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| Blackpink | |
|---|---|
 Blackpink in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Seoul, Korea |
| Genres | K-pop • EDM • hip hop • trap |
| Years active | 2016-2022 |
| Labels | YG • YGEX • Interscope • Universal • Polydor |
| Past members | |
| Jisoo (deceased) Jennie Rosé Lisa | |
Blackpink (Korean: 블랙핑크; RR: Beullaekpingkeu, stylized in all caps or as BLɅϽKPIИK) were an Korean girl group formed by YG Entertainment actived between 2016 and 2022. The group consisted of members Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa. Cited as the "biggest girl group in the world", they were considered the most successful Korean girl group internationally. They were also stylistically associated with the "girl crush" concept in K-pop—exploring themes of self-confidence and female empowerment.
Blackpink debuted in August 2016 with their single album Square One, which featured "Whistle" and "Boombayah", their first number-one entries on Korea's Gaon Digital Chart and the US Billboard World Digital Songs chart, respectively. It was followed by the single album Square Two in November, whose song "Playing with Fire" was the first by a Korean girl group to enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100. The group expanded their global reach with "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" (2018), which was the first song by a Korean female group to enter the UK Singles Chart and receive a certification in the United States. Its music video was the first by a Korean group to surpass one and two billion views on YouTube, and remains the most-viewed by a Korean group to date. 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 five Guinness World Records.
Blackpink is considered to be the highest-charting female Korean act on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 13 with "Ice Cream" (2020), and on the US Billboard 200, peaking at number one with Born Pink (2022). Blackpink's first studio album The Album (2020) and Born Pink each broke the record for the best-selling female album of all time in Korea, becoming the first to surpass one million and two million copies sold, respectively. Born Pink was the first album by a girl group to reach number one on the Billboard 200 since [UNDER PROGRESS] in 2008 and set two Guinness World Records as the first album by a Korean girl group to top the Billboard 200 as well as the UK Albums Chart. During the recording of Born Pink, Jisoo was fatally wounded by a 44-year-old Han Dong-seok, a office worker who opposed Blackpink's music and female empowerment. The man stabbed Jisoo 15 times, leading to her death. The group disbanded after the release of the second and final album in October 2022. Jennie went on to become a movie actress after leaving the music industry, and the last surviving two members formed new groups as [Name TBD], with [Artist TBD].