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Blackpink
Blackpink in 2019
Background information
K-pop
Genres
EDM
hip hop
J-pop
Labels YG
Avex
Interscope
Website Korean
Japanese
Members Jisoo
Jennie
Rosé
Lisa
Contents
1History
o 1.12016: Debut with Square One and Square Two
o 1.22017: "As If It's Your Last" and Japanese debut
o 1.32018: Square Up, international recognition and touring
o 1.42019: Kill This Love and world tour
2Members
3Philanthropy
4Endorsements
5Discography
6Filmography
7Concert and tours
o 7.1Headlining concerts
o 7.2Headlining tours
8Awards and nominations
9Notes
10References
11External links
History
2016: Debut with Square One and Square Two
Blackpink performing at the 8th Melon Music Awards on November 29, 2016.
Promotional preparations began in August 2016 with the release of teaser images and their
participation in songs and advertisements.[1][2]YG Entertainment revealed the final line-up and
name of the group on June 29, 2016.[3][4]
Blackpink was the first girl group to debut under YG Entertainment in six years after 2NE1,[5] with
their debut single album Square One, which was released on August 8, 2016.[5][6] 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.[7] "Whistle" topped the digital, download, streaming, and mobile
charts on Gaon in August 2016.[8] 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.[9] Blackpink's first music show performance was aired on August 14, 2016
on SBS' Inkigayo.[10] 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.[11] "Playing with Fire" was their second single to
hit number one on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart.[12] In South Korea, "Playing with Fire"
peaked at number three while "Stay" managed to reach the tenth spot.[13]
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,[14]Melon Music
Awards,[15] Golden Disc Awards,[16] Seoul Music Awards,[17] and Gaon Chart Music
Awards.[18] Additionally, Billboard named them one of the best new K-pop groups of 2016.[19]
2017: "As If It's Your Last" and Japanese debut
Blackpink performing "As If It's Your Last" at the Korea Music Festival on October 1, 2017.
On January 17, Blackpink named their fan club "Blink", a portmanteau of "Black" and "Pink".[20]
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.[21] 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.[22] 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.[23]
On July 20, 2017, 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.[24][25]
The group made their Japanese debut on August 30, 2017, with the release of their self-titled
Japanese extended play.[26][27]
Blackpink was ranked among YouTube's Global Top 25 Songs of the Summer for 2017, with
their single "As If It's Your Last".[28]
2018: Square Up, international recognition and touring
Main articles: Square Up (EP) and Blackpink in Your Area
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.[29]