BLACKPINK: The Born Pink Era

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1. 1. Which song came out in August 2022 as the pre-release single from Born Pink?

   • Shut Down
   • Pink Venom
   • Lovesick Girls
   • Typa Girl

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

2. 2. Which traditional Korean instrument plays the opening chords of Pink Venom?

   • Haegeum
   • Janggu
   • Geomungo
   • Daegeum

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

3. 3. Pink Venom was the first song by a girl group to reach No. 1 on which Billboard chart?

   • Billboard Hot 100
   • Mainstream Top 40
   • Hot Dance/Electronic Songs
   • Billboard Global 200

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

4. 4. The title track Shut Down loops a violin sample from which classical piece?

   • La Campanella
   • Für Elise
   • The Four Seasons
   • Canon in D

   Fun fact: 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.

5. 5. Born Pink was the first album by a female group to top the Billboard 200 since which group did it in 2008?

   • Destiny's Child
   • The Pussycat Dolls
   • Fifth Harmony
   • Danity Kane

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

6. 6. Born Pink became the first album by a K-pop girl group to sell more than how many copies?

   • One million
   • Two million
   • Three million
   • Five million

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

7. 7. In which city did the Born Pink World Tour open on October 15, 2022?

   • Dallas
   • Bangkok
   • Seoul
   • London

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

8. 8. With a $330 million gross, the Born Pink World Tour broke whose record for highest-grossing female group tour?

   • Spice Girls
   • Little Mix
   • Destiny's Child
   • TLC

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

9. 9. Which California festival did BLACKPINK headline in April 2023, a first for an Asian act?

   • Outside Lands
   • Coachella
   • BottleRock Napa Valley
   • Rolling Loud California

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

10. 10. In July 2023, BLACKPINK became the first Korean band to headline a major UK festival. Which one?

    • Glastonbury
    • Reading Festival
    • British Summer Time Hyde Park
    • Wireless Festival

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

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1. 2. Which traditional Korean instrument plays the opening chords of Pink Venom?

   Answer: Geomungo

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

2. 3. Pink Venom was the first song by a girl group to reach No. 1 on which Billboard chart?

   Answer: Billboard Global 200

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

3. 4. The title track Shut Down loops a violin sample from which classical piece?

   Answer: La Campanella

   Fun fact: 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.

4. 9. Which California festival did BLACKPINK headline in April 2023, a first for an Asian act?

   Answer: Coachella

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

5. 10. In July 2023, BLACKPINK became the first Korean band to headline a major UK festival. Which one?

   Answer: British Summer Time Hyde Park

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