186-476: Blackpink ( Korean : 블랙핑크 ; RR : Beullaekpingkeu , stylized in all caps or as BLɅϽKPIИK ) is a South Korean girl group formed by YG Entertainment . The group is composed of four members: Jisoo , Jennie , Rosé , and Lisa . Regarded by various publications as the "biggest girl group in the world", they are recognized as a leading force in the Korean Wave and an ambassador of
372-609: A Billboard Music Award , a MTV Europe Music Award , and a Teen Choice Award . They are the first Korean girl group to win an MTV Video Music Award and the first to receive a nomination at the Brit Awards . Blackpink has earned 40 billion official on-demand global streams as of 2024, according to Luminate . They sold over 20 million records worldwide as of 2023, making them one of the best-selling girl groups of all time . Korean language Korean ( South Korean : 한국어 , Hanguk-eo ; North Korean : 조선어 , Chosŏnŏ )
558-495: A blockchain startup that had been developing a decentralized database system for managing attribution, and other metadata for media. This was followed in May 2017 with the acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Niland, which uses technology to improve personalisation and recommendation features for users. In November 2017, Spotify acquired Soundtrap , an online music studio startup. On 12 April 2018, Spotify acquired
744-530: A cameo appearance in the 2015 drama The Producers . Rosé , the group's main vocalist and lead dancer, 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. She featured in G-Dragon's track "Without You" (2012) from One of
930-647: A works council was established in 2023. Swedish trade unions have unsuccessfully attempted to bargain collectively with Spotify since 2023. Spotify GmbH employees in Berlin established an electoral board in February 2023, which prepared the election for the works council in April. Spotify AB does not recognize any trade unions or have any collective agreements in Sweden. Spotify ended joint-negotiations with
1116-467: A Kind , credited as "? from YG New Girl Group" until her official public introduction. On June 29, YG Entertainment confirmed that the new girl group would have four members instead of the originally planned seven 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". Jisoo later disclosed in
1302-559: A Korean girl group on YouTube, as well as the most-viewed K-pop group music video in the first 24 hours of release. On July 20, 2017, Blackpink held a showcase at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, which was attended by over 14,000 people, with as many as 200,000 people attempting to purchase tickets. The group made their Japanese debut on August 30, 2017, with the release of a self-titled Japanese extended play (EP) that included Japanese versions of their previous singles. The EP debuted and peaked atop
1488-484: A Korean influence on Khitan. The hypothesis that Korean could be related to Japanese has had some supporters due to some overlap in vocabulary and similar grammatical features that have been elaborated upon by such researchers as Samuel E. Martin and Roy Andrew Miller . Sergei Starostin (1991) found about 25% of potential cognates in the Japanese–Korean 100-word Swadesh list . Some linguists concerned with
1674-604: A Spotify engineer in Malmö , set up the channel #kollektivavtal in the internal company Slack , which means " collective agreement " in Swedish. The channel grew to 2,000 participants. 700 employees have since joined Unionen, with another 100 each joining Engineers of Sweden and Akavia. Catalini Smith no longer works at Spotify. Writers Guild of America, East represents two union affiliates at Spotify Studios and The Ringer . The United Musicians and Allied Workers campaigns for
1860-908: A brand ambassador or spoke-model for Sprite Korea , Woori Bank , Adidas , luxury hotel and resort Paradise City, contact lens brand Olens, and hair-care brand Mise-En-Scène. In May 2017, Blackpink became an honorary ambassador for customs service company Incheon Main Customs; banners and videos featuring their images would greet foreign travelers at Incheon International Airport . The group also endorsed and collaborated with other high-end brands, such as sportswear brands Puma and Reebok , luxury fashion houses Louis Vuitton and Dior Cosmetics , cosmetics brand Moonshot , handbag brand St. Scott London, and department store Shibuya 109 . Blackpink also released merchandise in collaboration with Tokyo Girls Collection x Cecil McBee in Japan. In July 2018 and August 2020,
2046-545: A charity event organized by the First Lady of France, Brigitte Macron , titled Le Gala des Pièces Jaunes. The tour continued in 2023 with stadium shows across Asia as well as several concerts in other continents. Blackpink headlined the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 15 and 22, 2023, making history as the first Asian act to serve as a headliner. The group's headlining set at Coachella
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#17327867612462232-509: A competitor". Furthermore, he stated that "There is nothing in Apple's conduct that 'amounts to a violation of applicable antitrust laws.' Far from it. ... I would be happy to facilitate an expeditious review and approval of your app as soon as you provide us with something that is compliant with the App Store's rules". In the following months, Spotify joined several other companies in filing
2418-672: A confident image in K-pop and for building a "solid fandom" centered on women and female empowerment. News1 commented that the group broke the prevailing notion that only boy groups attract a strong fandom and thereby possess an advantage in the industry. Blackpink's influence extends beyond music and into the fashion industry—each member has served as global ambassadors for different luxury brands: Jisoo for Dior , Jennie for Chanel , Rosé for Yves Saint Laurent , and Lisa for Bulgari and Celine . Fashion trade journal WWD remarked that "What Blackpink has done better than any girl group before it
2604-480: A core vowel. The IPA symbol ⟨ ◌͈ ⟩ ( U+0348 ◌͈ COMBINING DOUBLE VERTICAL LINE BELOW ) is used to denote the tensed consonants /p͈/, /t͈/, /k͈/, /t͡ɕ͈/, /s͈/ . Its official use in the extensions to the IPA is for "strong" articulation, but is used in the literature for faucalized voice . The Korean consonants also have elements of stiff voice , but it is not yet known how typical this
2790-457: A data science consulting firm and analytics company. In a comment to TechCrunch , Spotify said that Seed Scientific's team would lead an advanced analytics unit within the company, focused on developing data services. In January 2016, they acquired social and messaging startups Cord Project and Soundwave, followed in April 2016 by CrowdAlbum, a "startup that collects photos and videos of performances shared on social networks," and would "enhance
2976-552: A deal with Chernin Entertainment to produce movies and TV shows. In 2020 and 2021, Spotify and DC , a brand at the time under Warner Bros. Entertainment signed deals to create audio shows on the platform around characters such as Catwoman, Wonder Woman, the Riddler, Batgirl, Superman and Lois Lane, among others. In 2022, Spotify became the official streaming partner of FC Barcelona . In May 2022, Spotify announced
3162-757: A fairer redistribution and compensation system for musicians. The United Musicians and Allied Workers (UMAW) was established in 2020 during the onset of the Corona pandemic . One year later in 31 cities worldwide, 27,500 musicians joined UMAW's campaign #JusticeAtSpotify to demand a compensation of one cent per audio stream . Moreover, they are asking for a fairer redistribution system, as smaller artists are disproportionately disadvantaged on Spotify. One month after Spotify acquired Gimlet Media in February 2019, 75% of staff at Gimlet Media went public, signing union cards and seeking voluntary recognition . In August, The Ringer ' s editorial staff voted to unionize with
3348-462: A fusion of "bold rapping, powerful singing and chic styling"; a signature element in their songs is the frequent use of bass drops, particularly before the chorus, which is considered a defining aspect of their sound by music critics. The Korea Herald came to associate Blackpink's soundscape with "grand intros, thumping bass and trap-EDM choruses". The lyrical themes of the group frequently encompass topics such as independence, female empowerment ,
