Since its debut in 2016, Blackpink has become one of the biggestgroups to rise out of South Korea's music scene. From its record-breaking releasesto the members' various projects, the girl group continues to make history.
And Blackpink made history once again by becoming the firstKoreanact to headline Coachella with performances on April 15 and 22.
With over 54.6 million followers on Instagram, 8.8 million followers on Twitter and 22 million monthly listeners on Spotify, Blackpink is one of the best-selling K-pop girl groups of all time.
Here is everything you need to know about the K-pop girl group Blackpink from its members to its milestones.
Who is Blackpink?
Blackpink is a four member K-pop girl group under YG Entertainment. Comprised of members Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa and Rosé, the group debuted in 2016with the song“Boombayah." The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard world digital songsaleschart.
Throughout the years, Blackpink has released various albums and singles, including "Ddu-duDdu-du"and "Kill This Love," which helpedpush the girlgroup into international stardom.
At the time of release, "Ddu-du Ddu-du" became the most-viewed music video in its first 24 hours by a K-pop group. The music video was also thefirst-ever song by a K-pop group to surpass1 billion views on YouTube. After its release, "Kill This Love" wasthethe most-viewed music video in its first 24 hours, gaining56.7 million views.
In 2020, the group was the subject of Netflix's first K-pop documentary, "BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky."
Since debut, Blackpinkhas had many collaborations, including "Kiss and Make Up" with Dua Lipa, "Sour Candy" with Lady Gaga, "Bet You Wanna" with Cardi B and "Ice Cream" with Selena Gomez.
Blackpink has toured across the globe. The group made stops in the U.S. during the "In Your Area" world tourin 2019 and the"Born Pink" world tourin 2022.
On April 16, it was announcedBlackpink would return to the states for four stadiums shows.During the "Born Pink Encore,"the group will performin:
- East Rutherford, New Jersey– MetLife Stadium (Saturday, Aug. 12)
- Las Vegas– Allegiant Stadium (Friday, Aug. 18)
- San Fransisco– Oracle Park (Tuesday, Aug. 22)
- Los Angeles– Dodgers Stadium (Saturday, Aug. 26)
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How many members are in Blackpink?
There are four members in Blackpink:
- Jennie (Full name: Jennie Kim) Born Jan. 16, 1996 in Seoul, South Korea.
- Jisoo (Full name: Kim Ji-soo) Born Jan. 3, 1995 in Gunpo, South Korea.
- Lisa (Full name: Lalisa Manobal[also spelled Manoban]) Born March 27, 1997 in Buriram, Thailand.
- Rosé (Full name: Roseanne Park, Korean name: Park Chae-young) Born Feb. 11, 1997 in Auckland, New Zealand.
Originally, Blackpink was supposed to debut with nine members but this was later changed.
Why are they called Blackpink?
During an interview with Jimmy Kimmel in 2020, the group explained the reasoning behind its name.
It "kind of felt like those two colors represented us the most ‘cause we're very girly but at the same time we're very savage too," said Rosé in the interview.
Initially, the group had the tentative name"Pink Punk," which was created by YG Entertainment founder Yang Hyun-suk. This was later changed to Blackpink, according to a 2017 radio interview.
What are Blackpink fans called?
The fandom name for Blackpink is called "Blink."
The name derives from Blackpink.The "BL" comes from black and "INK" from pink,meaning that the fans start and end with Blackpink.
Blackpink makes history as Coachella headliners
Blackpink madehistory by becomingthe first Koreanact to headline Coachella after it was announced the group would performat the festival in 2023.
Alongside headliners Bad BunnyandFrank Ocean, Blackpink is one of three main headliners for the famoustwo-weekend festival, which tookplace April 14 through 16 and April 21 through 23 at theEmpire Polo Club in Indio, California.
This is the second time Blackpink performed at Coachella. In 2019, the group made history by becoming the first female K-pop idol group to perform at the festival.
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Blackpink milestones
Blackpink has broke various records and has received many awards and accolades since its debut.
In 2016, Blackpink won theRookie Singer Award at the Asia Artist Awards,Best of Next Female Artist at the MAMA Awards andBest New Artist at the Melon Music Awards.Blackpink won the award for Best Female Group at theMAMA Awards in 2020 and 2022, respectively.Additionally, the group wonArtist of the Year at the 2023 Hanteo Music Awards.
The group has released two studio albums, one compilation album, threeEPs,four live albums and four single albums. The group'ssecondstudio album "Born Pink" debutedat No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, marking the first No.1 foran all-female group since 2008. Blackpink's first studio album "The Album" peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
Nine of Blackpink's songs have reached the Billboard Hot 100 chart.The group'scollaboration with Selena Gomez "Ice Cream" peaked the highest at No. 13.
Blackpink holds the title of many "firsts" within the music industry.The group was the first girl group to top theBillboardArtist 100 chart.Blackpink isthe first female Korean act to receive a certification from theRecording Industry Association of Americawith the2018 single "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du," which was certified gold.
The group is also the firstKorean girl group to win a MTV Video Music Award, taking home theSong of Summer award for "How You Like That" in 2020.
Additionally, in 2019, Blackpink wasthe first female Korean group to be featuredonForbes'30 Under 30 Asia. The group was also namedTime'sEntertainer of the Year in 2022.
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