Blackpink (Hangul: 블랙핑크; commonly stylized as BLACKPINK or
BLΛƆKPIИK) is a South Korean girl group formed by YG
Entertainment, consisting of members Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and
Lisa. The group 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 Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart, respectively.
Blackpink is the highest-charting female Korean act on the
Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 13 with "Ice Cream" (2020),
and on the Billboard 200, peaking at number two with The Album
(2020).They were the first Korean girl group to enter and top
Billboard's Emerging Artists chart and to top the Billboard's
World Digital Song Sales chart three times. Blackpink was also
the first female Korean act to receive a certification from the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) with their hit
single "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" (2018), whose music video is currently
the most-viewed by a Korean group on YouTube. They have the most
top 40 hits in the United Kingdom among all Korean artists, and
their 2018 song "Kiss and Make Up" was the first-ever song by a
Korean group to receive a certification from the British
Phonographic Industry (BPI) and be certified platinum by the
Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
Blackpink has broken numerous online records throughout their
career. Their music videos for "Kill This Love" (2019) and "How
You Like That" each set records for the most-viewed music video
within the first 24 hours of release, with the latter breaking
three and setting two Guinness World Records. They are also the
first music group and Korean act to have three music videos with
at least one billion views on YouTube.
Blackpink's other accolades include the New Artist of the Year
Awards at the 31st Golden Disc Awards and the 26th Seoul Music
Awards as well as recognition as the most powerful celebrities
in South Korea by Forbes Korea in 2019, and as the first female
Korean group on Forbes' 30 Under 30 Asia. They were also the
first K-pop girl group to win an MTV Music Video Award.
Blackpink is currently the most-followed girl group on Spotify
and the most-subscribed music group, female act, and Asian act
on YouTube.
BLACKPINK Fandom Name: BLINK BLACKPINK Official Fan Colors: Black & Pink (Not officially
announced, but officially used on group’s logo and merchandise) BLACKPINK Official Accounts:Instagram: @blackpinkofficial
Facebook: BLACKPINKOFFICIAL
Twitter: @ygofficialblink / @BLACKPINK
vLive: Black Pink channel
Youtube: Blackpink
TikTok: @bp_tiktok