BLACK PINK
The most famous KPOP girl group today. The most gorgeous girls you will ever see.
Blackpink (Korean: 블랙핑크; commonly stylized as BLACKPINK or BLΛƆKPIИK) is a South Korean girl group formed by YG Entertainment, consisting of members Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa. The group debuted in August 2016 with their single album Square One, which featured "Whistle" and "Boombayah", their first number-one entries on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart and the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart, respectively.
Since their debut, Blackpink have emerged as a prominent act in K-pop and have been described as the "biggest girl group in the world","biggest K-pop girl band on the planet",and "K-pop Queens". They have gained immense popularity in South Korea, with Forbes Korea Power Celebrity named Blackpink the most powerful celebrities in South Korea in 2019 and the third most powerful celebrities in 2020.Multiple international media outlets, such as Forbes, Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter, have recognized the group's popularity and their contribution in spreading the Korean Wave around the world. Blackpink were cited by Rolling Stone as an exception to the stereotype that most successful K-pop acts in the United States are boy groups.
The group were also credited as one of the two acts leading the Korean music industry growth by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).[149] Blackpink have appeared in multiple power listings and were the first girl group to be included in Forbes' 30 Under 30 Asia. They were also included in the 2019 Time 100 Next list of rising stars who are shaping the future of various fields worldwide, credited with "heralding a new era of Korean acts stepping past language barriers to play global stages" when they became the first K-pop girl group to perform at Coachella.Blackpink was named the biggest music act in the world in the month of October 2020 according to Bloomberg's Pop Star Power Ranking, a first for a Korean act.
Blackpink have amassed a large following on social media and streaming platforms. They became the most-subscribed music group on YouTube in September 2019 and, as of January 2021, they are the second most-subscribed music act and the most-subscribed female act, with over 55 million subscribers. Blackpink's members are also the most-followed individuals in South Korea on Instagram, with the first, second, third and fourth most-followed being Lisa, Jennie, Rosé and Jisoo, respectively. Blackpink became the most-followed girl group on Spotify in November 2019;[as of January 2021, they have accumulated over 17.8 million followers.
Blackpink's influence beyond music, especially in South Korea, extends to fashion.Each member has served as global ambassadors for different luxury brands: Jisoo for Dior, Jennie for Chanel, Rosé for Yves Saint Laurent, and Lisa for Bulgari and Celine. Additionally, Blackpink have been credited for drawing international attention to South Korea's traditional costume hanbok through their modern re-interpretations of the costume in their "How You Like That" music video and stage performances. Blackpink's image emphasizes fashion and individuality: Jennie stated that fashion "definitely empowers us as much as music does" in an interview with Elle magazine, and Rosé described their music and fashion as inseparable.
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