▷ Blackpink biography ◁ Members, history, trajectory and musical career

Who are BLACKPINK?

Blackpink is a South Korean girl group formed by YG Entertainment and is made up of four beautiful young girls named Jisoo, Jennie, Lisa, and Rose.

The group debuted on August 8, 2016 with their single “Square One” , which produced ” Whistle “, which quickly climbed the charts in their native country and surprisingly reached number one in South Korea, leaving jaws dropping. to many who doubt the talent of these girls. The single also included ” Boombayah “, which ended up becoming her first number one on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart; but as if that were not enough, it broke the record as the most watched “debut” music video by a Korean soloist or group. With only 5 months on the world music scene and all the success they achieved in such a short time, they were awarded the New Artist of the Year award.at the 31st Golden Disc Awards and the 26th Seoul Music Awards.

Blackpink is the female K-pop group that has had the most success and performance on the prestigious Billboard Hot 100 music chart, reaching number 55 with their worldwide hit “Ddu-Du Ddu-Du” , and on the Billboard 200, reaching the number 40 with Square Up. The song Kiss And Make Up in collaboration with Dua Lipa also entered the list but arriving only at position No. 93.

Speaking of this same Billboard chart, Blackpink are the first and to date only K-pop girl group to enter Billboard’s Emerging Artists category as one of the emerging Korean music groups to reach the highest in the world rankings. . They are also the first female K-pop group to have four number-one singles on Billboard’s World Digital Song Sales chart.

At the time of its release, “Ddu-Du Ddu-Du” set a record as the most viewed Korean music video in 24 hours on YouTube, however they themselves broke their own record in 2019 by surpassing the mark of BTS (who in later years they surpassed them) in reaching 10 million reproductions in less time; the girl band did it in four hours and 13 minutes, breaking the four hour and 16 minute mark; this with his great hit Kill This Love .

Blackpink became the first girl group to debut under YG Entertainment in six years after 2NE1, with their first single Square One, which was released on August 8, 2016. The first single, ” Whistle “, was produced by Teddy Park and Future Bounce. and was written by Teddy Park, iKon’s Kim Hanbin, and Bekuh BOOM.The second promotional single was ” Boombayah “, which was produced by Teddy Park and co-written by Bekuh BOOM. Its music video was directed by Seo Hyun-seung. The two songs managed to enter at number one and two on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart, and Blackpink became the fastest group to achieve these recognitions, and the third Korean artist or group to occupy the top two positions after their debut. compatriots Psy and Big Bang.

” Whistle ” topped the mobile and streaming digital download charts on Gaon in August 2016. They also reached number one on the K-pop music video charts of China’s largest music streaming website QQ Music.

Blackpink ‘s first performance was on SBS’s Inkigayo on August 14, 2016. They won first place on Inkigayo, 13 days after their debut as a group, and broke the record for the shortest time an artist earned this recognition. They ended their promotions for Square One on September 11, 2016 with another win on Inkigayo.

Blackpink released their second album Square Two with the lead singles “Playing with Fire” and ” Stay ” on November 1, 2016. The songs were produced by Teddy Park featuring R.Tee and Seo Won Jin. They performed their comeback leg on Inkigayo on November 6 and on M Count’s Countdown on November 10, 2016. “Playing with Fire” was their second single to reach number one on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart. In South Korea, “Playing with Fire” peaked at number three, while “Stay” managed to peak at number ten.

Blackpink ‘s commercial success in their first five months earned them several awards at major Korean music year-end shows, including the Asia Artist Awards, Melon Music Awards, Gold Record Awards, Seoul Music Awards and Gaon Chart Music Awards. Additionally, Billboard named them one of the best new K-pop groups of 2016.

On January 17, Blackpink named their fan club ” Blink “, a portmanteau of ” Black” and “Pink”.

