SEOUL, Jun. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Girl group BLACKPINK will return with its first EP album, “Square Up,” on June 15, the group’s management agency said. Following its first two singles, “Square One” and “Square Two,” the forthcoming release is the third in the group’s “Square” series. “BLACKPINK has so far presented only singles. The [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The music video for “Boombayah,” K-pop act BLACKPINK’s breakout hit, has reached over 300 million views on YouTube, according to the group’s agency Monday. The song, released in August of 2016, reached the milestone earlier in the day, YG Entertainment said. Three other songs by BLACKPINK — “Playing with [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Girl group BLACKPINK’s music video for “As If It’s Your Last” was the most popular K-pop video on YouTube in 2017, according to the U.S. online streaming giant Wednesday. YouTube announced that the BLACKPINK video, published on June 22, topped its list of most-viewed K-pop videos in 2017. The music video has racked up more than 198 million views. BTS took the second, third and fifth spots, with “DNA,” “Not Today” [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Girl group BLACKPINK conquered Japan’s key music sales chart for the second consecutive day with its first album released in the neighboring country, its management agency said Friday. The team’s Japanese debut EP album titled “BLACKPINK” stood at No. 1 on Oricon’s Daily CD album chart as of Wednesday, [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) – BLACKPINK, one of K-pop’s biggest next-generation idol groups, plans to debut in Japan this summer, its agency said Wednesday. YG Entertainment, which represents the four-member team, said the band is scheduled to hold a debut showcase at the Budokan in Tokyo on July 20 and release a Japanese album [...]
SEOUL, April 15 (Korea Bizwire) – The “Whistle” music video by BLACKPINK, one of K-pop’s biggest breakout stars from last year, surpassed 100 million views on YouTube on Saturday, the group’s agency said. The video hit 100,143,704 views as of 7 p.m., eight months after it was uploaded on the global video sharing service last [...]