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Music video for Blackpink’s 'How You Like That' surpasses 1.2 billion views

The music video for Blackpink’s “How You Like That” surpassed 1.2 billion views on YouTube, making it the sixth music video by the girl group to have reached the milestone. “How You Like That,” Blackpink’s first track pre-released for ...

2023-04-11

K-pop idols go solo to keep career alive, and they're succeeding

When K-pop top dog BTS announced a break in group activities last June, one of the first questions that came to critics’ minds was whether the individual members would be able to succeed on their own. Almost a year has passed since, and the ...

2023-04-09

Jisoo of Blackpink is first-ever million-selling female solo K-pop artist

Jisoo of Blackpink became the first-ever million-selling female solo K-pop singer with her album "ME," the singer's agency YG Entertainment said Tuesday. The Blackpink singer's first solo album sold 1.02 million copies less than a week after ...

2023-04-04

Mobile Blackpink game to come out in second quarter

Blackpink’s first game, Blackpink The Game, will be released in the second quarter of 2023, the girl group’s agency YG Entertainment announced Tuesday. The mobile game will be developed in collaboration with Takeone Company ...

2023-04-04

Jisoo's 'ME' records highest sales for female solo K-pop singer ever

Jisoo, the last of girl group Blackpink to release solo music, is breaking records with her latest album "ME." The two-track EP sold 875,149 copies on the first day of release on Friday, which is not only the highest ever for a ...

2023-04-02

Blackpink's Jisoo journeys to find herself in upcoming solo release

Jisoo from girl group Blackpink hopes listeners can see the new Jisoo in her upcoming solo release which was a journey to find herself. “'What is Jisoo’s charming point as a solo artist?’ This is the question I kept asking ...

2023-03-30

Blackpink Jisoo's music video to have biggest budget ever for the girl group

The first solo music video for Blackpink's Jisoo is being made "with the largest budget ever for a Blackpink video," according to the singer's agency YG Entertainment. "We are shooting all of Jisoo's music video ...

2023-02-21

Blackpink to hold extra concert in Mexico as part of 'Born Pink' world tour

Girl group Blackpink will add an additional tour date to its "Born Pink" world tour, the group's label YG Entertainment announced Friday. The decision was made after tickets for the tour's Mexico concert, scheduled to take place ...

2023-02-10

Blackpink nominated for International Group of the Year at The BRIT Awards

Blackpink was nominated for the International Group of the Year in 2023 at The BRIT Awards, becoming the first K-pop girl group to be nominated at the prestigious ceremony. Blackpink will be competing with ...

2023-01-13

Blackpink's 'Pink Venom' video hits 500 million YouTube views

Blackpink’s music video for “Pink Venom” broke 500 million views on Saturday on YouTube, 134 days after its release. According to YG Entertainment, the video hit the 500-million-view mark at 1:07 a.m. on Saturday, giving the group 14 music ...

2023-01-08