SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) — BLACKPINK’s megahit single “Ddu-du Ddu-du” has set a YouTube record for most views for a video by a K-pop group, the quartet’s agency said Sunday. YG Entertainment said the music video surpassed 1.9 billion views just past 4 a.m. Sunday. The clip was first released on July 15, 2018. [...]
SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The music video for BLACKPINK member Lisa’s solo song “Lalisa” passed 500 million views on YouTube on Saturday, its management agency said. The video for the title track of her solo debut album released last September reached the milestone at 5:06 a.m., YG Entertainment said. The video recorded 73.6 [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s K-pop girl group BLACKPINK has appeared on the front of the latest issue of the U.S. music magazine Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone revealed the cover of its June issue Monday (U.S. time), describing the girl group as a “pop supernova.” It marks the first time any girl [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The choreography video for “How You Like That,” a 2020 hit single by K-pop girl group BLACKPINK, has surpassed 1.1 billion views on YouTube. The group’s agency YG Entertainment said Wednesday the video hit the milestone slightly after midnight, one year and 10 months after it was uploaded on [...]
SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The music video for K-pop act BLACKPINK’s “Boombayah” passed 1.4 billion views on YouTube on Saturday, its management agency said. The video for the main track of its debut album released in August 2016 reached the milestone at 5:56 a.m., YG Entertainment said. It became the female band’s third [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The music video for “Solo,” an individual single from Jennie, a member of popular girl group BLACKPINK, has topped 800 million views on YouTube, a first for any female K-pop solo artist. The video hit the milestone Thursday at 3:24 a.m., three years and four months after it was [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Hybe Edu, an affiliate of K-pop powerhouse Hybe, will release new Korean language learning materials for foreign fans of popular girl group BLACKPINK, the company said Wednesday. The release of the new learning materials, titled “BLACKPINK in Your Korean,” that makes use of the group’s intellectual property is due [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Rose, a member of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK, tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday and canceled part of her upcoming overseas schedule, the group’s agency said. “Rose tested positive in a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) examination ahead of her departure for an overseas trip today,” YG Entertainment said, adding [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The music video for K-pop girl group BLACKPINK’s “Kill This Love” has exceeded 1.5 billion views on YouTube, its management agency said Wednesday. The video hit the milestone at about 6 p.m. the previous day, becoming the second video from the group to do so after the 2018 hit [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Lisa, a member of top South Korean girl group BLACKPINK, tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, its agency said. YG Entertainment said Rose, Jennie and Jisoo of the four-member K-pop band were waiting for their polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test results though they did not come in close contact [...]