BLACKPINK trivia and fun facts

YG Entertainment is also home to artists like BIGBANG and WINNER.

Jennie lived in Auckland, New Zealand for about 5 years as a child and speaks fluent English.

2010 (she auditioned in Thailand in 2010 and moved to South Korea in 2011).

Miyeon was an ex member of BLACKPINK she left before they even debuted but she's now in Idle, She's happy in idle so it's not a deal !

Jennie speaked to Lisa in english when she wasn't supposed to when they were trainees because Lisa didn't understand or knew korean at that time.

Rosé had took photos with a member of KATSEYE a global girl group formed by HYBE and Geffen. Rosie had took a pic with the member Jeung Yoonchae whose 18 currently and 11 years younger than Rosé!

Rose was born in New Zealand and raised in Melbourne, Australia. She holds New Zealand and South Korean citizenship.

Lisa (Lalisa Manobal) was born in Buriram, Thailand on March 27, 1997.

Rose (Park Chaeyoung) was born in New Zealand and raised in Melbourne, Australia.

Kim Jisoo is the oldest member of BLACKPINK, born on January 3, 1995.

Lisa won the YG audition in Thailand out of 4,000 applicants when she was just 13 years old.

The name "LLOUD" is a play on her initial and the concept of high volume. It symbolizes her desire to make loud, impactful music.

BLACKPINK headlined Coachella's Sahara Stage in April 2019 -- the same month as 'Kill This Love' -- making history as K-pop acts.

The Kill This Love era featured high-contrast bold visuals with black, red, and white -- reinforcing BLACKPINK's girl crush power image.

'Hope Not' (아니길) is a heartfelt ballad from the EP, showing BLACKPINK's vocal range beyond their fierce girl crush image.

Rose (Park Chae-young) was born in New Zealand but grew up primarily in Melbourne, Australia. She is a fluent English speaker.

Born Pink, released September 16, 2022, debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, making BLACKPINK the first K-pop girl group to top the chart.

The Born Pink World Tour ran from October 2022 to September 2023, making it one of the highest-grossing concert tours by a K-pop act.

BLACKPINK performed Pink Venom at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, the first female K-pop group ever to perform at the show.

The track blends EDM and hip-hop with traditional Korean instruments, and the gayageum can be heard on it too.

Born Pink also topped the UK Albums Chart, a first for a K-pop girl group, which earned BLACKPINK two Guinness World Records.

It debuted at No. 1 on the Circle Album Chart with 2,141,281 copies sold in less than two days of tracking.

The tour also ended in Seoul, on September 17, 2023, after 66 concerts in 22 countries.

It ranked No. 10 on Billboard's 2023 year-end tours chart and drew 1.8 million fans over its 66 shows.

Rose is the main vocalist of Blackpink.

The Born Pink World Tour had 66 shows and grossed over $330 million.

Jennie is an all-rounder but Because of many toxic fans, People forgotten she's an all-rounder and she was actually supposed to be the lead dancer.

DDU-DU DDU-DU set the record for most-viewed music video in 24 hours by a K-pop group when it was released in 2018.

Light Up the Sky was released in October 2020 and gave fans an intimate look at the members' lives.

THE ALBUM (2020) sold approximately 689,000 copies in its first week on Hanteo, a record for K-pop girl groups at the time.

Multiple BLACKPINK songs and member solos have charted on the Hot 100, with the group holding the highest peaks among Korean female acts.

DDU-DU DDU-DU reached 1 billion YouTube views in November 2019, the first MV by a K-pop group to do so.

Ice Cream with Selena Gomez was written with Ariana Grande, who also co-wrote the track.

Shut Down from Born Pink samples Paganini's La Campanella.

How You Like That set the record for most-viewed YouTube premiere when released in June 2020.

As If It's Your Last (2017) has a more pop-oriented sound compared to BLACKPINK's usual girl-crush concept.

Pink Venom was released in August 2022 and debuted at #22 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Kill This Love's MV features dramatic movie-like visuals and debuted at #41 on the Hot 100 in 2019.

BLACKPINK held a virtual concert in PUBG Mobile in 2020, performing their songs in-game.

BLACKPINK debuted under YG Entertainment with a double single: Boombayah and Whistle.

Both Boombayah and Whistle were released simultaneously as a double single on August 8, 2016.

SOLO was released in November 2018, making Jennie the first BLACKPINK member to debut solo.

On The Ground debuted at #70 on the Billboard Hot 100, the second-highest peak for a K-pop soloist at the time, behind Psy's Gangnam Style.

LALISA set the record for the most-viewed music video by a solo K-pop artist in 24 hours.

ME was released in March 2023 with lead single Flower, which went viral on TikTok.

Money became one of the most-used songs on TikTok in 2021-2022.

Apt. became a global hit reaching #3 on the Billboard Hot 100.

How You Like That was a pre-release single that broke multiple YouTube records in 2020.

How You Like That reached #1 on the Billboard Digital Song Sales chart in 2020.

THE ALBUM (2020) was BLACKPINK's first full-length studio album after 4 years of releasing only singles and EPs.