3534-545: A later founder effect diminished the internal variety of both language families. Since the establishment of two independent governments, North–South differences have developed in standard Korean, including variations in pronunciation and vocabulary chosen. However, these minor differences can be found in any of the Korean dialects , which are still largely mutually intelligible . The Chinese language , written with Chinese characters and read with Sino-Xenic pronunciations ,
3720-573: A letter with the European Union 's antitrust body indirectly accusing Apple and Google of "abusing their 'privileged position' at the top of the market", by referring to "some" companies as having "transformed into 'gatekeepers' rather than 'gateways'". The complaint led to the European Union announcing that it would prepare an initiative by the end of 2017 for a possible law addressing unfair competition practices. Spotify released
3906-463: A lucky draw. In a video detailing the label's upcoming plans, YG Entertainment's founder Yang Hyun-suk confirmed an upcoming comeback and world tour from Blackpink in 2025. Blackpink's musical style is predominantly based on EDM and pop , infused with hip hop and trap elements. They also use a variety of musical styles throughout their discography, such as R&B , Arabic music , ballads , disco , and rock . Time characterized their music as
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#17327867612464092-415: A member of the new girl group through multiple collaborations: she starred in the music video for G-Dragon 's " That XX " (2012) from his EP One of a Kind and featured in the songs "Black" (2013), from his album Coup d'Etat , and "Special" (2013), from Lee Hi 's album First Love . Lisa , the group's main dancer, lead rapper, and sub vocalist, was revealed as the second member on June 8, 2016. She
4278-529: A music production marketplace for people in the music industry to collaborate on projects, and distribute music tracks for licensing. On 19 November 2019, Spotify announced the acquisition of the exclusive rights to The Last Podcast on the Left . On 5 February 2020, Spotify announced its intent to acquire Bill Simmons ' sports and pop culture blog and podcast network The Ringer for an undisclosed amount. On 19 May 2020, Spotify acquired exclusive rights to stream
4464-554: A music video in mid-July and release a new song in August. They also confirmed that the group would embark on their second world tour at the end of the year. On July 12, YG Entertainment revealed that Blackpink would hold a virtual in-game concert called Blackpink: The Virtual in PUBG Mobile from July 22 to 30, including performances of the group's hit songs as well as a special track titled " Ready for Love " to be previewed during
4650-480: A new level when Blackpink entered the scene in 2016". Billboard credited Blackpink for helping "dismantle the lingering walls between 'K-pop' and the American mainstream" and named them "the most successful K-pop girl group to have impacted the U.S. market", citing the group's performances at Coachella as well as their Billboard 200 chart-topping album Born Pink . The Circle Chart observed a significant increase in
4836-567: A new partnership. In December, Spotify and Tencent 's music arm, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME), agreed to swap stakes and make an investment in each other's music businesses. As a result of this transaction, Spotify gained a 9% stake in TME with TME gaining a 7.5% stake in Spotify. In February 2018, Spotify integrated with the gaming-oriented voice chat service Discord on desktop clients, allowing users to display their currently playing song as
5022-652: A partnership with the South by Southwest (SXSW) conference for 2017, presenting specific content in special playlists through an SXSW hub in Spotify's apps. The integration also enabled Spotify within the SXSW GO app to help users discover and explore artists performing at the conference. Two more partnerships were announced in March; one with WNYC Studios , and one with Waze . The WNYC Studios partnership brought various podcasts from WNYC to Spotify, including Note to Self , On
5208-703: A partnership with the online game platform and game creation system the Roblox Corporation , the partnership saw Spotify as the first streaming brand to have a presence within the game with the launch of "Spotify Island". In March 2023, Spotify announced a partnership with Patreon , which Spotify claimed would "enable creators to expand their creative business through direct payments from fans, and allow fans to listen to their Patreon content on Spotify". In July 2015, Spotify launched an email campaign to urge its App Store subscribers to cancel their subscriptions and start new ones through its website, bypassing
5394-574: A possible relationship.) Hudson & Robbeets (2020) suggested that there are traces of a pre- Nivkh substratum in Korean. According to the hypothesis, ancestral varieties of Nivkh (also known as Amuric ) were once distributed on the Korean Peninsula before the arrival of Koreanic speakers. Korean syllable structure is (C)(G)V(C), consisting of an optional onset consonant, glide /j, w, ɰ/ and final coda /p, t, k, m, n, ŋ, l/ surrounding
5580-691: A press conference that other group names under consideration included Pink Punk, Baby Monster, and Magnum. Blackpink released their first dance practice video on July 6, which garnered much public attention. On July 29, YG Entertainment confirmed that Blackpink's debut would be on August 8, 2016. Promotions for the group's debut began in the first week of August 2016 with the release of teaser images, videos, and advertisements. The first girl group to debut under YG Entertainment in seven years, Blackpink released their debut single album , Square One , on August 8, 2016, consisting of tracks " Boombayah " and " Whistle ". They charted at number one and two, respectively, on
5766-558: A prominent act in K-pop . They have been referred to as the "biggest girl group in the world" by various organizations such as The Recording Academy , Time , and Rolling Stone , "biggest K-pop girl band on the planet" by Vogue , NPR , and BBC , and " K-pop Queens " by Billboard and The New York Times . The group was hailed as the biggest music act in the world in Bloomberg ' s Pop Star Power Ranking of October 2020, and one of
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5952-457: A rebranding move and to organize its tools for creating, managing, growing, and monetizing their content in one place. In January 2015, Sony announced PlayStation Music, a new music service with Spotify as its exclusive partner. PlayStation Music incorporates the Spotify service into Sony's PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 gaming consoles, and Sony Xperia mobile devices. The service launched on 30 March 2015. In March 2017, Spotify announced
6138-505: A reduction in royalty fees to do so. Select albums would be available only on the Premium tier for a period of time, before general release. The deal "may be months away from being finalized, but Spotify is said to have cleared this particular clause with major record labels". New reports in April confirmed that Spotify and Universal Music Group had reached an agreement to allow artists part of Universal to limit their new album releases to
6324-455: A relief fund in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the music industry. In December 2020, the group called for action on climate change and promoted the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), hoping their fans would "join us on this journey" to "learn about what's happening, what needs to happen and how we can play our part." On February 25, 2021, Blackpink
6510-497: A rich presence on their profile, and invite other users with Spotify Premium to group "listening parties". In April, Spotify announced a discounted entertainment bundle with video-on-demand provider Hulu , which included discounted rates for university students. In May 2020, Spotify teamed up with ESPN and Netflix to curate podcasts around their Michael Jordan documentary The Last Dance , and in September, Spotify signed
6696-530: A second win on Inkigayo . Blackpink released their second single album, Square Two , consisting of tracks " Playing with Fire " and " Stay ", on November 1, 2016. The group began promotions on Inkigayo on November 6 and on Mnet 's M Countdown on November 10. "Playing with Fire" was Blackpink's second single to reach number one on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart and the first K-pop girl group song to chart on
6882-547: A spokesperson for street-wear brand Nona9on in 2015 and cosmetics brand Moonshot in 2016. Jisoo , the group's visual and a lead vocalist, was revealed as the third member on June 15, 2016. She joined YG Entertainment as a trainee in July 2011 and appeared in several advertisements and music videos in her pre-debut years, including the music videos for Epik High 's "Spoiler + Happy Ending" (2014) from their album Shoebox and Hi Suhyun 's " I'm Different " (2014). Jisoo also made
