1. Overview
BLACK PINK, a 4-member multinational girl group under YG Entertainment, debuted on August 8, 2016.
2. Status and Popularity
As one of the representative idol groups of the 3rd generation of K-POP, they are a world star girl group that is exerting global influence by setting numerous records on foreign charts such as the US Billboard, Forbes, Rolling Stone, Time magazine, Bloomberg, and Japan's Oricon.At the same time as their debut, 《Whistle》 and 《Boombayah》 were hits, and later 《Playing with Fire》, 《As If It's Your Last》, 《DDU-DU-DDU-DU》, 《How You Like That》, 《Pink》 Venom” and other hits in succession.Since 2018, it has achieved good results both domestically and abroad, raising awareness. With the amount of SNS mentions and topicality, from this time on, he started to rise to the ranks of 'world stars'.On April 15 and 22, 2023, he appeared as the first Korean singer to appear as a headliner at Coachella, and on July 2, 2023, the first Korean artist to appear as a headliner at the British Summertime Festival, the largest music festival in the UK, was confirmed. and received rave reviews from overseas media.Actors Will Smith, Kristen Stewart, Anne Hathaway, etc., as well as singers Taylor Swift, Pharrell Williams, Drake, Lizzo, Rihanna, The Weeknd, Harry Styles, Olivia Rodrigo, models Haley Bieber, Bella Hadid, Naomi Campbell, etc. It has become a very common sight for them to chat or ask for selfies at concert venues backstage, at high-brand fashion events, and at BLACKPINK concerts.She has also worked with world-renowned pop singers such as Dua Lipa, Lady Gaga, Cardi B, Selena Gomez, and Ariana Grande, and other artists and celebrities from all over the world, including the United States, Europe, South America, and China, want to collaborate with BLACKPINK. , Instagram followers, or many media outlets reveal that they are fans.'DDU-DU DDU-DU', the title song of the 2018 mini-album vol.1 《SQUARE UP》, was ranked 1st in Korea Gallup's Song of the Year.The single and album released in 2020 recorded the first and best achievements of a Korean girl group, No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 2 on the Billboard 200, respectively. BLACKPINK's first full-length album, 《THE ALBUM》, became the first Korean girl group to become a million-seller, and at the time, it ranked first in Initial Chodong and exclusive sales by a Korean girl group and recorded sales of 1.4 million copies, the highest sales by a Korean female singer in history.Their second full-length album, 《BORN PINK》, became the first Korean girl group to become a double million seller with 1.54 million copies in the first week, breaking the previous Initial Chodong record, and recorded sales of over 1 million copies, a million seller on the first day of Initial Chodong. It is a record that enters the TOP 10 records of all-time Korean singers' albums, exceeding 2 million pre-orders and recording sales of about 2.8 million copies on the circle chart. It reached #1 in the UK chart album category and #1 on the Billboard 200 chart. Destiny's Child was a girl group that took first place on both charts at the same time. After this, BLACKPINK achieved this in 21 years, becoming the first Korean and Asian girl group to set a record, and at the same time the world's second girl group to set a record. Thanks to this, it also rose to No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart. In addition, the title song 'Shut Down' topped Spotify's global weekly chart, setting a record for the first time as a Korean singer.BLACKPINK owns both the first and second highest views of K-pop idol group music videos on YouTube, and became the first girl group in the world to surpass 30 million followers on Spotify.In 2021, The Times of the UK cited BLACKPINK as one of the representative hallyus that conquered the #world. And Ddu-du Ddu-du songs achieved 1 billion views and 2 billion views on YouTube. Related article This is the first K-pop singer excluding Psy to achieve a great record.
3. Team name
The group name BLACKPINK adds the meaning of denying "pink", which is expressed as the prettiest color, to "black", and contains the reverse meaning of 'don't look only pretty' and 'seeing is not everything'. Many of the songs released also match the meaning of the team name.Their tentative name before their debut was PINKPUNK, and there were rumors among fans that the team name was "TLC-F". At the time, the team name that fans abbreviated was Telsheps. Also, before the confirmation, the team name 'Magnum' was also on the list of candidates. As for the team name candidates, junior girl group BABYMONSTER, which is about to debut, was also nominated.