On June 22, the group released a digital single titled “As If It Was Their Last” .. The song was described as a “mixed genre of music, a change in sound from their previous releases. The song debuted at number one on Billboard’s World Digital Songs chart for June 22 after just one day of tracking. , making it his third number one on the prestigious Billboard chart.Within 17 hours of its release, the music video for “As if it were the last thing” gained more than 11 million views on YouTube, becoming the most popular music video. fast to surpass 10 million views for a K-pop group, thus surpassing the record that BTS had with their single “Not Today” with more than 10 million views in 21 hours.In addition, the music video became the 4th most viewed video in the first 24 hours by a Korean artist or band, with over 13.
On July 20, 2017, Blackpink held a concert at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo. More than 14,000 people attended and it was reported that around 200,000 people tried to obtain tickets to see the show of these great international music stars.

The group made their debut in Japan on August 30, 2017, with the release of their own Japanese extended play. The group was ranked in YouTube’s Top 25 Songs of the Summer, with their single “As If It’s Your Last”.

In 2018, it was announced that Blackpink would be making a comeback with a repackaged album titled Re:Blackpink. The album was released on March 28, and contained all of their previous songs, both in Japanese and Korean.

In April 2019, after several days of waiting and previews on networks, BLACKPINK finally released their long-awaited single “Kill This Love” , the same name that gives the group’s second EP its name. Through their official accounts, the group made up of Lisa, Jennie, Rosé and Kim premiered their new single in which a true evolution, both vocal and interpretive, was notorious and with which they also continued to break records since in a couple of hours they already they had achieved more than 22 million views on youtube.

The theme Kill This Love was the cover letter of this mini LP album that had the same title as the song Kill This Love , which also included other songs such as ” Kick It “, ” Don’t Know What To Do “, ” Hope Not ” and a remix of his smash hit “Ddu-Du Ddu-Du”.

BLACKPINK continued with their streak of success and now by breaking another very important record but now in social media, as the K Pop group became the most followed music band on Instagram this right after the girls made their appearance on the Coachella Festival 2019, garnering more than 17.1 million followers at the time.

The South Korean girl band consisting of Jennie, Jisoo, Rosé, and Lisa became the first female k-pop group to perform at a music festival. In addition to this, the group, despite having a short musical career, is already positioned as one of the most powerful and successful groups in recent years, and it is not for less since in just three years of activity they have achieved a multitude of records and surpass many other established musical stars.

In 2020, it was announced that BLACKPINK’s song “Kill This Love” became the “biggest and boldest” Kpop song of 2019 BLACKPINK’s ‘Kill This Love’, the only Kpop track included in “G19 Best Song”, has been described by British GQ as a complete world pop innovation.

They also announced that they would be back with new music:“YG is attentive to fans’ concerns regarding BLACKPINK as well as all of our artists. BLACKPINK is in the last leg of [their] 2019-20 world tour, which consists of 32 concerts across four continents, 23 cities spanning now they are done with Japan dome tour. At the same time, they are working hard in the recording studio for their new album. We appreciate Blinks’ interest and would like to ask you to continue supporting the girls working on the release schedules of Blinks. their albums in early 2020. Everyone at YG would like to express our deepest gratitude to the fans and take this opportunity to share with you that we are doing everything we can to give BLACKPINK and Blinks the best music YG has to offer.” .

In mid-2020 BLACKPINK made a collaboration with Lady Gaga , ‘Sour Candy’ . The single, from  Lady Gaga ‘s best-selling sixth studio album , Chromatica, broke multiple records around the world. On May 28, its first day of release, the single peaked at No. 6 on the Spotify World Chart with over 3.67 million streams, giving BLACKPINKthe biggest debut for a girl group song in Spotify history. On the same day, the song also reached No. 1 in 52 countries on iTunes, marking another milestone for the K-pop group. On YouTube, the audio-only video for ‘Sour Candy’ garnered 21.8 million views in its first 24 hours, breaking the record for the biggest debut for an all-female collaboration on the video platform. The success for the girls did not stop there because a few weeks later they announced the premiere of their new musical theme ‘ How You Like That ‘ released on June 26, 2020 and which again broke records showing that the girls were stronger than ever within the artistic panorama.