7068-548: A standout even among the other greatest girl groups in K-pop history, such as Girls' Generation , 2NE1, Wonder Girls, and Twice , and expressed that just as the symbol of girl groups for pop music fans around the world was the Spice Girls in the mid-1990s, "the representative image of today's girl group is none other than Blackpink." While discussing the evolution of girl groups since the early 20th century, The Recording Academy noted how "the success of K-pop girl groups shot to
7254-515: A state banquet hosting South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Buckingham Palace , British monarch King Charles III offered praise to Blackpink's work as ambassadors to environmental sustainability causes. Blackpink's accolades include fourteen Circle Chart Music Awards , seven Golden Disc Awards , eleven MAMA Awards , five Melon Music Awards , four MTV Video Music Awards , three People's Choice Awards , four Seoul Music Awards ,
7440-481: A statement to South Korean media in July confirming that contract renewals were currently under discussion and later confirmed with another statement in November that they were "still negotiating with the artists regarding their exclusive contracts." On November 15, Billboard announced Blackpink: A VR Encore , a version of the group's Seoul encore show made for virtual reality in partnership with Meta . Produced by
7626-437: A troubling pattern of behavior by Apple to exclude and diminish the competitiveness of Spotify on iOS and as a rival to Apple Music , particularly when seen against the backdrop of Apple's previous anticompetitive conduct aimed at Spotify ... we cannot stand by as Apple uses the App Store approval process as a weapon to harm competitors." Sewell responded to the letter: "We find it troubling that you are asking for exemptions to
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7812-619: Is also generated by longstanding alliances, military involvement, and diplomacy, such as between South Korea–United States and China–North Korea since the end of World War II and the Korean War . Along with other languages such as Chinese and Arabic , Korean is ranked at the top difficulty level for English speakers by the United States Department of Defense . Modern Korean descends from Middle Korean , which in turn descends from Old Korean , which descends from
7998-656: Is an agglutinative language . The Korean language is traditionally considered to have nine parts of speech . Modifiers generally precede the modified words, and in the case of verb modifiers, can be serially appended. The sentence structure or basic form of a Korean sentence is subject–object–verb (SOV), but the verb is the only required and immovable element and word order is highly flexible, as in many other agglutinative languages. Question 가게에 gage-e store- LOC 가셨어요? ga-syeo-sseo-yo go- HON . PAST - CONJ - POL 가게에 가셨어요? gage-e ga-syeo-sseo-yo store-LOC go-HON.PAST-CONJ-POL 'Did [you] go to
8184-613: Is available in most of Europe, as well as Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania, with a total availability in 184 markets. Its users and subscribers are based largely in the US and Europe, jointly accounting for around 53% of users and 67% of revenue. It has no presence in mainland China where the market is dominated by QQ Music . The service is available on most devices, including Windows , macOS , and Linux computers, iOS and Android smartphones and tablets, smart home devices such as
8370-511: Is closer to a near-open central vowel ( [ɐ] ), though ⟨a⟩ is still used for tradition. Grammatical morphemes may change shape depending on the preceding sounds. Examples include -eun/-neun ( -은/-는 ) and -i/-ga ( -이/-가 ). Sometimes sounds may be inserted instead. Examples include -eul/-reul ( -을/-를 ), -euro/-ro ( -으로/-로 ), -eseo/-seo ( -에서/-서 ), -ideunji/-deunji ( -이든지/-든지 ) and -iya/-ya ( -이야/-야 ). Some verbs may also change shape morphophonemically. Korean
8556-408: Is leverage fashion as a tool to position its members as larger-than-life idols [...] [b]ut in carefully edited videos and behind-the-scenes features released by the group's record label, members exude a giddy kind of youth that still makes them approachable." The group has been noted by international media outlets for drawing attention to South Korean hanbok through their modern re-interpretations of
8742-902: Is listed (through a Luxembourg City -domiciled holding company , Spotify Technology S.A. ) on the New York Stock Exchange in the form of American depositary receipts . Spotify offers digital copyright restricted recorded audio content, including more than 100 million songs and 6 million podcast titles, from record labels and media companies. Operating as a freemium service, the basic features are free with advertisements and limited control, while additional features, such as offline listening and commercial-free listening, are offered via paid subscriptions . Users can search for music based on artist, album, or genre , and can create, edit, and share playlists . It offers some social media features, following friends and creating listening parties called "Jams". As of December 2022, Spotify
8928-399: Is mainly reserved for specific circumstances such as newspapers, scholarly papers and disambiguation. Today Hanja is largely unused in everyday life but is still important for historical and linguistic studies. The Korean names for the language are based on the names for Korea used in both South Korea and North Korea. The English word "Korean" is derived from Goryeo , which is thought to be
9114-399: Is of faucalized consonants. They are produced with a partially constricted glottis and additional subglottal pressure in addition to tense vocal tract walls, laryngeal lowering, or other expansion of the larynx. /s/ is aspirated [sʰ] and becomes an alveolo-palatal [ɕʰ] before [j] or [i] for most speakers (but see North–South differences in the Korean language ). This occurs with
9300-519: Is played. Spotify was founded in 2006 in Stockholm , Sweden, by Daniel Ek , former CTO of Stardoll , and Martin Lorentzon, co-founder of Tradedoubler . According to Ek, the company's title was initially misheard from a name shouted by Lorentzon. Later they conceived a portmanteau of "spot" and "identify". In February 2009, Spotify opened public registration for the free service tier in
9486-544: Is the native language for about 81 million people, mostly of Korean descent. It is the national language of both North Korea and South Korea . Beyond Korea, the language is recognized as a minority language in parts of China , namely Jilin , and specifically Yanbian Prefecture , and Changbai County . It is also spoken by Sakhalin Koreans in parts of Sakhalin , the Russian island just north of Japan, and by
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#17327867612469672-475: Is the company's slated advisor on the matter. After making its debut on the New York Stock Exchange on 3 April 2018, CNBC reported that Spotify opened at $ 165.90, more than 25% above its reference price of $ 132. On 3 July 2020, cybersecurity firm VPNMentor discovered a database containing 380 million individual records, including the logins and passwords of Spotify users. The database
9858-747: Is well attested in Western Old Japanese and Northern Ryukyuan languages , in Eastern Old Japanese it only occurs in compounds, and it is only present in three dialects of the Southern Ryukyuan language group . Also, the doublet wo meaning "hemp" is attested in Western Old Japanese and Southern Ryukyuan languages. It is thus plausible to assume a borrowed term. (See Classification of the Japonic languages or Comparison of Japanese and Korean for further details on
10044-521: The Koryo-saram in parts of Central Asia . The language has a few extinct relatives which—along with the Jeju language (Jejuan) of Jeju Island and Korean itself—form the compact Koreanic language family . Even so, Jejuan and Korean are not mutually intelligible . The linguistic homeland of Korean is suggested to be somewhere in contemporary Manchuria . The hierarchy of the society from which
10230-527: The yangban aristocracy, who looked down upon it too easy to learn. However, it gained widespread use among the common class and was widely used to print popular novels which were enjoyed by the common class. Since few people could understand official documents written in classical Chinese, Korean kings sometimes released public notices entirely written in Hangul as early as the 16th century for all Korean classes, including uneducated peasants and slaves. By