4. Music Style
Based on the hip-hop base that YG pursues, it presents music of various genres and pursues black music as a whole. However, he is also an artist who is good at vocals and does different kinds of raps, making various types of music.They have musical tendencies that appeal not only to Blackpink's fans but also to the general public, capturing the ears of both fans and the public at the same time, creating a number of unprecedented hits.Teddy is in charge of overall music production, and producers from YG's subsidiary and The Black Label, represented by Teddy, are involved in writing and composing the lyrics, so the quality of each album is high and the songs on the album are also very physical, so all the songs are well-received. are receiving As of 2022, collaboration with foreign producers is also actively underway, so colorful and new Blackpink music is coming out. As can be seen from the group name BLACKPINK, it represents two major musical directions: black with a dark hip-hop concept and pink with a bright, cute and lovely pop dance concept. It is put together and expressed. Blackpink's musical style can be divided into two different tendencies. The first is that the theme of love is melted into different styles of music. The dark and hopeless elements inherent under the big theme of love, as well as the bright and happy elements at the same time, are captured in various lyrics and musical styles. Their debut songs, Whistle and Boombayah, are songs that melt different ways of love, and Kill This Love, which deals with the theme of dark inner love, is also one of the representative songs. All three songs are songs that express the theme of love differently, and songs that express the loveliness of a bright and plump feeling, such as the pink concept of the end or Ice Cream, are emerging as representative songs of Blackpink. The second characteristic of music is girls hip hop. Girl's hip-hop, which loves oneself, is always confident, and expresses a strong inner/outer ego, presents songs with strong and powerful hip-hop beats of Blackpink to the public along with the concept of girl crush. The representative song is Ddu-du Ddu-du, and the b-side song Pretty Savage is also evaluated as a song that well shows Blackpink's unique identity with girl-crush concept lyrics and hip-hop beats. In 2022, Pink venom showed a girl group rapping to an authentic boom bap beat. In the case of How You Like That, which was released in June 2020, the overall tendency is to be a girl's hip hop song, but if you look at the lyrics of the song, it has a philosophical meaning: do not give up hope even in desperate and difficult situations, move forward and soar. It is a song that contains not only the girl crush concept, but also expresses the inner self-reflection of human beings. It is a song that combines hip-hop beat EDM sound and oriental sound, and it became another representative song that served as an opportunity for BLACKPINK to showcase more mature and diverse music as musicians in the future. Collaboration with foreign artists is also actively underway. Starting with Dua Lipa, she worked with Lady Gaga, Selena Gomez, and Cardi B. Although she did not sing, David Guetta and Ariana Grande contributed to the album by writing lyrics and composing. In addition, many famous artists are sending love calls saying they want to collaborate with BLACKPINK.
5. Skills
After their debut, they appear on various music shows and radio shows, showing outstanding skills that they have honed for 4 to 6 years. And not only one-dimensional skills, but also talents are all at a high level. Even though each member has a clear role and specialty, he shows his ability to not fall behind in fields other than his main position. Also, the sum of the voices of the four members is very harmonious and has a great advantage. Jisoo, who is in charge of the lead vocal, is considered to have strong vocalization and stable live digestion ability.Jenny, who is in charge of the main rapper and lead vocal, has excellent skills in all positions of singing, rapping, and dancing, and has excellent talent in many ways. Rosé, who is in charge of the main vocalist and lead dancer, is demonstrating her vocal skills with her charming and unrivaled tone, and she is excellent at dancing with her beautiful dance lines.Lisa, who is in charge of the main dancer and lead rapper, has a talent that stands out among idols and is often mentioned as an idol who dances the best among professional dancers. The stages created by these four talented members are generating a lot of buzz. Perhaps that's why they are highly recognized by the public, who are not very interested in idols or the music industry, and are firmly guarding the image of talented idols. In addition, Jisoo and Jennie wrote and composed the lyrics and composition for Lovesick Girls, the title song of her first full-length album THE ALBUM, and Rosé participated as a lyricist for the title song On The Ground and the b-side song Gone of her first solo album R, demonstrating her capabilities as an artist. are raising more At the beginning of their debut, there were many reviews saying that the amount of parts for each member was slightly different, but as the number of years accumulated, the number of parts collapsed Finally, in Lovesick Girls, the four members' part time is almost equal, and it is well received by fans and the public as a sign that the members' skills are gradually improving.
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