Black Pink

BLACKPINK

BLACKPINK award the Best New Artist Award in 2016 Melon Music Awards
left to right: Lisa, Rosé, Jisoo and Jennie
Background information
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active 2016 (2016)–present
Labels YG Entertainment
Associated acts YG Family
Website blackpinkofficial.com
Members
  • Jisoo
  • Jennie
  • Rosé
  • Lisa

Black Pink (Hangul: 블랙핑크), often stylized as BLACKPINK or BLΛƆKPIИK, is a South Korean girl group formed by YG Entertainment. The group consists of four members: Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé and Lisa. They officially debuted on August 8, 2016 with the single album Square One.

History

BLACKPINK performing in 2016 Melon Music Awards.

With promotional preparation beginning in 2012,[1][2] YG Entertainment revealed the final line-up and name of the group on June 29, 2016.[3][4] Blackpink is the first girl group to debut under YG Entertainment in seven years.[5] They debuted with the single album Square One on August 8, 2016.[5][6] "Boombayah" was produced by Teddy Park and co-written with Bekuh BOOM.[7] Their music video was directed by Seo Hyun-seung.[8] The second title track was the "minimal hip hop track"[9] "Whistle", which was produced by Teddy Park and Future Bounce, and written by Teddy Park and Bekuh BOOM.[10][11]

Their debut singles hit number one on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart and the fastest act to do so, and only the third Korean artist to hold the top two positions after Psy and Big Bang.[12] "Whistle" topped the digital, download, streaming and mobile chart of Gaon Chart of August 2016.[13] They also reached number one on the weekly, popularity, music video, and K-pop music video chart of China’s biggest music-streaming website QQ Music.[14] Blackpink's first music show performance was aired on August 14, 2016 on SBS's Inkigayo.[15] Their win in Inkigayo broke the record for girl group with the shortest time to win on a music program after debut (14 days). 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 are similarly produced by Teddy with R.Tee and Seo Won Jin.[16] They performed their comeback stage in SBS Inkigayo on November 6 and in Mnet M!'Countdown on November 10, 2016.[17] "Playing with Fire" was their second single to hit number one on the Billboards World Digital Songs Charts.[18]

Endorsements

Within three weeks of debut, Blackpink placed second behind EXO for brand reputation based on a study by Korea Institute of Corporate Reputation in August 2016.[19] Another study targeting girl groups revealed that the group's brand influence had already surpassed that of Girls' Generation and Twice for September. The chief of the reputations research lab described the feat as a "first".[20]

They became endorsers for several brands including Reebok, Moonshot [21] and Saint Scott. They were also featured as models for major magazines including Nylon Korea.

Members

Discography

Single albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
US Heat
[28]		 US World
[29]
Square One — — —
Square Two
  • Released: November 1, 2016
  • Label: YG Entertainment
  • Format: Digital download
 13 2

Singles

Title Year Peak positions Sales Album
KOR
[31]		 CHN
[32]		 CAN
[33]		 FRA
[34]		 JPN
Hot 100
[35]		 US World
[36]
"Boombayah" 2016 7 22 — 196 — 1 Square One
"Whistle" (휘파람) 1 12 — — — 2
"Playing With Fire" (불장난) 3 17 92 — 81 1 Square Two
"Stay" 10 48 — — — 4
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other songs

Title Year Peak positions Sales Album
KOR
[31]
"Whistle" (휘파람) (Acoustic Ver.) 2016 88 KOR: 31,423+[38] Square Two
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

As featured artist

Year Title Artist Featured member Peak positions Sales Album
KOR
Gaon
[39]		 KOR
Billboard
[40]		 US World
[41]
2012 "Without You" G-Dragon Rosé 10 15 — KOR: 646,074[42] One of a Kind
2013 "Black" Jennie 2 3 10 KOR: 1,009,720[43] Coup D'Etat
"GG Be" (지지베) Seungri 18 38 — KOR: 202,446[44] Let's Talk About Love
"Special" Lee Hi 21 16 — KOR: 206,840[45] First Love
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Videography

Music videos

Year Title Album Director
2016 "Boombayah" Square One Seo Hyun-seung
"Whistle"
"Stay" Square Two Han Sa Min
"Playing With Fire"

Music video appearances

Year Member(s) Title Album Artist
2012 Jennie "That XX" One of a Kind G-Dragon
2013 Lisa "Ringa Linga" RISE Taeyang
2014 Jisoo "Spoiler + Happen Ending" Shoebox Epik High
"I'm Different" Non-album single Hi Suhyun