10416-728: The Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart, making Blackpink the fastest act to achieve such a feat and the third YG Entertainment artist to hold the top two positions simultaneously, after Psy and BigBang . Upon release, "Whistle" quickly swept all the Korean music charts and debuted at number one on the Gaon Digital Chart . Blackpink's first music show performance aired on August 14, 2016, on SBS 's Inkigayo . They won first place on Inkigayo fourteen days after their debut. They wrapped up promotions for Square One on September 11, 2016, with
10602-590: The Call Her Daddy podcast. In November 2021, Spotify acquired audiobook company Findaway, including its publishing imprint OrangeSky Audio. In December 2021, Spotify acquired Whooshkaa, a podcast tech company that develops specialized technology that allows radio broadcasters to easily turn their existing audio content into on-demand podcast programming. In February 2022, Spotify acquired Chartable and Podsights. Both are podcast advertising companies. In 2022, Spotify Greenroom rebranded as Spotify Live, which
10788-517: The Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40 list in 2019, third in 2020, second in 2021 and 2022, third in 2023, and first in 2024. They were the first girl group to make Forbes ' 30 Under 30 Asia and were named on the 2019 Time 100 Next list of rising stars, credited with "heralding a new era of Korean acts stepping past language barriers to play global stages" when they became the first K-pop group to perform at Coachella,
10974-553: The Amazon Echo and Google Nest lines of products, and digital media players like Roku . As of December 2023, Spotify was the 47th most-visited website in the world with 24.78% of its traffic coming from the United States followed by Brazil with 6.51% according to data provided by Semrush . Unlike physical or download sales, which pay artists a fixed price per song or album sold, Spotify pays royalties based on
11160-586: The Billboard Canadian Hot 100 . In South Korea, "Playing with Fire" peaked at number three, while "Stay" placed in the top ten. Blackpink's commercial success in their first five months earned them several rookie awards at major Korean year-end music award shows, including the Asia Artist Awards , Melon Music Awards , Golden Disc Awards , Seoul Music Awards , and Gaon Chart Music Awards . Additionally, Billboard named them one of
11346-603: The Billboard 200 and the UK Albums Chart , making Blackpink the highest-charting Korean female act on each. The album's release also led Blackpink to become the first girl group to reach number one on the Billboard Artist 100 . To promote the album, Blackpink performed "Lovesick Girls" on Good Morning America and Jimmy Kimmel Live! in the United States on October 21. The song peaked at number two on
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#173278676124611532-567: The Billboard Hot 100. Born Pink debuted at number one on the Circle Album Chart with 2,141,281 copies sold in less than two days of tracking and became the first album by a K-pop girl group to sell over two million copies. In the United States, it debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, the first album by a female Korean act to top the chart and the first album by a female group to do so since Danity Kane 's Welcome to
11718-650: The COVID-19 pandemic , Spotify registered a fall in users in late February, but it has seen a recovery. In March 2022, Spotify had 182 million premium subscribers. At the end of Q2 2022, Spotify reported 188 million paying subscribers and 433 million total users. At the end of Q3 2024, Spotify reported 252 million subscribers and 640 million monthly active users. The Financial Times reported in March 2017 that, as part of its efforts to renegotiate new licensing deals with music labels, Spotify and major record labels had agreed that Spotify would restrict some newly released albums to its Premium tier, with Spotify receiving
11904-688: The Olympic Gymnastics Arena . The concert was the first show of the In Your Area World Tour , which continued throughout 2019 and early 2020 in North America, Europe, Oceania and Asia. By the end of its run, the tour had become the highest-grossing tour by a Korean girl group. On October 19, 2018, English singer Dua Lipa released " Kiss and Make Up " with Blackpink, a new track on the re-released edition of her self-titled debut album . "Kiss and Make Up" became
12090-712: The Oricon Albums Chart , making Blackpink only the third foreign artist to top the chart with their debut release. Blackpink ranked among YouTube's Global Top 25 Songs of the Summer in 2017 with "As If It's Your Last". On January 6, 2018, Blackpink released the first episode of their first reality show, Blackpink House , which comprised 12 episodes released throughout 2018 following the four members spending 100 days of vacation as they moved into their new dorm, via their official V Live and YouTube channels. On March 28, Blackpink re-released their debut Japanese EP under
12276-589: The Proto-Koreanic language , which is generally suggested to have its linguistic homeland somewhere in Manchuria . Whitman (2012) suggests that the proto-Koreans, already present in northern Korea, expanded into the southern part of the Korean Peninsula at around 300 BC and coexisted with the descendants of the Japonic Mumun cultivators (or assimilated them). Both had influence on each other and
12462-568: The Three Kingdoms of Korea (not the ancient confederacies in the southern Korean Peninsula), while " -eo " and " -mal " mean "language" and "speech", respectively. Korean is also simply referred to as guk-eo , literally "national language". This name is based on the same Han characters ( 國語 "nation" + "language") that are also used in Taiwan and Japan to refer to their respective national languages. In North Korea and China ,
12648-541: The Weeknd 's 36.068 million. Later that same month, Drake's song " One Dance " became the first song to hit one billion streams on Spotify. Upon its release in August 2017, the single " Look What You Made Me Do " by Taylor Swift earned over eight million streams within 24 hours, breaking the record for the most single-day streams for a track. On 19 June 2018, XXXTentacion 's hit single " Sad! " broke Swift's single-day streaming record, amassing 10.4 million streams
12834-565: The Writers Guild of America, East (before it was owned by Spotify). The union was voluntarily recognized by Ringer management four days later. In February 2020, Spotify announced it was acquiring The Ringer, and inheriting the previously established union. A year later, in April 2021, writers and producers ratified their first collective agreement with Gimlet Media and Ringer. It would last 3 years, with minimum base salary of $ 57,000 for Ringer staff and $ 73,000 for Gimlet producers. There
13020-550: The "girl crush" concept in K-pop , which explores themes of self-confidence and female empowerment . Blackpink debuted in August 2016 with their single album Square One , which featured " Whistle " and " Boombayah ", their first number-one entries on South Korea's Circle Digital Chart and the US Billboard World Digital Songs chart, respectively. It was followed by the single album Square Two in November, whose song " Playing with Fire "
13206-573: The "world's most influential and bestselling artists" by Rolling Stone . People included Blackpink in their listing of women changing the contemporary music industry, while Variety named the group one of the most impactful figures in global entertainment. Various artists have cited Blackpink as a direct influence, including Babymonster , Izna , H1-Key , Tri.be , Kiss of Life , Classy , Primrose , Le Sserafim 's Kazuha, Lapillus ' Shana and Haeun, Fifty Fifty 's Saena, Mimiirose 's Seo Yun-ju, and @onefive . In South Korea, they ranked first on
13392-478: The 100 Best Songs of 2019. Following the EP's release, Blackpink performed at the 2019 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 12 and 19, 2019, making them the first female K-pop group to do so. The group's Coachella set was well received by both critics and fans alike, with Gab Ginsberg of Billboard calling the show "electrifying" and "unforgettable". On October 16, 2019, a Japanese version of Kill This Love
