BLACKPINK

Who are BLACKPINK

BLACKPINK (블랙핑크) is a four-piece group of Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé and Lisa. It debuted under YG Entertainment on 8 August 2016 with the single SQUARE ONE, and The Korea Times described it as the label’s first girl group since 2NE1. The fandom is called BLINK.

YG Entertainment still manages the group’s work, but each member’s solo releases come from a company of her own — which is why the four profiles linked from this hub list four different agencies.

From the debut single to the second mini album

SQUARE ONE carried two title tracks, ‘WHISTLE’ and ‘BOOMBAYAH’. YG Entertainment’s album notes said producer Teddy had worked on the record for two years. Three months later, on 1 November, SQUARE TWO followed with ‘PLAYING WITH FIRE’ and ‘STAY’, and on 22 June 2017 came the one-track single ‘AS IF IT’S YOUR LAST’. Sports Kyunghyang reported that the song went on to earn a Silver certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).

The first mini album, SQUARE UP, was released on 15 June 2018 with the title track ‘DDU-DU DDU-DU’, and the second, KILL THIS LOVE, on 5 April 2019. According to Sports Kyunghyang, the group played Coachella that year as a sub-headliner.

Two studio albums

The first studio album, THE ALBUM, arrived on 2 October 2020 with eight tracks led by ‘Lovesick Girls’. Its first two tracks were ‘How You Like That’, released on 26 June, and ‘Ice Cream’ with Selena Gomez, released on 28 August. Sports Kyunghyang reported that the album sold more than a million copies.

The second studio album, BORN PINK, followed on 16 September 2022 with the title track ‘Shut Down’, a month after ‘Pink Venom’ was released. The Korea Herald and Sports Kyunghyang both reported that it reached number one on the Billboard 200 and on the UK Official Albums Chart. According to Sports Kyunghyang, BORN PINK had passed three million copies as of March 2026, and the world tour of the same name drew about 1.8 million people. In April 2023 BLACKPINK headlined Coachella’s main stage.

The group with YG Entertainment, solo work elsewhere

In December 2023 the four members signed with YG Entertainment for group activities and left their solo work outside that contract. Jennie announced her company OA that month; Lisa founded LLOUD in February 2024, and Jisoo announced her label BLISSOO the same month. Rosé signed a management contract with THE BLACK LABEL in June 2024.

The release calendar shows that structure plainly. In the single week from 28 August to 4 September 2026, Jennie’s digital EP Fallen Angel, Lisa’s ‘SaWaDiKa’ and Jisoo’s ‘CLICK’ came out one after another from three different companies. Which release came from which company is set out in the story on the three releases and four companies.

The tour first, the album after

The four members’ first new recording together was the digital single ‘JUMP’ on 11 July 2025. Six days earlier the DEADLINE world tour had opened at Goyang Stadium in Gyeonggi Province, and Soompi reported more than 78,000 people over the two nights. YG Entertainment said the song topped the Billboard Global 200, the group’s third number one on that chart. The tour ran to 33 shows in 16 cities, passing through the Tokyo Dome on 16–18 January 2026 and closing at Kai Tak Stadium in Hong Kong on 24–26 January.

The mini album of the same name, DEADLINE, came after the tour ended, at 2 p.m. KST on 27 February 2026. It holds five tracks including the title track ‘GO’, and Star News reported it as the four members’ first record together in three years and five months. The Korea Herald reported that it entered the Billboard 200 at number eight, and Sports Kyunghyang that it passed 1.77 million copies within a week of release.

YouTube and the awards

The official YouTube blog said on 20 February 2026 that the BLACKPINK channel had reached 100 million subscribers, the first official artist channel to do so, and that nine of its songs had passed a billion views. The Korea Herald reported that BLACKPINK won Best Group at the MTV Video Music Awards on 7 September 2025, and in 2026 ‘JUMP’ was nominated for Best K-pop at the same awards. The nominations are listed in the story on the 2026 VMA nominations.

What to watch now

The video at the top of this page is the official music video for ‘GO’, the title track of DEADLINE. The charts, sales and tour attendance are gathered in one place in the story that sets out BLACKPINK’s records in numbers. Each member’s next dates continue on her own profile: Lisa’s mini album PRESS PLAY is announced for 23 October and Jennie’s physical EP Fallen Angel for 30 October, while Jisoo has begun the run-up to her first full-length solo album with ‘CLICK’.