SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Leading girl group BLACKPINK’s Jennie will make a comeback as a solo artist in October after signing a partnership deal with Columbia Records, her agency announced Monday. The K-pop star will release a new single next month, marking her first solo release since “You & Me” in October 2023, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Lisa of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK has secured four nominations at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, one of the major music awards in the United States. According to a list of nominees announced by MTV VMAs on its homepage Tuesday (U.S. time), Lisa was nominated for Best K-pop, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Jisoo, a member of the popular K-pop girl group BLACKPINK, has been cast in Coupang Play’s new zombie series, “Newtopia,” the streaming service said Thursday. The series follows Lee Jae-yoon (Park Jung-min) and Kang Young-ju (Jisoo) as they navigate a perilous, zombie-infested Seoul. Jae-yoon faces a zombie outbreak during [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Lisa of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK and Jimin of boy group BTS have entered the U.S. Billboard’s Hot 100 main songs chart with their new solo singles. Billboard said on X, formerly Twitter, Monday (U.S. time) that Lisa’s “Rockstar” and Jimin’s “Smeraldo Garden Marching Band” featuring Loco debuted at [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group BLACKPINK will mark its eighth anniversary with a film capturing its record-breaking world tour, the group’s agency said Friday. The film, titled “BLACKPINK World Tour ‘Born Pink’ in Cinemas,” will hit screens in South Korea and over 100 other countries July 31, offering fans a chance [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Lisa of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK will drop her new solo single, “Rockstar,” this month, the song’s distributor, Sony Music Entertainment Korea, said Wednesday. “Rockstar,” set for release June 28 at 9 a.m., will be the first music to be released under a partnership between Lisa’s own label, Lloud [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Lisa of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK will release new solo music in partnership with RCA Records, a leading U.S.-based label, the singer and her own label Lloud Co. announced Thursday. Lisa will also have full ownership of all her recordings under the partnership, according to the announcement. “I’m super [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Jennie of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK will put out a collaboration song with American rapper Matt Champion on Friday in her first release since founding her own label last year. The two artists announced on their respective social media accounts Thursday that their joint effort, “Slow Motion,” will come [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Jisoo of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK has established her own label for solo activities, music industry sources said Thursday. “I’m making a new beginning with the name ‘Blissoo’,” the singer wrote on social media the previous day. “I would be grateful if you could watch over and support my [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group BLACKPINK’s Lisa and boy group Stray Kids have performed at a famous French charity concert, sources in the music industry circle said Monday. The sources said the artists were featured at the Le Gala des Pieces Jaunes concert, which translates to the Yellow Coins Gala. The [...]