Jan 12, 20218 min read

Everything You Need To Know About Blackpink So Far...

Updated: Aug 9, 2023

Blackpink, the global superstars has broken their own record since their debut. The four stunners of Blackpink, who debuted as a group in 2016, and became the first female K-pop group to perform at the Coachella festival.

Their beauty, adorable personalities and unique style are simply fatal attractions to us. Here's everything you need to know about the phenomenal Blackpink so far…

Blackpink (Korean: 블랙핑크; commonly stylized as BLACKPINK or BLΛƆKPIИK) is a South Korean girl group formed by YG Entertainment, consisting of members Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa. The group debuted on August 8, 2016.

What does Blackpink Stand For?

The meaning of Blackpink aims to contradict the common perception of the color pink. Pink is commonly used to portray prettiness, but Blackpink actually means to say that ‘Pretty isn’t everything’. It also symbolizes that they are a team that encompasses not only beauty but also great talent.

What Does the Fandom Name BLINK Mean?

BLINK was announced on January 14th, 2017. BLINK is the combination of the words ‘Black’ and ‘Pink’, just like the group name, and that’s why it was called BLINK. In Korean, BLINK was written with 블링크.

Members:

JISOO (지수)

Full Name : Kim Ji-soo (김지수)

Nickname : Chichoo

Age : 25

Birthday : January 3, 1995

Height : 162 cm

Blood Type : A

Star Sign : Capricorn

Position : Lead Vocalist, Visual

Birthplace : Seoul, South Korea

Jisoo is the eldest of the Blackpink girls, but she is the youngest child of her family. She has known for being quirky and thinking outside of the box. Unlike other members, Jisoo cannot speak English fluently, but she can understand very well thanks to Jennie. She also can play the piano and her favorite color is purple.

Jisoo always balances everything from banana milk to a bottle of water on her body.
Jisoo really likes Pikachu and she has a lot of Pikachu merchandise.
Jisoo is called “Man Heart’s Destroyer” and “Boy Crush”.
Jisoo was popular in her school for her beauty and kindness.

Jisoo’s first solo album ‘ME’ is set to release on March 31, 2023. Before the album could come out, her pre-order records already crossed 1 million, a day or two earlier, the record was at 950K on her pre-order sale, which was making her fans super proud. Besides, this has made Jisoo officially the first female K-pop soloist to cross the 1 million mark on pre-orders, and this has even been confirmed by her agency YG Entertainment.

JENNIE (제니)

Full Name : Kim Jennie (김제니)

Nickname : Jendeukie

Age : 24

Birthday : January 16, 1996

Height : 163 cm

Blood Type : B

Star Sign : Capricorn

Position : Main Rapper, Lead Vocalist, Center

Birthplace : South Korea

Jennie lived in New Zealand at the age of eight for five years, before returning to South Korea in 2010 and she signed YG Entertainment as a trainee. Jennie can speak fluent English and Korean. Her favorite food is Korean food and her favorite color is pink.

One of Jennie's nicknames is “Human Chanel” and she often wears expensive clothing from Chanel.
Jennie's favorite number is 3.
Jennie's often called the Princess of YG.
When Jennie’s birthday, one fan paid for an entire billboard in Time Square.

Jennie was the first of the four to release a solo album with Solo in 2018, two years after the female group's debut. Within 24 hours of its release, her music video for the song "Solo" had 16 million views on YouTube. According to British media, Jennie became the first Korean female soloist to ever hit the iTunes Top 10 chart in the US thanks to the same music video, which has now received over 900 million views.

Rosé (로제)

Full Name : Park Chae Young (박채영)

Nickname : Rosie

Age : 23

Birthday : February 11, 1997

Height : 168 cm

Blood Type : B

Star Sign : Aquarius

Position : Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer

Birthplace : Auckland, New Zealand

Rosé born and educated in Australia, in 2012, at the age of 16 she attended YG Entertainment's audition in Australia ; after a few years of training, she eventually made her debut as a vocalist in the group in 2016. She loves chocolate cake and Thai food. Specifically, a hot soup called tom-yum. She used to eat it every Sunday with her father. Her favorite color is blue.

Rosé used to be a cheerleader in Australia.
In earlier years, Rosé joined a choir, singing in churches in Australia.
Rosé can play the piano and guitar.
Rosé said that MC Jeong hyeong-don reminds her of her father in Weekly Idol.
Rosé has featured in labelmate G-Dragon's 2012 track "Without You"

On 12 March 2021, Rosé released her first solo album -"R". Even before its scheduled release, "R" at K-pop retailer Ktown4u became the first album by a female soloist to reach 200,000 pre-orders where it debuted at No. 8 on the daily worldwide top 50 list on March 12. On The Ground's music video received 41.6 million views on YouTube in a single day. On The Ground had more than 3 million streams in the first 24 hours alone on Spotify. The song now has the most streams on Spotify for a Korean solo artist's officially released song in a 24-hour period.

Lisa(리사)

Full Name : Lalisa Manobal (라리사 마노반)

Nickname : Lalice

Age : 23

Birthday : March 27, 1997

Height : 167 cm

Blood Type : O

Star Sign : Aries

Position : Main Dancer, Lead Rapper, Sub-Vocalist, Maknae

Birthplace : Bangkok, Thailand

Lisa was born and raised in Thailand. She auditioned to join YG Entertainment in Thailand and succeeded. She was the first person who joined the company as a foreign trainee. Her favorite foods are desserts and French Fries and her favorite color are black and white.

