The word K-pop has, of late, become almost associated with the letters B, T and S. However there's another K-pop group that's been exceeding as their music captures the attention of a global audience. The four females of Blackpink, who debuted as a group in 2016, consist of a multilingual efficiency powerhouse getting in touch with fans across borders.
Blackpink's tune "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" is presently the most-watched music video by a K-pop group on Youtube, boasting 730 million views. (Individual artist Psy's 2012 single "Gangnam Style" continues to be the most-viewed video by a Korean music act, with more than 3 billion views.) The group's social networks followings are likewise exceeding.
Blackpink's upcoming schedule is loaded with global chances to get in touch with their fans, who are called "BLINKs," a portmanteau of "black" and "pink." Later this month, they will become the very first female K-pop group to play at the Coachella music festival, before continuing the North American, European, and Australian legs of their first world trip.
Here's whatever you require to understand about Blackpink, the woman group raising K-pop's global popularity. The group's name was developed to contrast with the perception of femininity typically associated with the color pink. When Blackpink debuted, their label YG Home entertainment said the name means to communicate that the group embodies more than charm.
Blackpink's discography is limited before "Eliminate This Love," the group had actually launched less than 20 tracks since their debut in 2016, consisting of the Japanese variations of their Korean songs. Nonetheless, a handful of their singles have not only ranked on Billboard charts but gone viral online, with their signature choreographies regularly replicated by fellow K-pop idols and worldwide fans in dance covers.
Although dark and edgy principles are not a novelty in K-pop woman groups, Blackpink double down on these through the images in their video, such as the bejeweled tank in "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du." The oldest member in the group, Jisoo is a vocalist, frequently referred to as Blackpink's mood-maker. She has a quirky funny bone and a proclivity for producing on-the-spot tunes about any subject from the weather to a craving for chicken skewers.