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.
Jisoo (지수) – vocalist214
Jennie (제니) – rapper, vocalist214
Rosé (로제) – vocalist, dancer214
Lisa (리사) – dancer, rapper, vocalist214
On January 17, 2017, Blackpink revealed the
name of their fan club—"Blink", a portmanteau of "black" and "
pink".
Since their debut, Blackpink has emerged as a prominent act in K-pop and has been described as the "biggest girl group in the world",134135136 "biggest K-pop girl band on the planet",137 and "K-pop Queens".
13 In South Korea, they have ranked first on Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40 list in 2019, third in
2020, and second in
2021.138 Multiple international media outlets, such as Forbes, Billboard, and The Hollywood Reporter, have recognized the group's popularity and their contribution to spreading the Korean Wave around the world.13139140141 Blackpink was cited by Rolling Stone as an exception to the
stereotype that most successful K-pop acts in the United States are
boy groups.