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ↑ 박소영 기자 (August 8, 2016). "블랙핑크, 이번엔 몽환+섹시..NEW 타이틀곡은 '휘파람'". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  2. ↑ 박소영 기자 (August 8, 2016). ""YG의 청초꽃 떴다"..블랙핑크 지수, 개인 포스터 공개". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  3. ↑ Choi Na-young (June 29, 2016). "YG 새 걸그룹, '블랙 핑크' 이름의 뜻은?[YG 새 걸그룹 최종발표③]". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  4. ↑ Gil Hye-seong (June 29, 2016). "YG新걸그룹은 4인조 '블랙핑크'..최종멤버 이미 밝힌 4인". Star News (in Korean). Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Kim Yu-young (August 9, 2016). "YG Entertainment unveils K-pop group BLACKPINK". Kpop Herald. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  6. ↑ Jeon Su Mi (August 10, 2016). "BLACKPINK Sweeping Charts Within 2 Days of Debut". Mwave. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  7. ↑ Hwang Mi-hyun (August 5, 2016). "YG 블랙핑크, 타이틀 '붐바야' 확정.."더위날릴 빠른 곡"". JTBC News. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  8. ↑ Chu, Yanchingsally (August 5, 2016). "Blackpink Discloses the Teaser Image of its First Song 'Boombayah'". BNT News.
  9. ↑ Jeon Su Mi (August 11, 2016). "BLACKPINK to Perform Official First Stage on ′Inkigayo′". Mwave. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  10. ↑ Lee Sang-won (August 7, 2016). "BLACKPINK debut countdown D-1". K-Pop Herald. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  11. ↑ Lee Min-ji (August 6, 2016). "YG "블랙핑크 두번째 타이틀 '휘파람' 테디곡"". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  12. 1 2 3 Benjamin, Jeff (August 16, 2016). "BLACKPINK's Major Debut: New K-Pop Girl Group Lands No. 1 & 2 on World Digital Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  13. ↑ Cumulative sales for "Whistle":
  14. ↑ "BLACKPINK wraps up performances for their debut single… "Will come back quickly"". YG-Life. YG Entertainment. September 12, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  15. ↑ "미모에 실력까지…인기가요 블랙핑크 등장에 남심 '흔들'". Herald Business (in Korean). August 15, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  16. ↑ "'D-7' 블랙핑크, 타이틀곡은 '불장난'..첫 티저 공개 '강렬+섹시'". Naver. October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  17. ↑ "[단독] 블랙핑크, 1월6일 '인기가요'+10일 '엠카' 연속 컴백 확정". 29 October 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  18. ↑ Benjamin, Jeff (11 November 2016). "Blackpink Earn Second No. 1 on World Digital Songs, Debut on Social 50". Billboard. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  19. ↑ "엑소, 8월 가수 브랜드평판 1위…2위 블랙핑크, 3위 아이오아이 "소통지수 높다"...(Top K-Pop Singer Brand Power Rankings For August Revealed )". Naver. August 27, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  20. ↑ "블랙핑크, 9월 걸그룹 브랜드평판 1위…2위 아이오아이...(BLACKPINK Is Ranked As #1 Girl Group With Highest Brand Reputation)". Naver. September 10, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  21. ↑ "블랙핑크, 데뷔하자마자 핫 '광고계 관심'". Osen. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  22. 1 2 3 4 Hui-ling, Chew (September 28, 2016). Teo, Johanna, ed. "The Breakout Kids". Teenage Magazine. No. 334. Singapore: Key Editions Pte Ltd. pp. 48–49. ISSN 0219-9645. OCLC 224927719. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  23. 1 2 3 Mi-hyun, Lee (August 8, 2016). "[블랙핑크 데뷔②] 블랙핑크 입덕 준비 끝…괴물 신인 스포일러". Ilgan Sports (in Kor). South Korea: JTBC Plus. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  24. 1 2 3 4 "[REPLAY] BLACKPINK : DEBUT SHOWCASE". September 13, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  25. ↑ "[V LIVE] BLACKPINK at 숙소". Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  26. ↑ Lee Min-hyun (June 8, 2016). "YG 걸그룹 두번째 멤버는 리사…연습생 5년차 유종의 미" [YG girl group reveals second member Lisa... 5-year trainee]. Ilgan Sports (in Korean). Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  27. ↑ Kim Yu-young (August 9, 2016). "YG Entertainment unveils K-pop group BLACKPINK". The Korea Herald. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  28. ↑ Billboard Heatseekers Albums
  29. ↑ Billboard World Albums
  30. 1 2 3 Benjamin, Jeff (November 9, 2016). "Blackpink Earn Second No. 1 on World Digital Songs, Debut on Social 50". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  31. 1 2
  32. ↑
  33. ↑ "Chart Search "Blackpink"". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  34. ↑ "BLACKPINK – BOOMBAYAH". lescharts.com (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  35. ↑ "Japan Hot 100 - Playing With Fire". Billboard Japan. Billboard Japan. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  36. ↑
  37. 1 2
  38. 1 2 3
  39. ↑ Other charted songs:
  40. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/276219/g-dragon/chart?f=1175
  41. ↑ World Digital Songs
  42. ↑ "Online Download – 2012". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  43. ↑ Cumulative sales for "Black"
  44. ↑
  45. ↑ "Gaon Download Chart – March 2013". Gaon Chart. Retrieved March 18, 2016.

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