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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).