "Whistle" and "Boombayah", their first number-one entries on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart and the US Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart, respectively. It was followed in November by the single album Square Two, whose song "Playing with Fire" was the first by a Korean girl group to enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100. The group expanded its global reach with "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" (2018), which was the first song by a Korean female group to enter the UK Singles Chart and receive a certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Its music video was the first by a Korean group to surpass one billion and two billion views and is the most-viewed by a Korean group on YouTube. Blackpink's 2018 song "Kiss and Make Up" was the first by a Korean group to receive a certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and a platinum certification from the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Their music videos for "Kill This Love" (2019) and "How You Like That" (2020) each set records for the most-viewed music video within the first 24 hours of release, with the latter breaking five Guinness World Records.Blackpink is the highest-charting female Korean act on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 13 with "Ice Cream" (2020), and on the US Billboard 200, peaking at number one with Born Pink (2022). Blackpink's studio albums The Album (2020) and Born Pink each broke the record for the best-selling female album of all time in South Korea, becoming the first to surpass one million and two million copies sold, respectively. Born Pink was the first album by a girl group to reach number one on the Billboard 200 since Danity Kane in 2008 and set two Guinness World Records as the first album by a Korean girl group to top the Billboard 200 as well as the UK Albums Chart. The album's lead single "Pink Venom" (2022) was the first song by a Korean group to reach number one on Australia’s ARIA Singles Chart and the first by a girl group to reach number one on the Billboard Global 200. Blackpink was also the first Korean girl group to enter and top the Billboard Emerging Artists chart and the first girl group to top the Billboard Artist 100.Blackpink has broken numerous records throughout their career. In 2022, the group embarked on the Born Pink World Tour, which became the highest grossing concert tour by a female group. They have the most-subscribed and most-viewed music artist channel on YouTube, and are the most-followed and most-streamed girl group on Spotify. Their other accolades include New Artist of the Year at the Golden Disc Awards and Seoul Music Awards, Female Group of the Year at the MAMA Awards and Circle Chart Music Awards, and Group of the Year at the MTV Video Music Awards, making them the first girl group to win the award in the 21st century. Blackpink was also the first female Korean group to receive a nomination for a Brit Award and enter Forbes' 30 Under 30 Asia, and was named Time's 2022 Entertainer of the Year. The group has been acknowledged as one of the most powerful celebrities in South Korea by Forbes Korea (placing first in 2019, third in 2020, second in 2021-2022, and third in 2023) and by former South Korean President Moon Jae-in as a global K-pop phenomenon helping spread K-pop content worldwide.

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