Shut Down samples Paganini's La Campanella and debuted at #1 in multiple countries.

Playing with Fire was from their second single album Square Two, released in November 2016.

Lisa famously shut down Yaowarat Road in the early hours of the morning. It gave the cyberpunk-style music video an authentic, cinematic Thai aesthetic.

BLACKPINK released the 'Kill This Love' EP on April 5, 2019, making it one of the most anticipated K-pop releases of the year.

The Kill This Love EP has 5 tracks: Kill This Love, Don't Know What to Do, Kick It, Hope Not, and a remix of DDU-DU DDU-DU.

'Kill This Love' broke the YouTube record for most views in 24 hours for a K-pop girl group MV at the time of release.

'Kill This Love' is a powerful EDM track with a distinctive brass-heavy drop, produced by Teddy Park.

'Kill This Love' garnered approximately 56.7 million views in 24 hours at release, setting records at the time.

BLACKPINK officially debuted on August 8, 2016 under YG Entertainment with the single album Square One, featuring Whistle and Boombayah.

The Album, released on October 2, 2020, was BLACKPINK's first full-length Korean studio album, featuring the lead single Lovesick Girls.

SOLO was released on November 12, 2018, making Jennie the first BLACKPINK member to debut as a solo artist. It topped the Gaon Digital Chart.

How You Like That accumulated over 86.3 million views within 24 hours of release on June 26, 2020, breaking the previous YouTube record.

It held the top spot for two weeks and stayed on the Global 200 for 30 weeks in total.

The sample comes from Paganini's second violin concerto. Shut Down also became the first song by a K-pop act to top Spotify's weekly chart.

Jisoo released a teaser for the song Addicted.

Boombayah became the first kpop debut track to reach this milestone

In the song they actually say but love is like playing with fire, you can get hurt.

Lisa's song SAWADIKA is trending everywhere to make it even more famous let's stream it time by time even her new songs and lets us start a goal to stream the songs of BLACKPINK/members which are close to 1B let's stream those first

Lisa consistently holds the record as the most-followed K-pop idol on Instagram.

BLACKPINK performed at Coachella in April 2019, becoming the first K-pop group to perform at the festival.

Jennie has graced the cover of Vogue Korea numerous times both solo and with the group.

BLACKPINK signed with Interscope Records (under Universal Music Group) in 2018 for their activities outside Asia.

BLACKPINK became the first K-pop act to perform at Coachella in 2019, a landmark milestone in K-pop's global expansion.

BLACKPINK performed at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April 2019, becoming the first K-pop group ever to perform there.

Lisa (Lalisa Manoban) is from Buriram, Thailand. Before joining YG Entertainment, she won a nationwide dancing competition in Thailand.

They headlined on both festival weekends, on April 15 and April 22, 2023.

The London show took place on July 2, 2023, just before the encore stadium leg of the tour in France and the United States.

BLACKPINK performed at Coachella in 2019 and returned as headliners in 2023.

BLACKPINK In Your Area World Tour ran from 2018-2020 across Asia, North America, Europe, and Australia.

They were the first K-pop act and Asian act to headline Coachella in 2023.

Jennie has been a Chanel ambassador since 2018 and is known as "Human Chanel" among fans.

YG said BLACKPINK contradicts the common perception of the color pink, adding black to represent fierceness.

BLACKPINK appeared on the Korean show Running Man, not an American show. They appeared on US shows like The Late Late Show and Good Morning America.

Lisa became a Louis Vuitton house ambassador in July 2024, after previously being with Celine since 2020.

Jisoo became a Dior global ambassador in 2021 and has attended multiple Dior fashion shows in Paris.

Rose has been a Saint Laurent global ambassador since 2020 and also works with Tiffany & Co.

BLACKPINK has 4 members: Jisoo, Jennie, Rose, and Lisa.

BLINK is a combination of BL from BLACK and INK from PINK.

Lisa (Lalisa Manobal) is from Buriram, Thailand and is the only non-Korean member.

Jisoo starred as the female lead in the 2021-2022 JTBC drama Snowdrop alongside Jung Hae-in.

Lisa's birth name is Pranpriya before she later changed it to Lalisa

Lisa actually left Celine in 2024 and Hedi Slimane the creative director left alongside her

Jisoo starred in Snowdrop (2021-2022) alongside Jung Hae-in. The drama aired on JTBC and Disney+ and was set in 1987 South Korea.

Jennie moved to New Zeeland for studies when she was 8

That was easy. Lets make it harder

Blackpinks fandom are called blinks

JenLisa includes Jennie and Lisa

The Show was a paid livestream concert in January 2021 with over 280,000 viewers.

Rosé hates korean rose pasta

Lisa has experienced Sleep paralysis before and jisoo helped her, But the main reason it's caused is when u sleep Straight it happens , So people sleeping straight stop it!⚠️

I still hate the fact the Called her a monkey, I don't understand how this Visual queen is ugly. People came up to her and asked her to join Yg because of her beauty/talent. How is that angel a monkey/ugly.