SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — BLACKPINK’s Rose has maintained her position in the top five of the Billboard Hot 100 with “APT.,” her collaborative single with U.S. pop star Bruno Mars. According to the chart released Monday (U.S. time), the song remained at No. 5 this week, a week after soaring to the position. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Jennie of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK has revealed plans to release a solo, “life-reflecting” album next year. According to her agency, OA Entertainment, she shared the announcement in a “Happy Holidays” video posted on the company’s website the previous day. “I now have satisfactory results from 11 months of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — BLACKPINK’s Lisa has received two awards at this year’s MTV Europe Music Awards, the awards’ organizer said. The Thai rapper-singer won Best Collaboration for “New Woman,” her hit solo collaboration single with Spanish singer Rosalia, and Biggest Fans during the annual awards ceremony held in Manchester, Britain, on Sunday [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Girl group BLACKPINK’s Rose reached No. 8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 with her latest single, “APT.,” featuring Bruno Mars, setting a new record for the highest-ranking song by a K-pop female artist. Billboard announced on social platform X on Tuesday that “APT.” had broken into the top [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – In South Korea, high school senior Nam, 18, is doing everything possible to avoid listening to “APT.,” the new collaboration between BLACKPINK’s Rosé and Bruno Mars. Despite the song’s global success, with its infectious melody and repetitive lyrics captivating listeners worldwide, Nam sees it as something best kept at arm’s [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – A Korean drinking game-inspired collaboration between BLACKPINK’s Rosé and pop star Bruno Mars has become a global sensation, with their new single “APT.” reaching significant milestones in record time. The music video, featuring the duo playing the traditional Korean drinking game “apateu” (meaning apartment in Korean) and Mars enthusiastically shouting [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — “Mantra,” the latest solo release from K-pop girl group BLACKPINK’s Jennie, has entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The digital single debuted on the chart at No. 98, Billboard said Monday (U.S. time) on social media platform X. The song has also performed well on Billboard’s global charts, reaching [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Rose of the girl group BLACKPINK is set to release a single in collaboration with pop star Bruno Mars at 1 p.m. Friday, her agency said. The Black Label, which represents her solo activities, shared a teaser photo of the two artists on its Instagram the night before, hinting [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The music video for K-pop girl group BLACKPINK’s “Pink Venom” topped 900 million views on YouTube on Friday, the group’s agency said. “Pink Venom” is the prereleased track off the quartet’s second full-length album, “Born Pink,” released in 2022. YG Entertainment said the song’s music video hit the milestone [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Jennie of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK made her highly anticipated solo comeback with the release of her new single “Mantra” on Friday. The digital single and its accompanying music video were unveiled at 9 a.m., according to her agency, OA Entertainment. It said “Mantra” is a powerful and energetic [...]