In 2019, the quartet announced an international tour, which included notable stops at Coachella and Summer Sonic, and released a second EP, Kill This Love. BlackPink closed out the year with the release of their Japanese debut, Blackpink in Your Area. The track hit the Billboard Hot 100 and the U.K. Later that October, the group signed a global partnership deal with Interscope/Universal and appeared on the collaborative single "Kiss and Make Up" with English pop star Dua Lipa. The EP also made moves on the Billboard 200, becoming the highest-charting all-female K-pop effort to date at number 40. trending chart, the song became the highest showing on the Billboard Hot 100 by an all-female K-pop group (following Wonder Girls' 2009 hit "Nobody"). The Square Up EP arrived that summer, headed by the international smash single "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du." In addition to entering the U.K. Re:BlackPink arrived in early 2018, combining previously issued tracks from both Japanese and Korean releases.
Topping the Japanese charts, BlackPink became just the third foreign artist debut to do so. Months later, they made their Japanese debut with the Blackpink EP (YGEX/Avex Entertainment), which compiled past hits in newly recorded Japanese versions. In the summer of 2017, the group issued the chart-topping single "As If It's Your Last," their third to top the Billboard World Digital Songs chart. Square Two also became the first debut for a K-pop girl group on the Canadian charts. Heatseekers chart at number 13 and the World Albums chart at number two. Months later, they released Square Two, which entered the U.S.
Both tracks climbed the charts in the United States and Korea, even breaking into the French singles chart. BlackPink debuted with their single album Square One, which featured their first two chart-toppers, "Boombayah" and "Whistle." Produced and written with Teddy Park, Future Bounce, and Bekuh Boom, Square One introduced a "K-trap" style that would become the girls' calling card. That same year, they released their first Korean-language studio full-length, The Album, which was a massive global success.įormed by YG Entertainment, the quartet combines the international talents of Korean-born lead vocalist Jisoo Kim, New Zealand-raised main rapper/vocalist Jennie Kim, Australian-raised main vocalist Rose Park Chae Young, and Thai lead rapper Lalisa Manoban (aka Lisa, born Pranpriya Manoban). chart-topping singles, expanding their international audience with hits such as "Whistle," "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du," and "How You Like That." In 2020, they earned the distinction of highest-charting female Korean act to date on the Billboard Hot 100. With their brand of hip-hop and trap-influenced dance-pop, they scored a string of Korean and U.S.
K-pop girl group BlackPink became a global phenomenon following their mainstream breakthrough in the late 2010s.