BLACKPINK Make History With Celebratory Headlining Set at Coachella 2023
The K-pop girl group became the festival’s first Korean act to headline the festival. In 2016 BLACKPINK debuted. By 2019 the act — composed of Jennie, Jisoo, Rosé and Lisa — became the first K-pop girl group to perform at Coachella — a set that also marked the foursome’s first full U.S. concert. And tonight, […]
All Four Members of BLACKPINK Have Now Charted Solo on the Canadian Hot 100
The Canadian Hot 100 welcomes a new solo K-pop star to its rankings this week, as Jisoo’s solo single “Flower” makes an impressive debut at No. 30. This marks the first time the Blackpink member has charted solo, and also makes her the last of the four singers in the group to do so. The […]
BLACKPINK Share Personal Reflections Ahead of ‘Unreal,’ Historic Headlining Set at Coachella: Exclusive
Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé and Lisa share a mix of memories, nerves, excitement and anticipation as they prepare to close out day 2 of the massive California festival. BLACKPINK made music-festival history during their Coachella 2019 performance as the first female K-pop group to play at the iconic festival. Four years later, the quartet set a […]
JISOO’s “FLOWER” Debuts at #2 on Billboard’s Global 200 and Global 200 Excl. U.S. Charts
Jisoo becomes the third member of BLACKPINK to have hit the charts’ top 10. Jisoo’s “Flower” sprouts at No. 2 on the Global 200 with 108.7 million streams and 21,000 sold worldwide in its first week, ending April 6, following its March 31 release. Jisoo becomes the third member of star South Korean pop quartet […]
Billboard Ranks BLACKPINK’s “Shut Down” as the Best K-Pop Song of 2022
91. BLACKPINK, “Shut Down” BLACKPINK may have kicked off their sophomore album Born Pink with a taste of “Pink Venom,” but the K-pop girl group elevates their latest era to even greater heights with the swagger and savvy of second single “Shut Down.” Melding bouncing hip-hop with a sample of Niccolò Paganini’s 1826 violin concerto […]
Billboard Ranks BLACKPINK’s “BORN PINK” as the 42nd Best Album of 2022
42. BLACKPINK, ‘Born Pink’ With the accolades BLACKPINK received for the release of 2020’s The Album, the pressure was on when it came time for the world biggest girl group to drop its sophomore album. But with powerhouse record label YG and trusted producer Teddy Park by Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa and Rosé’s side, success was […]
ROSÉ Reflects on Auditioning for BLACKPINK: ‘I Was Lucky’
The K-pop idol also talks to ‘Mastermind’ magazine about preparing for the girl group’s ongoing world tour. Rosé opens up in a new cover story with Mastermind magazine about BLACKPINK‘s world tour, her decision to audition for the K-pop girl group and more. “For such a crazy time like right now, it has been working […]
BLACKPINK’s Number One on the Billboard 200 is a Major Milestone
Their album BORN PINK by the numbers. BLACKPINK’s second studio album, BORN PINK, came out on Friday, September 16. Per Billboard chart procedure, the seven-day span from the 16th through the 22nd is reflected on the chart dated for the week of October 1. Let’s take a look at how the album has performed so […]
Here’s Where Every Song on BLACKPINK’s “BORN PINK” Debuts on the Global Charts
All eight songs from the new set appear on the Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. surveys. They’ve done it before and they’re doing it again. Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa and Rosé, together known as BLACKPINK, log all eight songs from BORN PINK on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts, led […]
BLACKPINK Becomes the First K-Pop Girl Group to Top the U.K. & U.S. Charts
BLACKPINK too the first place on the ‘Billboard 200’ chart, which is the first in the world as a girl-group ever since 2008. BLACKPINK also topped UK’s Official Album Chart, becoming the only Asian female artist to top both the biggest music charts in the world. Based on the global music market, topping both chats […]
