YG Entertainment dropped a poster of BLACKPINK's "NEW SINGLE RELEASE" on its official SNS on August 4 KST. The image contains the phrase "2020.08.28 Fri," signaling that the release date of their new song is fast approaching.
BLACKPINK made fans smile with their unexpected "Gwihogang Live" as they recalled memories of their trainee years and expressed their importance to each other.
K-pop YouTube channels are making storms as they are hitting the most number of views and subscribers. BLACKPINK and BTS are only some of the K-pop groups that are now dominating YouTube.
While foreigners in K-Pop are no longer that hard to come by, there are still not as many K-Pop idols coming from Southeast Asia. Despite that, these six Thai idols traveled all the way to Korea to pursue their dreams of being an idol.
Jennie Kim's sensational blonde dyed bangs in "How You Like That" MV has become a craze, and soon after its release, celebrities are copying it!
As BLINKs know, BLACKPINK's Rosé is the newest ambassador for high-end designer brand Yves Saint Laurent.
The cat is finally out of the bag! The featured artist for BLACKPINK's upcoming single is American pop star Selena Gomez!
BLACKPINK has officially dropped a teaser poster for their upcoming full-album, as promised by YG Entertainment. The group has also set the release date of their first full-length album.
These K-Pop groups and idols’ influence and dominance are indeed massive! Due to their successful songs that draw the attention of K-pop enthusiasts around the world, they are able to reach 1 Billion Views on YouTube, which is huge milestone in the K-pop industry!
In K-Pop, there were many groups that were meant to debut, but never made it to fruition. Here are some popular K-Pop groups that never made it to their debut stage.
The Korean Business Research Institute has released its brand reputation rankings for K-Pop groups for the month of July. To determine which groups make the list, they analyzed trends such as consumer participation, community awareness, and news coverage
BLACKPINK had a great time doing the telepathy game in the latest episode of their vlog. YG Entertainment published the fourth episode of the group's exclusive reality content "24/365 with BLACKPINK" on YouTube at 9:00 a.m. KST on July 25. In this episode, the girls had spent an active time away from the picnic earlier that day and expected a full and sumptuous dinner.
Despite liking all the members of these K-pop groups for being all-rounders, there are still members who shine the most for their looks, or also called as the "visuals/face" of the group. Most of the time, this title isn't only given to a specific member, but usually composed of two to four members in every group. Often, this is referred to as the "visual line" as well.
On July 24, BLACKPINK's Lisa has been selected as an ambassador for BVLGARI, a luxury brand that represents Italy and is famous for its watches, jewelries, and luxury goods. In their announcement, the fashion brand said that Lisa's image as a "fashion icon fit well with the brand identity."
BLACKPINK has clinched the crown as the most subscribed music artist! According to YG Entertainment on Monday, BLACKPINK's subscribers on their official YouTube channel surpassed 42.3 million; hence, exceeding other female pop stars, such as Ariana Grande.
Album sales are just one of the identifying factors of an idol group or idol's popularity. It's also the basis of several music charts. Because compared to YouTube views, an album sale means that fans like the music enough to pay for it.
On July 23, Gaon Chart, one of Korea's most prominent music charts, said that BLACKPINK and EXO-SC topped all of its weekly music charts from July 12 to 18.
Fans are swarmed with curiosity aftter YG Entertainment teased that BLACKPINK will be featuring an artist, who remains kept under wraps, in their upcoming single. Netizens speculate that it will be Ariana Grande, while others think it's Charlie Puth. Who do you think it will be?
BLACKPINK is gearing up for another single! Following the girl group's consecutive successes in the music market with "How You Like That" domestically and internationally, BLACKPINK is set to dominate the music charts and stage once again with a new song.
The summer queen competition of girl groups begins and four are vying for the title. The four girl groups who made their comeback during this season are Red Velvet's Irene and Seulgi, BLACKPINK, GFriend, and ITZY.