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'''Blackpink''' (Hangul: 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. They are known as "Queens of Kpop" and "The Biggest Girl Group in the World". The group debuted in August 8, 2016 with their single album ''Square One'', which featured "Whistle" and "Boombayah", their first number-one entries on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart and the ''Billboard'' World Digital Song Sales chart, respectively. Blackpink is the highest-charting female Korean act on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at number 13 with "Ice Cream" (2020), and on the ''Billboard'' 200, peaking at number two with ''The Album'' (2020). They were the first Korean girl group to enter and top ''Billboard''<nowiki/>'s Emerging Artists chart and to top the ''Billboard''<nowiki/>'s World Digital Song Sales chart three times. Blackpink was also the first female Korean act to receive a certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) with their hit single "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" (2018), whose music video is currently the most-viewed by a Korean group on YouTube. They have the most top 40 hits in the United Kingdom among all Korean artists, and their 2018 song "Kiss and Make Up" was the first-ever song by a Korean group to receive a certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and be certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). On jan 11,South Korean President Moon Jae-in mentioned BLACKPINK on his address for New Year.As one of those who attracted international people and is giving hope and happiness to many around the world.The title of biggest girl group has been given to many girl group but now it belongs to BLACKPINK and there are no questions about their supremacy. -Forbes. 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 records 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 also the first music group and Korean act to have three music videos with at least one billion views on YouTube. Blackpink's other accolades include the New Artist of the Year Awards at the 31st Golden Disc Awards and the 26th Seoul Music Awards as well as recognition as the most powerful celebrities in South Korea in 2019 and the third most powerful celebrities in 2020 by ''Forbes''Korea, and as the first female Korean group on ''Forbes''<nowiki/>' 30 Under 30 Asia. They were also the first K-pop girl group to win an MTV Music Video Award. Blackpink is currently the most-followed girl group on Spotify and the most-subscribed music group, female act, and Asian act on YouTube. Jennie received 6 years of internship training, Lisa and Jisoo 5 years and Rosé 4 years. — On June 29, 2016, it was confirmed through YG LIFE that the group's name would be BLACKPINK and it would have four members. — Yang Hyun Suk stated that BLACKPINK will not have a leader, since their friendship was so great that if there was something to discuss, they would do it together. — On July 7, 2016, they revealed their first dance practice as a group and the occupation of each member. Their first showcase through the VLIVE app was short but well received by fans. The live managed to reach more than ten million hearts, where the four members and their respective presentation could be seen. — They were nicknamed ''Monster Rookies'' in their first year of activities. — ''"AS IF IT'S YOUR LAST"'' was originally composed by Teddy for the group 2NE1 but was discarded at the time, seeing that the song could fit perfectly on BLACKPINK. The song was retaken and produced for their comeback. - The members are big animal lovers, Jennie has two dogs- Kai and Kuma, Jisoo has a dog named Dalgom, Lisa has 4 cats (Leo, Luca, Lily, Louis) and Rosé has a fish, Joohwangie, and a dog, named Hank.
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