13578-889: The 17th century, the yangban had exchanged Hangul letters with slaves, which suggests a high literacy rate of Hangul during the Joseon era. In the context of growing Korean nationalism in the 19th century, the Gabo Reform of 1894 abolished the Confucian examinations and decreed that government documents would be issued in Hangul instead of literary Chinese. Some newspapers were published entirely in Hangul, but other publications used Korean mixed script , with Hanja for Sino-Korean vocabulary and Hangul for other elements. North Korea abolished Hanja in writing in 1949, but continues to teach them in schools. Their usage in South Korea
13764-408: The 20th century. The script uses 24 basic letters ( jamo ) and 27 complex letters formed from the basic ones. When first recorded in historical texts, Korean was only a spoken language . Since the turn of the 21st century, aspects of Korean culture have spread to other countries through globalization and cultural exports . As such, interest in Korean language acquisition (as a foreign language )
13950-553: The 21st century. Outside of music, they have acquired endorsement deals in various industries and heavily incorporate fashion into their public image. For their work as advocates for climate change awareness, the group was invested as honorary Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2023. Blackpink was the first girl group to enter Forbes ' 30 Under 30 Asia and was named Time ' s 2022 Entertainer of
14136-401: The 30% transaction fee for in-app purchases required for iOS applications by technology company Apple Inc. A later update to the Spotify app on iOS was rejected by Apple, prompting Spotify's general counsel Horacio Gutierrez to write a letter to Apple's then-general counsel Bruce Sewell, stating: "This latest episode raises serious concerns under both U.S. and EU competition law. It continues
14322-733: The Apple App Store platform. Additionally, Apple stated that they have attempted to work with Spotify to integrate the service better with Apple's products, such as Siri and Apple Watch. In 2019, under iOS 13 , it became possible to play Spotify music using Siri commands. Spotify was one of the first companies to support Epic Games in their lawsuit against Apple , which was filed after Epic also tried to bypass Apple's 30% fee for microtransactions in Fortnite . In September 2020, Spotify, Epic, and other companies founded The Coalition for App Fairness , which aims for better conditions for
14508-632: The Diamond Bros, the 70-minute concert premiered in VR on December 26 in Meta Horizon Worlds . On December 5, 2023, YG Entertainment confirmed that all four members of Blackpink had renewed their contracts for group activities and promised a new album and world tour to come. A concert film celebrating the group's eighth debut anniversary entitled Blackpink World Tour [Born Pink] in Cinemas
14694-541: The Dollhouse in 2008. In the United Kingdom, Born Pink also became the first album by a K-pop girl group to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart , and marked the first time a girl group simultaneously topped the album charts in the United States and United Kingdom since Destiny's Child 's Survivor in 2001. The album was the eighth best-selling album worldwide across all formats during 2022, according to
14880-471: The Gaon Digital Chart and at number 13 on Billboard ' s Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, becoming their first song to enter the latter chart. It debuted at number one on Billboard ' s World Digital Song Sales chart one day after release, making it their third number-one single on the chart. The music video for the song later went on to break the record for the most-liked music video by
15066-622: The Gaon Digital Chart and was certified platinum for surpassing 100,000,000 streams in South Korea; in the US, it peaked at number 59 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also debuted at number two on the Billboard Global 200 and number one on the Global Excl. U.S. , becoming Blackpink's first chart-topper on the latter. The group's first documentary film, Blackpink: Light Up the Sky , premiered on Netflix on October 14, 2020, and covered
15252-570: The Gaon Digital Chart, while " Forever Young " peaked at number two; both songs were certified platinum by the KMCA for surpassing 2,500,000 downloads and 100,000,000 streams in the country. In the United States, "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" debuted at number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the highest-charting song by a Korean girl group in the country at that time, surpassing the record set by " Nobody " by Wonder Girls in 2009. It additionally marked
15438-716: The Hope Bridge Association of the National Disaster Relief for the victims of the Goseong wildfire in South Korea, doing the same in March 2022 by donating ₩500 million to pay for damage repair caused by the wildfires happening in Gangwon and North Gyeongsang Province . In April 2020, Blackpink released face masks via UMG -affiliated merchandising company Bravado. All proceeds benefited Recording Academy 's MusiCares initiative, which launched
15624-531: The Hot 100, becoming the highest-charting releases by a female Korean group on the two major Billboard charts. The EP also became Blackpink's second number-one album on the Billboard World Albums chart. The song's music video broke the record for the most views within 24 hours on YouTube, accumulating 56.7 million views in that time. "Kill This Love" ranked at number 66 on Billboard ' s list of
15810-646: The IFPI. In December, the group was named 2022 Entertainer of the Year by Time magazine. Following the album's release, Blackpink embarked on the Born Pink World Tour , which began in Seoul on October 15, 2022, followed by the tour's North American and European legs through December. The tour contained the first live performances of several songs from Born Pink and the members' solo releases, consisting of
15996-484: The Internet Awards list. On April 22, 2020, Lady Gaga confirmed that Blackpink would be featured on the track list of her sixth studio album, Chromatica . Their collaboration, " Sour Candy ", was released as a promotional single on May 28, 2020. On the Billboard Hot 100, the song debuted at number 33, giving Blackpink their first top 40 hit and becoming the highest-charting song by a Korean girl group in
16182-410: The K-pop scene with a set of singles that set them on a path to becoming the ambassadors of the 'girl crush' concept", encapsulating "confidence, sexiness, and inspirational assurance, in the K-pop landscape". Billboard called them "K-pop's most visible representatives" of girl crush following the release of "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" (2018). Cultural critic Jung Deok-hyeon analyzed Blackpink for having established
16368-697: The Media and Here's the Thing . Spotify also announced that the third season of WNYC Studios' 2 Dope Queens podcast would premiere with a two-week exclusivity period on the service on 21 March 2017. The Waze partnership allows Waze app users to view directions to destinations within the Spotify app and access their Spotify playlists through the Waze app. In October 2017, Microsoft announced that it would be ending its Groove Music streaming service by December, with all music from users transferring to Spotify as part of
16554-555: The Oricon Albums Chart. On August 4, a documentary film entitled Blackpink: The Movie was released in theaters in South Korea and worldwide, which included exclusive interviews with the group as well as live performances from The Show and the In Your Area World Tour. On July 6, 2022, YG Entertainment announced that Blackpink was in the final stages of recording for a new album, with plans to record
16740-424: The Premium service tier for a maximum of two weeks. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek commented that "We know that not every album by every artist should be released the same way, and we've worked hard with UMG to develop a new, flexible release policy. Starting today, Universal artists can choose to release new albums on premium only for two weeks, offering subscribers an earlier chance to explore the complete creative work, while
16926-519: The ROW in Downtown Los Angeles on February 9, 2019. The group subsequently appeared on several American television shows, including The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Good Morning America . That March, they became the first K-pop girl group to cover Billboard magazine. Blackpink's third extended play, Kill This Love , was released on April 5, 2019, alongside its lead single of
