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BTS's Jungkook, Blackpink, Tomorrow X Together, Stray Kids win awards at VMAs

Girl group Blackpink won two awards: Group of the Year and Best Choreography for "Pink Venom" (2022). Fifty Fifty, FLO, Jonas Brothers, Måneskin, NewJeans, Seventeen and Tomorrow X Together were nominated for Group of the Year.

2023-09-13

Blackpink performs at Le Gala des Pièces Jaunes

Girl group Blackpink finished off a festive night at the Le Gala des Pièces Jaunes charity event organized by the first lady of France, Brigitte Macron, on Wednesday in Paris. As the first-ever K-pop band to be invited to the annual charity event ...

2023-01-29

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

BTS, Blackpink nominated for People's Choice Awards

Boy band BTS, its member Jungkook and girl group Blackpink have been nominated for this year's People's Choice Awards, a U.S. awards show that recognizes people in entertainment.

2022-10-27

Blackpink’s 'Born Pink' album lands in top 5 on Billboard 200 for second week

Girl group Blackpink’s second full-length album “Born Pink” landed in the top 5 on the Billboard 200 for the second week in a row, according to the chart on Sunday. This week, the album ranked at No. 4, falling three spots from the top spot the ...

2022-10-03

Blackpink is first K-pop girl group to take No. 1 spot on Billboard albums chart

Blackpink took the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 albums chart, the first for a K-pop girl group, according to the chart on Sunday. The girl group’s latest and second full-length album “Born Pink,” which dropped on Sept. 16, sold around 102,000 ...

2022-09-26

Blackpink to perform 'Shut Down' on ABC talk show 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'

Girl group Blackpink will star on the ABC late-night talk show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Tuesday and perform its latest lead track “Shut Down,” according to YG Entertainment on Monday. This will be Blackpink’s first appearance on the popular talk ...

2022-09-19

Blackpink's 'Pink Venom' video viewed over 300 million times on YouTube

The music video for Blackpink's single “Pink Venom” has surpassed 300 million views on YouTube as of Friday, YG Entertainment said, 28 days after its release. The music video was viewed over 90.4 million times just a day after its release, a...

2022-09-16

Blackpink's 'Pink Venom' deemed unfit for broadcast on KBS's 'Music Bank'

Local brodcaster KBS ruled out girl group Blackpink's latest song "Pink Venom" from its music program's rankings after deeming the song unfit for brodacast. According to KBS's evaluation report released on Aug. 24, "Pink Venom" is not listed on...

2022-09-06

Subscribers to Blackpink’s official YouTube channel surpasses 80 million

The number of subscribers to Blackpink’s official YouTube channel surpassed 80 million, according to YG Entertainment Monday. The record was reached at 4:38 a.m. Monday, six years and three months after the channel was established.

2022-09-05