Profile of BLACKPINK members
Jisoo

Interesting facts you didn’t know about BLACKPINK’s Jisoo:

• Jisoo was born in Seoul, South Korea.
• She has an older brother and an older sister, she is the youngest.
• He trained for 5 years
• Jisoo’s Chinese zodiac sign is Dog.
• She has a 4D personality.
• She laughs a lot.
• She likes to give people random nicknames.
• According to Jennie, Jisoo is the humorist of the group.
• Jsoo loves to tell parenting jokes.
• Jisoo invented the word “yeong-an” which means “at any time” (and is the reverse form of it).
• Jisoo can play the drums.
• Jisoo can play the piano but not the guitar (at a concert with Rosé she told Rosé to teach her).
• He speaks Korean, Japanese and basic Chinese.
• According to Jennie, Jisoo doesn’t speak English (because she’s embarrassed to do so) but she can understand it very well.
• Jisoo was popular at her school for her beauty and kindness.
• Jisoo’s audition song was “I Have A Lover” by Lee Eun Mi.
• Jisoo is afraid of heights.
• Jisoo would date Rose if she was a boy.
• Jisoo’s lips turn into a heart shape when she smiles.
• Jisoo’s most favorite part of her face is her lips. -Jisoo hates shopping because he often gets confused what to buy. She-she She’s good friends with Twice’s Nicee (since the training days) and Red Velvet’s Seulgi.
• Jisoo made up two words: Ppoong and Nyeongan.
• Jisoo was an Inkigayo MC (from February 5, 2017 to February 3, 2018) along with GOT7’s Jinyoung and NCT’s Doyoung. He had a cameo appearance on KBS’s “The Producers” (2015).
• He acted in HISUHYUN’s MV “I am different”.
• Jisoo actuó en EPIK HIGH – ‘SPOILER + HAPPEN ENDING’ M / V.
• Jisoo likes the pokemon Pikachu (she has a lot of Pikachu merchandise).
• Jisoo sleeps with a bunny stuffed animal and a Snoopy stuffed animal.
• The IKON members said that she has the brightest smile.
• Jisoo is well known for being the only member who hasn’t cried at award shows, but one of the other girls in the band said that she cried by herself.
• As for food, he can eat almost everything (except organs XD), but he especially likes rice.
• Jisoo has a dog named Dalgom.
• Jisoo can play basketball and rollerblade, but she can’t ride a bike.
• Also, he did taekwondo (white belt).
• Said he plays “Overwatch” with Jennie
• She is not afraid of ghosts or scary stories.
• She likes Harry Potter and Tom Hardy.
• Jisoo’s favorite singer/band is TVXQ.
• She also likes to read manga, as she keeps a stack of them near her bed to help her sleep.
• She loves the color purple. She is a PC Gamer.
• Kim Samuel publicly confessed that he is in love with Jisoo.
• Jisoo is called “Man Heart Destroyer” and “Boy Crush”.
• Big Bang’s Seungri said that Jisoo reminds him of TOP, who is random and unpredictable but also charismatic.
• Jisoo’s ideal type: someone who is genuinely into her or who smiles pretty.

Jennie

Fun facts you didn’t know about Jennie from BLACKPINK:

• He was born in Anyang, a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
• She doesn’t have siblings.
• Jennie lived in Auckland, New Zealand for 5 years.
• He studied in New Zealand at ACG Parnell College.
• Jennie is known as “the YG princess” in the group.
• Jennie was called by BIGBANG’s Seungri as a “YG secret weapon” in 2013.
• One of his nicknames is “Human Gucci” due to the fact that he often wears expensive Gucci clothes.
• He had “mandukie” as a nickname because his cheeks look like a dumpling and a dumpling in Korea is “Mandu”
• Jennie said that her nickname when she was young was Jerry, because of Tom and Jerry, and that Jerry sounded like Jennie, that’s how she got it.
• She also has the nickname of NiNi, she will call herself all the time when posting on the Vapp or IG.
• Seungri said that Jennie reminds him of G-Dragon, because she’s always in Paris, taking photos with the designers.
• Jennie’s Chinese zodiac sign is pig.
• Trained for 5 years 11 months
• He is fluent in Korean, Japanese and English.
• She really likes milk flavored ice cream.
• Her favorite foods are anything that is Korean food.
• His favorite drinks are healthy.
• Her favorite colors are black and pink.
• His favorite number is 1.
• She has a motion sickness problem
• She has 2 pups, Kai and Kuma.
• Jennie can play the piano and the flute.
• Jennie is the best at cooking.
• Jennie has a habit of playing with her hair while watching TV.
• One of Jennie’s hobbies is taking photos.
• Jennie’s favorite animals are chinchillas and capybaras.
• Jennie said that she likes to speak in satoori (dialect).
• She is good friends with Nayeon (Twice), Irene (Red Velvet), Yerin (GFriend), Chahee (Melody Day), and Lime (Hello Venus).
• Jennie prefers sexy guys over cute ones. (Blackpink Live Radio Interview)
• Jennie said that if she were a guy, she would date Jisoo because he makes her laugh.
• Jennie is the fashion icon of the group. (Based on her previous interviews; she’s also usually the member who gets invited to fancy fashion events)
• He performed in the ‘BIG BANG G-Dragon ‘That XX’ MV.
• Apareció en “Black” de BIG BANG G-Dragon, “Special” de Lee Hi y en “GG Be” de BIG BANG Seungri.
• She also sang in LEE HI’s ‘Special’ and Seungri’s ‘GG Be’.
• He performed several CFs for Sprite or CASS beer.
• Jennie said she’s the type to fall in love easily.
• Jennie was ranked 18th in “The 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2017”.
• Jennie is ranked 13th in TC Candler’s “100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2018”.
• He is a regular member of the “Village Survival, the Eight” program.
• On November 12, 2018, Jennie made her solo debut with the song “SOLO”.
• On January 1, 2019, it was revealed that EXO’s Jennie and KO are dating.
• On January 25, 2019, SM Entertainment confirmed that Jenny and Kai have parted ways to focus on their personal careers.
• Jennie’s ideal type: someone who works hard.

Rosé

Curious facts you didn’t know about Rosé from BLACKPINK:

• She is Korean, but was born in Auckland, New Zealand (per Rose during V Line; and per Rose during Radio Star), and grew up in Melbourne, Box Hill, Australia, where she attended Canterbury Girls Secondary College.
• She has an older sister, named Alice.
• He moved to Korea in 2012.
• Rosé comes in first place at the YG auditions in Australia.
• His Chinese zodiac sign is the ox.
• He trained for 4 years and 2 months
• Rosé used to be a cheerleader in Australia.
• When she was younger, Rosé joined a choir, singing in churches in Australia.
• She is known for her unique voice and slim waist. Her stylist stated that her pants size is 24 (size 0) and she confirmed that her waist is 24 inches (60.96 cm) wide.
• Rose is known as “the goddess of Blackpink”.
• Rose joined the group on May 7th and Lisa’s first thought when they met in the elevator was “Oh! I have a special vibe from her!
• She can speak Korean, English, Japanese
• She collaborated with G-Dragon for the song ‘Without You’.
• G-Dragon said that he really likes the pink voice when he did a collaboration with her in 2012 and said that her voice is really unique.
• She can play the piano.
• Rose can also play the guitar.
• Rose also likes to draw.
• Rosé is left-handed
• She really likes Kimchi stew.
• Rose loves to eat peppers.
• Rose loves mangoes.
• She hates avocados. She says that she is soft and weird.
• She hates avocados, but owns an avocado stuffed animal that she got in New York.
• Rosé doesn’t like jokbal.
• His favorite drinks are healthy.
• Rose is very sensitive, and cries very easily.
• Rosé’s favorite color is blue
• His favorite number is 5 and his favorite equation is 5 × 3 = 15.
• His hobbies are playing the guitar and drawing.
• She falls asleep when she doesn’t do anything.
• She can twist her hands and she can talk, even though her mouth is closed.
• She has a habit of biting her fingers when no one is looking.
• Rosé has a pet fish called 주황 이 (Joo-hwang) which means orange.
• ROSÉ’s role model is Gummy.
• Chaeyoung (Rosé) is close to Twice’s Chaeyoung and Tzuyu, with Red Velvet’s Joy and Yeri.
• Rosé is close friends with Ladies Code’s Ashley Choi.
• Rosé is a Christian and goes to church quite often.
• On Weekly Idol, Rosé said that MC Jeong hyeong-don reminds her of her father.
• Seungri said that Rosé reminds him of Taeyang, she has strong voices and has a lot of soul as an artist.
• Rosé appeared on the King Of Masked Singer and made it through the first round, but unfortunately she couldn’t make it past the second round. She came very close, the votes were 50-49, but she unfortunately couldn’t do it.
• Rosé can rotate her hands 360 degrees.
• She said she has five ear piercings.
• Rose and Lisa are the first members of the K-Pop girl group to reach 1 million likes on Instagram.
• Rose’s ideal type: someone nice and genuine, with a good/unique voice. She said that there are many sunbaenim with big voices, but among them, Big Bang stands out. She also mentioned Gong Yoo as a celebrity close to her ideal type.