17112-469: The US with a peak at number 33. Its music video broke five Guinness World Records , including the one for the most-viewed video in the first 24 hours of release, achieving 86.3 million views in that timeframe. The song ranked first in YouTube Music 's Global Top 10 Songs of Summer 2020 and won Song of Summer at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards , making Blackpink the first Korean female act to win at
17298-525: The US. In Australia, the song debuted at number eight, becoming Blackpink's first top-ten hit as well as the highest-charting song by a Korean group in the country. It also debuted at number 17 in the United Kingdom. On May 18, YG Entertainment announced the group would release a pre-release single in June, followed by an additional single release between July and August, to promote their first Korean studio album. On June 2, YG Entertainment confirmed that following
17484-455: The United Kingdom. Registrations surged following the release of the mobile service, leading Spotify to halt registration for the free service in September, returning the UK to an invitation-only policy. Spotify launched in the United States in July 2011, and offered a six-month, ad-supported trial period, during which new users could listen to an unlimited amount of music for free. In January 2012,
17670-623: The United States, in December 2012. By March 2013, the service had 24 million active users, six million being paying subscribers, which grew to 40 million users (including ten million paying) in May 2014, 60 million users (including 15 million paying) in December 2014, 75 million users (20 million paying) in June 2015, 30 million paying subscribers in March 2016, 40 million paying subscribers in September 2016, and 100 million total users in June 2016. In April 2020, Spotify reached 133 million premium users. In countries affected by
17856-660: The Wombats . The testing was very limited in nature and was only available on Spotify's Android app in the US. In May 2023, Spotify removed tens of thousands of songs, roughly 7% of the tracks uploaded by the Boomy, due to suspected "artificial streaming", the practice of using online bots to inflate the listening statistics. The key trends for Spotify Technology are (as of the financial year ending 31 December): Spotify recognizes trade unions at its US podcasting subsidiaries The Ringer and Spotify Studios since 2019. In Germany,
18042-427: The Year . The group has been ranked among the top of the Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40 list and recognized by former South Korean President Moon Jae-in for spreading K-pop and Korean culture worldwide. Blackpink began forming in 2010 when YG Entertainment held tryouts worldwide for preteen or teenage recruits to create a new girl group after launching its first major one, 2NE1 , the previous year. According to
18228-625: The aftermath of breakups, navigating toxic relationships, and the nuances of romance. Jisoo explained in an interview with Rolling Stone that the members are "involved from the beginning" in their creative process, from "building the blocks" to "adding this or that feeling" and "exchanging feedback". Regarding their work, Billboard stated that Blackpink "rewrote the definition of K-pop and their beauty, it's for them not for anyone else." Early in their career, Blackpink stated that they wanted to emulate labelmate 2NE1 and "show [their] own unique color". During an episode of Carpool Karaoke in 2023,
18414-400: The award show. YG Entertainment later announced that a second single, " Ice Cream " with American singer Selena Gomez , would be released on August 28. "Ice Cream" debuted and peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, surpassing their own record for the highest-charting song by a female Korean act in the US. Its debut at number 39 in the United Kingdom made Blackpink the Korean artist with
18600-455: The beginnings of words. /l/ becomes alveolar flap [ɾ] between vowels, and [l] or [ɭ] at the end of a syllable or next to another /l/ . A written syllable-final ' ㄹ ', when followed by a vowel or a glide ( i.e. , when the next character starts with ' ㅇ '), migrates to the next syllable and thus becomes [ɾ] . Traditionally, /l/ was disallowed at the beginning of a word. It disappeared before [j] , and otherwise became /n/ . However,
18786-458: The best new K-pop groups of 2016. On January 17, 2017, Blackpink revealed the name of their fandom —"Blink", a portmanteau of "black" and "pink". On June 22, the group released their first standalone digital single, " As If It's Your Last ". According to Jisoo, it involved a change of sound from their previous releases, which featured a "black" concept, and marked their first single with a brighter "pink" concept. The song peaked at number three on
18972-484: The characters sing and dance, as well as take pictures together on the app. Blackpink's virtual fan-sign event on the app was popular among international fans, with the service surpassing 30 million participants as of September 11, 2020, and the number of new users increasing by 300,000 following the release of the " Ice Cream " dance performance video. The group also teamed up with the popular battle royale game PUBG Mobile to release collaborative content and events within
19158-467: The chart. YouTube's official tally saw the music video for "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" garner a total of 36.2 million views within 24 hours after its release, making it the most-viewed online video in the first 24 hours by a Korean act and the second most-watched music video of all time in the first 24 hours of release at the time. It became the most-watched music video by a South Korean group in January 2019 and became
19344-414: The company's ability to recruit top talent as Spotify grew, including access to flexible housing, better education in the programming and development fields, and stock options. Ek and Lorentzon wrote that to continue competing in a global economy, politicians needed to respond with new policies, or thousands of Spotify jobs would be moved from Sweden to the United States. In February 2017, Spotify announced
19530-434: The company's personalized playlists, better match songs with compositions, and improve the company's publishing data system. Later that month, Spotify also acquired MightyTV, an app connected to television streaming services, including Netflix and HBO Go , that recommends content to users. Spotify intended to use MightyTV to improve its advertising efforts on the free tier of service. In April 2017, they acquired Mediachain,
19716-542: The day after he was fatally shot in Florida. In March 2011, Spotify announced a customer base of 1 million paying subscribers across Europe, and by September 2011, the number of paying subscribers had doubled to two million. In August 2012, Time reported 15 million active users, four million being paying Spotify subscribers. User growth continued, reaching 20 million total active users, including five million paying customers globally and one million paying customers in
19902-468: The development of products that help artists understand, activate, and monetize their audiences". In November 2016, Spotify acquired Preact, a "cloud-based platform and service developed for companies that operate on subscription models which helps reduce churn and build up their subscriber numbers". In March 2017, Spotify acquired Sonalytic, an audio detection startup, for an undisclosed amount of money. Spotify stated that Sonalytic would be used to improve
20088-449: The early half of 2012 and feature at least seven members. Consequently, numerous news stories and rumors surfaced surrounding the new girl group's debut being delayed, although there had been no official information. It was until May 18, 2016, that YG Entertainment confirmed the girl group would debut that July, stating that the members were selected through years of stiff competition. The label later confirmed that Jang Hanna and Moon Sua, who
20274-534: The event for the first time. "Ready for Love" was released in full with an animated music video on July 29. On July 31, it was announced that Blackpink would release a pre-release single titled " Pink Venom " on August 19, ahead of their second album in September, followed by an accompanying world tour beginning in October. Upon release, "Pink Venom" topped the Billboard Global 200 for two weeks, becoming
20460-649: The expansion of its United States operations in Lower Manhattan , New York City, at 4 World Trade Center , adding approximately 1,000 new jobs and retaining 832 existing positions. The company's US headquarters are in New York City's Flatiron District . On 14 November 2018, the company announced 13 new markets in the MENA region, including the creation of a new Arabic hub and several playlists. In October 2015, " Thinking Out Loud " by Ed Sheeran became
