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Jisoo
Kim Ji-soo was born in Gunpo, Gyeonggi, South Korea. Vocalist -
Jennie
Jennie Kim was born in the Seoul Capital Area, South Korea. Rapper, vocalist -
Rose
Roseanne Park (Korean: 박채영; Park Chae-young) was born in Auckland, New Zealand. Vocalist, Dancer. -
Lisa
Born as Pranpriya Manoban in Buriram Province, Thailand, she later legally changed her name to Lalisa. Rapper, dancer, vocalist -
Debut
Blackpink released debut single ''boombayah'' -
SBS's Inkigayo.
Blackpink made their performance debut on SBS Inkigayo -
First win
They won first place on Inkigayo thirteen days after their debut, breaking the record for the shortest time for a girl group to win on a music program after debut -
Fan club
Blackpink revealed the name of their fan club ''Blink" -
first standalone digital single
'' As If It's Your Last'' It was described as a "mixed genre of music" and a change of sound from their previous releases. The song debuted at number one on Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart one day after release, making it their third number-one hit on the chart. The music video for the song later went on to break the record for the most-liked music video by a Korean girl group on YouTube as well as the most-viewed K-pop group music video in the first 24 hours of release. -
first reality show
Blackpink released the first episode of their first reality show ''Blackpink house'' -
Square up
the group released their first Korean-language EP, titled ''Square up'' The lead single, "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du", debuted at number 17 on the Official Trending Chart in the United Kingdom, making them the first female K-pop group to enter the chart since its launch in 2016. The single also debuted at number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100, with 12.4 million U.S. streams and 7,000 downloads in the tracking week ending June 21, 2018, making Blackpink the highest-charting Korean girl group on the chart. -
First collab
On October 19, English singer Dua Lipa released "Kiss and Make Up" with Blackpink, a new track on the re-released edition of her self-titled debut album. "Kiss and Make Up" debuted at number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking Blackpink's second entry in the chart and making them the only Korean girl group to score multiple entries on the chart. The song also became their second entry in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 36, and their first top 40 entry. -
''Solo''
Jennie made her solo debut with her single "Solo" -
views
Their music video for "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" became the most-watched music video by a South Korean group in January 2019 and became the first K-pop group music video to surpass one billion views in November 2019. -
''Kill this love''
Blackpink's third extended play'' Kill This Love'' Kill This Love debuted at number 24 on the Billboard 200, while the lead single reached number 41 on the Hot 100, becoming the highest-charting releases by a female Korean act on the two major Billboard charts -
Coachella
Blackpink performed at the 2019 Coachella Festival making them the first female K-pop group to do so. -
Sour Candy
it was confirmed the group would be collaborating with Lady Gaga for her sixth studio album, Chromatica, on the track titled "Sour Candy". On the Billboard Hot 100, the song debuted at number 33, giving Gaga her 25th top 40 hit and Blackpink their first, becoming the group's highest-charting song in the United States at the time, as well as the highest-charting song by a K-pop girl group. -
How you like that
"How You Like That" became Blackpink's fifth song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, and its music video broke five Guinness World Records. The song ranked first in Youtube Music's Global Top 10 Songs of Summer 2020 and won Song of Summer at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, making Blackpink the first Korean female act to win at the award show. -
Ice cream
YG Entertainment announced that a second single, "Ice Cream", with American singer Selena Gomez. "Ice Cream" debuted and peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Blackpink's highest-charting song on the chart. -
First Studio Album ''The Album"
Blackpink released their first Korean studio album, The Album, with "Lovesick Girls" as its third and main single. The album also set a first-week album sales record for a Korean girl group, with 590,000 copies sold in just one day after the physical album's release. Blackpink became the first-ever million-selling K-pop girl group with The Album, selling approximately 1.2 million copies in less than one month after release -
first documentary film Blackpink: Light Up the Sky
Blackpink: Light Up the Sky, premiered on Netflix on October 14, 2020 and covered the four years since the group's debut in 2016. The documentary included footage from their training days, looks at their home lives, behind-the-scenes stories and interviews with the members, as well as glimpses into the making of The Album. -
Online Concert ''The show''
On December 2, Blackpink announced their collaboration with YouTube Music for their first livestream concert. The live event, dubbed as "The Show", will take place on January 31, 2021 and will feature the group performing many of their songs from debut. -
A little about Blackpink
Since their debut, Blackpink have emerged as a prominent act in K-pop and have been described as the "biggest girl group in the world", "biggest K-pop girl band on the planet" and "K-pop Queens". They have gained immense popularity in South Korea, with Forbes Korea Power Celebrity named Blackpink the most powerful celebrities in South Korea in 2019 and the third most powerful celebrities in 2020.