Lisa

Curious facts you didn’t know about Lisa from BLACKPINK:

• Lisa was born in Bangkok, Thailand.
• Lisa is an only child
• Lisa had a stepfather whose best certified Swiss chef in Thailand. Her stepfather’s name is Marco Brueschweiler.
• Previously, her name was Pranpriya and her friends called her by the nickname Pockpack. She changed to Lalisa after a divination. (Lalisa means the one who is praised.)
• His Chinese zodiac sign is the ox.
• She is childhood friends with GOT7’s BamBam as they were both part of the We Zaa Cool dance team.
• She was the only person accepted into YG at the YG audition in Thailand 2010.
• Trained for 5 years 3 months
• She became a trainee in high school and has lived in Korea ever since.
• He speaks Korean, English, Japanese, Thai, and basic Chinese.
• According to all the members and staff, Lisa is the most different on stage compared to the stage.
• The members said that she is very playful and mischievous off stage.
• All the members voted her the best in Aegyo in Blackpink.
• Lisa is known as the “Princess of Thailand” in her birthplace.
• She appeared in BIG BANG Taeyang’s ‘Ringa Linga’ MV.
• Lisa loves makeup so much
• Lisa plays the ukulele.
• She can also play the guitar.
• Lisa is a Buddhist.
• His favorite food is French fries.
• His favorite Korean dish is Gamjatang (spicy pork bone soup).
• Lisa’s favorite cuisine is Japanese, and she loves sushi.
• His favorite drinks are sweet drinks.
• His favorite color is yellow.
• Her favorite number is 27 because it’s her birthday.
• Lisa’s favorite movie is “Hachi”
• Lisa has two cats named Leo and Luca.
• Lisa said that Rose taught her how to play the guitar during training days.
• According to Parris Goebel, Lisa is the type of dancer who isn’t cut out, but is naturally blessed.
• Lisa’s new nickname is LaLi Con Artist due to her cheating at board games.
• Lisa loves to sleep.
• He loves photography and taking photos. She often takes photos of the other members.
• Lisa has been friends with Bambam for 11 years.
• Lisa is also friends with CLC’s Sorn, NCT’s Ten Die, and (D)I-DLE’s Minnie.
• Lisa is part of the “Thai Line”, a group chat consisting of GOT7’s BamBam, CLC’s Sorn, and NCT’s Ten.
• Lisa participated in the 2016 SBS Gayo Daejun dance collaboration with Shinee Taemin, BTS Jimin, NCT’s Ten, GOT7’s Yugyeom and Jinyoung, Red Velvet’s Seulgi, DIA’s Eunjin, and Oh My Girl’s YooA.
• She wants to be in the “Hit the Stage” dance show because she thinks the show is for lead dancers like her.
• Seungri said that Lisa reminds him of Daesung, she has a bright aura and seems to be full of energy.
• Lisa and Rose are the first members of the K-Pop girl group to reach 1 million likes on Instagram.
• Acted on NONA9ON
• Lisa was ranked 15th on “The 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2017”.
• Lisa is ranked 9th in TC Candler’s “100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2018”.
• Lisa is one of the cast members on the show “Real Men 300.”
• Lisa’s ideal type: She said she likes older men, who can take good care of her. She also likes men with a good heart, who can cook and have a lifestyle that matches hers.

Without a doubt, the success of these girls will continue for several years, so we invite you to keep an eye on this biography that will continue to be updated along with the artistic life of BLACKPINK.