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	K-pop
Years active	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

• Kim Jisoo (Hangul: 김지수), known as Jisoo, was born in Seoul, South Korea on January 3, 1995.^[22][23] Jisoo joined YG Entertainment as a trainee in July 2011.^[24]

• Jennie Kim (Hangul: 김제니), known as Jennie, was born in South Korea on January 16, 1996.^[22] Jennie was raised and studied abroad in New Zealand.^[23] She joined YG in August 2010.^[24]

• Roséanne Park or Park Chaeyoung (Hangul: 박채영), known as Rosé, was born in New Zealand on February 11, 1997,^[25] and was raised in Melbourne, Australia. She placed first at YG auditions in Australia and joined the agency in May 2012.^[24]

• Lalisa Manobal or Pranpriya Manoban (Thai: ลลิษา มโนบาล or ปราณปริยา มโนบาล), known as Lisa, was born in Thailand on March 27, 1997.^[22][23] She started dancing at a young age and was part of a dance crew^[26] named "We Zaa Cool" alongside Got7's BamBam.^[22] Lisa was the only person accepted into YG Entertainment during their audition in Thailand in 2010. She joined YG in April 2011,^[24] becoming YG's first non-Korean artist.^[27]

Discography

Single albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Sales
		US Heat [28]	US World [29]
Square One	Released: August 8, 2016 Label: YG Entertainment Format: Digital download	—	—	—
Square Two	Released: November 1, 2016 Label: YG Entertainment Format: Digital download	13	2	US: 1,000[30]

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	KOR: 527,110[37] US: 6,000+[12]	Square One
"Whistle" (휘파람)		1	12	—	—	—	2	KOR: 868,573[37] US: 10,000+[12]
"Playing With Fire" (불장난)		3	17	92	—	81	1	KOR: 459,135[38] US: 9,000+[30]	Square Two
"Stay"		10	48	—	—	—	4	KOR: 207,262[38] US: 4,000+[30]
"—" 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

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31. • "Whistle + Boombayah".
    • "Playing With Fire + Stay + Whistle (휘파람)" (Acoustic Ver)".
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39. Other charted songs:
    • "Missing You + Without You + Today". September 22, 2012.
    • "Black + R.O.D. + Niliria (Missy Elliott Ver.) + I Love It + Shake The World + Runaway + Niliria (G-Dragon Ver.) + You Do (Outro)". September 9, 2013.
    • "GG Be (지지베) + 그딴 거 없어 (Come To My) + Love Box + You Hoooo!!!".
    • "Fool for Love (바보) + Because + Special". Gaon Chart. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
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41. World Digital Songs
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43. Cumulative sales for "Black"
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    • "Online Download – February 2014". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
    • "Online Download – March 2014". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
    • "Online Download – April 2014". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
    • "Online Download – May 2014". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
    • "Online Download – Week 24 of 2014". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
    • "Online Download – Week 25 of 2014". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
    • "Online Download – Week 26 of 2014". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
    • "Online Download – Week 27 of 2014". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
    • "Online Download – Week 28 of 2014". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
    • "Online Download – Week 34 of 2014". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
    • "Online Download – January 2015". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
44. • "Gaon Download Chart – August 2013". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved August 5, 2016.
    • "Gaon Download Chart – September 2013". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved August 5, 2016.
45. "Gaon Download Chart – March 2013". Gaon Chart. Retrieved March 18, 2016.

External links

• Official website