20646-466: The first Asian act to headline Coachella . They have the most-subscribed and most-viewed music artist channel on YouTube, and are the most-followed and most-streamed girl group on Spotify . Blackpink's accolades include several Golden Disc Awards , MAMA Awards , People's Choice Awards , and MTV Video Music Awards ; they became the first girl group to win Group of the Year at the latter awards in
20832-515: The first K-pop group music video to surpass one billion views in November 2019 and two billion views in January 2023. "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" was named the Song of the Year by South Korean research company Gallup Korea 's annual public survey conducted in 2018. Blackpink embarked on their sold-out first Japan tour, Blackpink Arena Tour 2018 , in Osaka from July 24 to 25 to promote their Japanese EP . The tour
21018-418: The first Korean artist to top the ranking since its inception in April of that year. On December 2, Blackpink announced their collaboration with YouTube Music for their first livestream concert. The live event, dubbed " The Show ", was initially set to take place on December 27, 2020, but was rescheduled to January 31, 2021, due to new COVID-19 pandemic regulations introduced in South Korea. The concert featured
21204-399: The first Korean dynasty known to Western nations. Korean people in the former USSR refer to themselves as Koryo-saram or Koryo-in (literally, " Koryo/Goryeo persons"), and call the language Koryo-mal' . Some older English sources also use the spelling "Corea" to refer to the nation, and its inflected form for the language, culture and people, "Korea" becoming more popular in
21390-530: The first Korean girl group to perform in a stadium in Europe, the first girl group to perform at the Allegiant Stadium , Oracle Park , and Dodger Stadium in the United States, and the third female act in history after Beyoncé and Taylor Swift to sell out back-to-back shows at MetLife Stadium . On May 18, the group announced a promotional single titled " The Girls ", which was released as part of
21576-473: The first female K-pop group in history to perform at the show, and won the award for Best Metaverse Performance for The Virtual . On September 16, 2022, Blackpink released their second studio album, Born Pink , alongside the single " Shut Down ", which became their second song to top the Billboard Global 200. "Shut Down" peaked at number three on the Circle Digital Chart and number 25 on
21762-532: The first live performances of several songs from The Album , as well as of Rosé's song " Gone " from her first solo single album, R . More than 280,000 people purchased memberships to access the show, and the concert was livestreamed across 100 countries. Blackpink released a Japanese version of The Album on August 3, 2021, with Japanese versions for four out of the eight tracks ("How You Like That", "Pretty Savage", "Lovesick Girls", and "You Never Know"). The Japanese edition of The Album peaked at number three on
21948-469: The first number-one song by a girl group as well as the first Korean song to top the chart for multiple weeks. It peaked at number two on South Korea's Circle Digital Chart , number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100, and became the first song by a Korean group to top the ARIA Singles Chart in Australia. On August 28, Blackpink performed "Pink Venom" at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards , making them
22134-735: The first regional brand ambassador for Singaporean e-commerce platform Shopee , as part of its partnership with YG Group in Southeast Asia and Taiwan. Thai bank KBank began its partnership with Blackpink in November 2019. In September 2020, Blackpink became a spokesperson for Pepsi in the Asia-Pacific region, including Greater China, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. Philippine telecommunications company Globe Telecom began its partnership with Blackpink in December 2020 as its brand ambassador. In South Korea, Blackpink has been
22320-590: The first song to pass 500 million streams. A month later, Spotify announced that " Lean On " by Major Lazer and DJ Snake featuring MØ was its most-streamed song of all time with over 525 million streams worldwide. In April 2016, Rihanna overtook Justin Bieber to become the biggest artist on Spotify, with 31.3 million monthly active listeners. In May 2016, Rihanna was overtaken by Drake with 31.85 million monthly listeners. In December 2016, Drake's just-under 36 million monthly listeners were overtaken by
22506-631: The first time a Korean girl group entered the US Streaming Songs chart, entering at number 39. The song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in August 2019, making Blackpink the first Korean girl group to receive a certification in the country. In the United Kingdom, "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" debuted at number 78 on the UK singles Chart and made Blackpink the first female Korean group to enter
22692-758: The first time a Korean group received a certification in the UK. It was also the first song by a Korean group to be certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). On October 23, the group signed with Interscope Records in a global partnership with YG Entertainment; their representation outside Asia was to be handled by Interscope and Universal Music Group . In November 2018, Blackpink announced additional tour dates for their In Your Area World Tour, which covered various dates across Asia from January to March 2019. Jennie made her solo debut with her single " Solo " at Blackpink's Seoul concert on November 11; both
22878-479: The first version of its Apple Watch app in November 2018, allowing playback control of the iPhone via the watch. Users can also choose which devices to play music on via Bluetooth. In a further escalation of the dispute with Apple, on 13 March 2019, Spotify filed an antitrust complaint with the European Commission over unfair app store practices. Two days later, Apple responded, stating that the claim
23064-485: The four years since the group's debut in 2016. The documentary included footage from their training days, looks at their home lives, behind-the-scenes stories and interviews with the members, as well as glimpses into the making of The Album . The commercial success of The Album , combined with the group's Netflix documentary, resulted in Blackpink topping Bloomberg ' s Pop Star Power Ranking for October; they were
23250-547: The free trial periods began to expire, limiting users to ten hours of streaming each month and five plays per song. Using PC streaming, a similar structure to the one used today allowed the listener to play songs freely, but with ads every 4–7 songs depending on listening duration. Later that same year, in March, Spotify removed all limits on the free service tier indefinitely, including mobile devices. In April 2016, Ek and Lorentzon wrote an open letter to Swedish politicians, demanding action in three areas that they claimed hindered
23436-491: The game. In Asia, Blackpink endorsed Samsung , working with the company on multiple campaigns to promote its electronics products, such as the #danceAwesome challenge to promote Galaxy A . In August 2019, Samsung launched a Blackpink Special Edition set in Southeast Asia, comprising its Galaxy A80 , Galaxy Watch Active , and Galaxy Buds . The group featured Galaxy S10+ smartphones and Galaxy Buds earbuds in their " Kill This Love " music video. In November 2018, Blackpink became
23622-426: The globe. In November 2021, Spotify hid the "shuffle" button for albums following a request by singer Adele , arguing that tracks in albums are supposed to be played back in the order specified by the artist to "tell a story". In May 2022, Spotify began testing a feature that would allow select artists to promote their NFTs via their profiles. Some artists included in this initial test phase were Steve Aoki and
23808-465: The group as one of the ten "2020 Visionary" figures for their contributions in spreading Korean pop culture globally. During South Korean President Moon Jae-in 's 2021 New Year's address, Blackpink was cited as a leader in the promotion of South Korea's image abroad and highlighted government support of such entities as a key strategy in "firmly [solidifying] Korea's status as a cultural powerhouse". Sisa Journal identified Blackpink's global influence as
23994-444: The group encapsulates their edgier, "girl crush" image, while the "pink" facet reflects their more feminine and vibrant image. In an interview with Jimmy Kimmel , Rosé explained that the group feels that "there's two colors that represented us the most 'cause we're very girly but at the same time we're very savage too," naming their song " Pretty Savage " as the song that describes them best because "it kind of goes with 'black pink.'" At
