Blackpink

Blackpink (Hangul: 블랙핑크), stylized as BLACKPINK or BLΛƆKPIИK, is a South Korean girl group formed by YG Entertainment and the first girl group to debut under the same entertainment company seven years after 2NE1. The group consists of four members: Jennie, Lisa, Jisoo, and Rosé. They officially debuted on August 8, 2016 with the single album Square One.

History
Pre-debut: (G)I-DLE member Miyeon was supposed to debut as the fifth member of a group of YG trainees who would later become BLACKPINK. Miyeon joined YG the same time as Jennie, but left in 2015, one year before the four girls officially debuted. The band's pomotional preparation began in November 2011 with the revelation of an teaser image of Kim Eun-bi, who was speculated as a candidate for the group's line-up.

2016-present: YG Entertainment revealed the final line-up and name of the group on June 29, 2016. BLACKPINK is the first girl group to debut under YG Entertainment in seven years, after 2NE1's debut. They debuted with the single album Square One on August 8, 2016.

The first title track, "Whistle ," was a "minimal hip-hop track," and was produced by Teddy Park and Future Bounce, and written by Teddy Park and Bekuh BOOM. The second title track, "Boombayah ," was produced by Teddy Park and co-written with Bekuh BOOM. Its music video was directed by Seo Hyun-seung. Their debut singles hit number one on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart and the fastest act to do so, and only the third Korean artist to hold the top two positions after PSY and Big Bang.

"Whistle" topped the digital, download, streaming and mobile chart of Gaon Chart of August 2016. They also reached number one on the weekly, popularity, music video, and K-pop music video chart of China’s biggest music-streaming website QQ Music. BLACKPINK first music show performance was aired on August 14, 2016 on SBS's Inkigayo. Their win in Inkigayo broke the record for girl group with the shortest time to win on a music program after debut (14 days). They wrapped up their promotions for Square One on September 11, 2016 with another win on Inkigayo.

BLACKPINK released their second single album Square Two with the lead singles "Playing With Fire" and "Stay " on November 1, 2016. The songs are similarly produced by Teddy with R.Tee and Seo Won Jin. They performed their comeback stage in SBS Inkigayo on November 6 and in Mnet M! Countdown on November 10, 2016. "Playing with Fire" was their second single to hit number one on the Billboards World Digital Songs Charts.

On May 16, 2017, it was announced that Black Pink will debut in Japan in summer 2017, holding a debut showcase on July 20 at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo and releasing a mini album on August 9. A snippet of the music video for the Japanese version of "Boombayah" was aired on TV in Japan on May 17.

On May 12, 2021, YG announced that BLACKPINK would have their comeback in the later half of 2021.

On June 16, 2021, it was announced that BLACKPINK: The Movie will air on August 8, as part of their "4+1 PROJECT" to commemorate the group's fifth anniversary. On July 14, YG announced that BLACKPINK would be joining WEVERSE on August 2, as part of the “4+1 Project”. [1] On July 28, YG announced BLACKPINK’s 2021 Summer Diary as part of the “4+1 Project," it is set to be released on August 25. To celebrate their 5th anniversary, a BLACKPINK island, ‘In Your Area Island’, will be released on Animal Crossing: New Horizons on August 6.[2] As the final part of the "4+1 PROJECT," a special pop up exhibition will be opening on August 21 until August 30. The exhibition will reflect the concept of the songs BLACKPINK has released so far.

Endorsements
Within three weeks of debut, BLACKPINK placed second behind EXO for brand reputation based on a study by Korea Institute of Corporate Reputation in August 2016. Another study targeting girl groups revealed that the group's brand influence had already surpassed that of Girls' Generation and Twice for September. The chief of the reputations research lab described the feat as a "first". They became endorsers for several brands including Reebok, Moonshot and Saint Scott. They were also featured as models for major magazines including Nylon Korea, South Korean 1st Look, and Singapore's TEENAGE. __NOCACHE____NOCACHE__