BlackpinkFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThis article is about the group. For their eponymous EP, see .BlackpinkBlackpink in March 2021
From left to right: Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and LisaBackground informationOrigin, South KoreaGenresYears active2016–presentLabelsMember ofMembersWebsite
Blackpink (: 블랙핑크; : Beullaekpingkeu, commonly stylized as BLɅϽKPIИK) is a South Korean formed by , consisting of members , , , and . The group debuted in August 2016 with their single album , which featured "" and "", their first number-one entries on South Korea's and the US chart, respectively.
Blackpink is the most successful Korean girl group internationally and have often been dubbed the "biggest girl group in the world." They are the highest-charting female Korean act on the , peaking at number 13 with "" (2020), and on the , peaking at number two with (2020), which also set the record for the best-selling album by a Korean girl group and was the first to sell more than one million copies. They were the first girl group to top Billboard's and the first Korean girl group to enter and top Billboard's chart. Blackpink was also the first female Korean act to receive a certification from the (RIAA) with their single "" (2018), whose music video was the first by a Korean group to surpass one billion views and is currently the most-viewed by a Korean group on . Their 2018 song "", a collaboration with , was the first by a Korean group to receive a certification from the (BPI) and a platinum certification from the (ARIA).
Blackpink has broken numerous online records throughout their career. Their music videos for "" (2019) and "" (2020) each set records for the , with the latter breaking three and setting two . They are the first music group and Korean female act to have five music videos accumulate one billion views each on YouTube; the most-subscribed music act on the platform and the first to reach over 75 million subscribers; and the most-followed girl group on . Their other include the New Artist of the Year Award at the 31st and the 26th , the in , the first won by a Korean girl group, and recognition as the first female Korean group on Forbes' . They have been acknowledged as one of the by Forbes Korea (placing first in 2019, third in 2020, and second in 2021) and by former South Korean as a global K-pop phenomenon helping spread K-pop content worldwide.
ContentsCareer2010–2016: Formation and pre-debut activities
Blackpink began forming when held tryouts worldwide for preteen or teenage recruits to create a new girl group after launching its first major one, , in 2009. According to the members, joining the label as was akin to enrolling in a full-time pop-star academy, with Jennie describing the experience as "more strict than school" and Rosé comparing it to with dorm rooms. For members who had left their lives outside of , the pace of training alongside the culture shock was especially difficult. Preparations for Blackpink's debut began as early as 2011, when YG Entertainment revealed on November 14 that their new girl group would debut in the early half of 2012 and feature at least seven members. Since then, numerous news and rumors surfaced surrounding the new girl group's debut being delayed, although there had been no official information. It was only on May 18, 2016 that YG Entertainment confirmed the girl group would debut that July, stating that the members were selected through years of stiff competition. The label later confirmed that Jang Hanna and , who were introduced to the public as potential members of the new girl group, were not included in the lineup.
Jennie was the first group member revealed, on June 1, 2016. She joined YG Entertainment as a trainee in 2010 after moving back to South Korea from New Zealand. She had been introduced to the public for the first time in 2012 in a photo titled "Who's that girl?" on YG Entertainment's website on April 10. Jennie continued to be promoted as a member of the new girl group through multiple collaborations: she starred in 's 2012 music video for "" from his and featured in the song "Black" from his 2013 album (2013) and 's song "Special" from her album (2013).
