BLACKPINK

BLACKPINK or BLɅϽKPIИK) is a South Korean girl group formed by YG Entertainment, consisting
of members Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa. The group debuted in August 2016 with their single album
Square One. Blackpink is the most successful Korean girl group internationally and have often
been dubbed the "biggest girl group in the world." They were the first girl group to top Billboard's
Artist 100 and the first Korean girl group to enter and top Billboard's Emerging Artists chart.
Blackpink has broken numerous online records throughout their career. Their music videos for
"Kill This Love" (2019) and "How You Like That" (2020) each set a record for the most-viewed music
video within the first 24 hours of release, with the latter breaking three and setting two Guinness
World Records. 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 80 million subscribers and the most-followed girl group on Spotify.
Their other accolades include the New Artist of the Year Award at the 31st Golden Disc Awards and
the 26th Seoul Music Awards, the Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Female Group in 2020, the first
MTV Music Video Award won by a Korean girl group,[14] and recognition as the first female Korean
group on Forbes' 30 Under 30 Asia. They have been acknowledged as one of the most powerful
celebrities in South Korea by Forbes Korea (placing first in 2019, third in 2020, and second in 2021)
and by former South Korean President Moon Jae-in as a global K-pop phenomenon helping spread K-pop content worldwide.