Lisa loves to sleep.
Lisa plays Ukulele.
Lisa's a childhood friend with GOT7′s Bambam as they were both part of the dance crew We Zaa Cool.
Lisa is referred to as the “Thailand Princess” in her birthplace.
Lisa Born as Pranpriya Manoban, she later legally changed her name to Lalisa

Lisa is the third member to release the solo -'Lalisa' which sold more than 700,000 copies in the first four days after it was made available for pre-order. Pre-orders for her album came from a wide range of nations outside of South Korea, including the United States, China, Japan, Europe, and Southeast Asia, according to her record label, YG Entertainment. 'Lalisa' got world-wild attention and showed that how popular are they.

Historic Moments

2016 Jun - YG Entertainment confirmed that the new girl group and revealed Blackpink as the group's official name.

2016 Aug - Promotions for their debut began in the first week of August 2016 with the release of teaser images, videos, and advertisements. They released their debut single album, Square One.

2016 Aug 8 - Consisting of tracks "Boombayah" and "Whistle", they charted at number one and two on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart.

2016 August 14 - On SBS's Inkigayo, Blackpink won first place on Inkigayo 13 days after their debut, breaking the record for the shortest time for a girl group to win on a music program after debut.

2017 Jan - Blackpink revealed the name of their fan club—"Blink", a portmanteau of "black" and "pink."

2017 Jun - They released their first standalone digital single, "As If It's Your Last". The song debuted at number one on Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart one day after release, making it their third number-one hit on the chart.

2017 Jun - "As If It's Your Last" music video break the record for the most-liked music video by a Korean girl group on YouTube as well as the most-viewed K-pop group music video in the first 24 hours of release.

2018 Jun - Blackpink released their first Korean-language EP, titled Square Up. The lead single, "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du", debuted at number 17 on the Official Trending Chart in the UK, making them the first female K-pop group to enter the chart since its launch in 2016.

2018 Jun - "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" also debuted at number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100, with 12.4 million U.S. streams and 7,000 downloads in the tracking week ending June 21, 2018, making Blackpink the highest-charting Korean girl group on the chart.

2018 Jun - Square Up also brought the group their first entry and the highest-charting album by an all-female K-pop group at the time of its release on the Billboard 200, debuting at number 40 with 14,000 equivalent units.

2018 Jul - Blackpink embarked on their sold-out first Japan tour, Blackpink Arena Tour 2018, in Osaka from July 24 to 25 to promote their Japanese EP.

2018 Oct - Singer Dua Lipa released "Kiss and Make Up" with Blackpink. The song debuted at number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking Blackpink's second entry in the chart and making them the only Korean girl group to score multiple entries on the chart

2018 Dec - "Kiss and Make Up" also became their second entry in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 36, and their first top 40 entry. They were the first female Korean group and third Korean act overall to reach the top 40.

2019 Feb - Blackpink made their American debut on an invite-only event at the Universal Music Group's 2019 Grammy Artist Showcase in Downtown Los Angeles.

2019 Mar - Blackpink became the first-ever K-pop girl group to cover Billboard magazine.

2019 Apr - Blackpink released their third extended play, "Kill This Love". "Kill This Love" debuted at number 24 on the Billboard 200, while the lead single reached number 41 on the Hot 100, becoming the highest-charting releases by a female Korean act on the two major Billboard charts. The song also ranked at number 66 on Billboard's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2019.

2019 Apr 12,19 - Blackpink performed at the 2019 Coachella Festival, making them the first female K-pop group to do so.

2020 Apr - Blackpink confirmed to collaborating with Lady Gaga on the track titled "Sour Candy".

2020 May - On the Billboard Hot 100, "Sour Candy" debuted at number 33. The song also becoming the group's highest-charting song in the United States at the time, as well as the highest-charting song by a K-pop girl group.

2020 Jun - Blackpink collaborated with ZEPETO, a South Korean 3D avatar service operated by Naver Z, to offer fans characters that correspond to each member that allows fans to see the characters sing and dance, as well as take pictures together on the app.

2020 Jun - The single "How You Like That" was heavily teased on social media. The song became Blackpink's fifth song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, and its music video broke five Guinness World Records.

2020 Aug - Blackpink released a second single "Ice Cream" with American singer Selena Gomez. The song debuted and peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Blackpink's highest-charting song on the chart.

2020 Oct 2 - Blackpink's debut Korean studio album, The Album, was made available. Its third and lead single was "Lovesick Girls."It peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 and the UK Album Chart, making Blackpink the highest-charting Korean female act on each chart.

2020 Oct 14 - Blackpink first documentary film, "Blackpink: Light Up the Sky" premiered on Netflix.

2020 Oct 21 - in the US, Blackpink performed "Lovesick Girls" on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Good Morning America.

Blackpink announced on December 2 that they will be working with YouTube Music for their debut livestream performance. The "The Show" live event was originally scheduled for December 27, 2020, however it was moved to January 31, 2021. The event was live-streamed in 100 countries, and more than 280,000 individuals paid subscription fees to access it.

On July 31- it was revealed that Blackpink will release a pre-release single called "Pink Venom" on August 19, accompanied by a world tour that started on October 15 in Seoul and is scheduled to end in June 2023.

On Aug 28 - Blackpink performed "Pink Venom" at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, making them the first female K-pop group in history to perform at the show, and won the award for Best Metaverse Performance for The Virtual.

On Sep 16 - Blackpink's second studio album, Born Pink, and the first single, "Shut Down," became the group's second song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200.

Blackpink, the first Korean act to headline the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, was revealed as one of the headliners on January 10, 2023. The group is scheduled to play on April 15 and 22.

Blackpink played "Pink Venom" and "Shut Down" with musicians Gautier Capuçon and Daniel Lozakovich on January 28 in Paris at the Le Gala des Pièces Jaunes charity event hosted by Brigitte Macron, the First Lady of France.