BLACKPINK is making the biggest waves in K-pop history. They are one of the most followed acts of this generation. The girl group makes hit after hit, even making a mark on the Billboard charts. BLACKPINK is the first-ever K-pop girl group to appear on the Billboard cover

7 Wide-range facts about BLACKPINK,
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2019 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival - Weekend 2 - Day 1 INDIO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been processed using digital filters.) Blackpink perform at Sahara Tent during the 2019 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 19, 2019 in Indio, California.

Along with the international growth of BLACKPINK, here are the things you ought to know about BLACKPINK's revolution.


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Best-charting female Korean act

BLACKPINK's song "Ddu-Ddu Ddu-Du," debuted at no.55 on Billboard Hot 100 on June 30,2018. It is the first time that the K-pop girl group appeared on the chart. BLACKPINK is also the first female Korean artist ranked on Billboard Hot 100. In November 2018, BLACKPINK also ranked at no.93 with the collaboration song with Dua Lipa, "Kiss And Make Up." 

The album and single "Ddu-Du Du-Du" became the highest-charting made by female K-pop act on Billboard 200 and Hot 100 charts as they landed at no.40 and no.55, respectively, on June 30, 2018.

During the interview of BLACKPINK with Billboard, Ji Soo addressed her scenes in "Ddu-Ddu Du-Du" to reflect the life of celebrities and how all eyes want them to be perfect, but then there are moments that they also had struggles. 

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"How You Like That" latest superb comeback


After a year of waiting to hear what Blackpink has prepared in the studio, fans consume Blackpink's latest single in every way they could. The forthcoming debut full-length was the second-best-selling song in the nation.

"How You Like That" is also the most popular title on streaming platforms such as Apple Music and Spotify. Apart from hitting the charts of Billboard's Hot 200 and Hot 100 through their several songs, the music video of "How You Like That" earned 86.3 million views on its arrival on June 26, 2020, and set a record for the most-viewed YouTube video within 24-hours. 

Fun Facts:

  1. We know all of the BLACKPINK members can sing. But Jennie and Lisa can also serve as sharp-hitting rappers. At the same time, Rose and Ji Soo have more feminine tones. All of them are immensely stylish and also became models of several high-end fashion brands. 

  2. Rose is from Australia, and Jennie studied in New Zealand. These two group members can communicate directly with English-speaking fans while Lisa is a Thai and Korean native who can also speak English.
  3. BLACKPINK is from YG entertainment. After revealing 2NE1 in 2009, BLACKPINK was the company's first girl group after several years. The "Kill this Love" group is with the same company as Winner, BIGBANG, iKON, Epik Highand, and Psy. 
  4. Fans of BLACKPINK are known as Blinks. The name of the fan group is derived from a wordplay of BLACKPINK (BLackpINK). With the support of Blinks, the most recent music video of the song "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" by BLACKPINK was viewed 36.2 million times within the first 24 hours of its release. 
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