Information about the most famous girl group in the world
Blackpink (Korean: 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. The group debuted in August 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.
Formation and pre-debut activities
Jennie was the first group member revealed, on June 1. She joined YG Entertainment as a trainee in 2010 after moving back to South Korea from New Zealand.
Lisa was revealed as the new girl group’s second member on June 8, 2016.She was the only individual among 4,000 applicants to pass the 2010 YG Entertainment audition in her native Thailand and became the label’s first foreign trainee in 2011.
On June 15, Jisoo was revealed to be the new group’s third member. She joined YG Entertainment as a trainee in July 2011 and appeared in several advertisements and music videos in her pre-debut years.
Rosé was the final member to be revealed, on June 22, 2016. She ranked first among 700 applicants in the 2012 YG Entertainment audition in Australia, after which she signed a trainee contract with the label and moved to Seoul to begin training.
On June 29, YG Entertainment confirmed that the new girl group would have four members instead of the originally planned nine and revealed its official name as Blackpink. According to a label representative, the group’s name meant «pretty isn’t everything» and symbolized that «they are a team that encompasses not only beauty, but also great talent.»
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