24180-443: The group members expressed that they considered her a major musical influence; Jennie recalled how she admired the creativity and fashion of " Telephone " (2010) when she saw the music video for the first time. Other artists that the group has cited as influences include Ariana Grande , Cardi B and Selena Gomez . Blackpink aimed to represent two contrasting aspects of their musical persona, mirroring their name. The "black" facet of
24366-493: The group members were ambassadors for Kia Motors , which also served as the title sponsor for the group's In Your Area World Tour. In North America, Blackpink partnered with toy company Jazwares to create a collection of dolls styled in outfits from their music videos, as well as other collectible toy lines. In June 2020, they collaborated with Zepeto, a South Korean 3D avatar service operated by Naver Z , to offer fans characters that correspond to each member that allow fans to see
24552-509: The group ranked first among all artists in brand reputation based on analyses by The Korea Reputation Research Institute, making them the only female act to do so. In December 2018, Blackpink donated their prize money from the Elle Style Awards 2018, worth ₩ 20 million (around US$ 16,630), to low-income and single-parent households in South Korea. In April 2019, Blackpink made a donation of ₩40 million (around US$ 33,300) to
24738-611: The group their first entry and the highest-charting album by a female Korean group at the time of its release on the Billboard 200 , debuting at number 40. The EP also topped the Billboard World Albums chart and led Blackpink to become the first female Korean group to reach number one on the Billboard Emerging Artists chart. The EP's lead single, " Ddu-Du Ddu-Du ", peaked at number one on
24924-497: The group's second entry on the UK singles Chart , peaking at number 36, which made it the first top-40 hit by a female Korean group. It also debuted at number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking Blackpink's second entry on the chart and making them the only Korean girl group to score multiple entries on the chart. The song was certified silver in the UK by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), marking
25110-543: The group. The Album set a first-week sales record for a Korean girl group, with 590,000 copies sold in just one day after its release. Blackpink became the first million-selling K-pop girl group with the album, which debuted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart and sold approximately 1.2 million copies in less than one month after release. It was ranked the fifth best-selling album worldwide on IFPI's 2020 Global Album Sales Chart. The Album peaked at number two on
25296-414: The inclusion of apps in app stores . On 1 March 2021, Spotify confirmed that its platform would no longer have access to music from artists represented by Kakao Entertainment . However, after talking it out and renewing the contracts between the two, Spotify later announced that they had reached an agreement with Kakao Entertainment, allowing their content to be available once again on the platform across
25482-410: The incorporation of English lyrics in songs by South Korean girl groups after Blackpink's international breakthrough in 2020; the organization saw it as an attempt for girl groups to broaden their listener base to include audiences outside of Korea. Blackpink have amassed a large following on social media and streaming platforms; they became the most-subscribed music group on YouTube in September 2019,
25668-479: The inflow of western loanwords changed the trend, and now word-initial /l/ (mostly from English loanwords) are pronounced as a free variation of either [ɾ] or [l] . All obstruents (plosives, affricates, fricatives) at the end of a word are pronounced with no audible release , [p̚, t̚, k̚] . Plosive sounds /p, t, k/ become nasals [m, n, ŋ] before nasal sounds. Hangul spelling does not reflect these assimilatory pronunciation rules, but rather maintains
25854-408: The issue between Japanese and Korean, including Alexander Vovin, have argued that the indicated similarities are not due to any genetic relationship , but rather to a sprachbund effect and heavy borrowing, especially from Ancient Korean into Western Old Japanese . A good example might be Middle Korean sàm and Japanese asá , meaning " hemp ". This word seems to be a cognate, but although it
26040-639: The language is most often called Joseon-mal , or more formally, Joseon-o . This is taken from the North Korean name for Korea (Joseon), a name retained from the Joseon dynasty until the proclamation of the Korean Empire , which in turn was annexed by the Empire of Japan . In mainland China , following the establishment of diplomatic relations with South Korea in 1992, the term Cháoxiǎnyǔ or
26226-472: The language originates deeply influences the language, leading to a system of speech levels and honorifics indicative of the formality of any given situation. Modern Korean is written in the Korean script ( 한글 ; Hangeul in South Korea, 조선글 ; Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea), a system developed during the 15th century for that purpose, although it did not become the primary script until
26412-455: The late 1800s. In South Korea the Korean language is referred to by many names including hanguk-eo ("Korean language"), hanguk-mal ("Korean speech") and uri-mal ("our language"); " hanguk " is taken from the name of the Korean Empire ( 대한제국 ; 大韓帝國 ; Daehan Jeguk ). The " han " ( 韓 ) in Hanguk and Daehan Jeguk is derived from Samhan , in reference to
26598-528: The members of the group expressed how they were inspired by TLC and the Spice Girls as they grew up listening to their music. Jennie commented that the group admired the vocals, rap, and hip-hop style of TLC, as well as the distinct individual characters of the Spice Girls, saying, "That was something that we were aiming for and it was such an iconic girl group in history that we grew up listening to." While working with Lady Gaga for "Sour Candy" in 2020,
26784-509: The members, joining the label as trainees was akin to enrolling in a full-time pop-star academy, with Jennie describing the experience as "more strict than school" and Rosé comparing it to The X Factor with dorm rooms. For members who had left their lives outside of South Korea, the pace of training alongside the culture shock was especially difficult. Preparations for Blackpink's debut began as early as 2011, when YG Entertainment revealed on November 14 that their new girl group would debut in
26970-432: The most top 40 songs in the country at the time, with five. Blackpink released their first Korean studio album, The Album , on October 2, 2020, with " Lovesick Girls " as its third and main single. Leading up to the exclusive video premiere of their music video for "Lovesick Girls", Blackpink appeared on YouTube's new original music show Released as its first featured artist, which included "unfiltered access" moments of
27156-558: The most-subscribed female artist in July 2020, and the most-subscribed music act overall in September 2021, with over 90 million subscribers as of July 2023. Blackpink became the most-followed girl group on Spotify in November 2019; as of April 2023, they have over 40 million followers. On Instagram , the group's members are the four most-followed individuals based in South Korea (in order from first to fourth: Lisa, Jennie, Jisoo and Rosé). Blackpink has acquired numerous endorsement deals in various industries throughout their career. Globally,
27342-576: The most-viewed music videos within the first 24 hours of release, with the latter topping the Gaon Digital Chart and breaking five Guinness World Records . Blackpink is the highest-charting Korean girl group on the US Billboard Hot 100 , peaking at number 13 with " Ice Cream " (2020), and on the US Billboard 200 , peaking at number one with Born Pink (2022). Blackpink's studio albums The Album (2020) and Born Pink each broke
27528-486: The music licensing platform Loudr. In August 2018, Spotify bought the exclusive rights to The Joe Budden Podcast and expanded the show to a twice-weekly schedule. On 6 February 2019, Spotify acquired the podcast networks Gimlet Media and Anchor FM Inc., with the goal of establishing themselves as a leading figure in podcasting. On 26 March 2019, Spotify announced they would acquire another podcast network, Parcast . On 12 September 2019, Spotify acquired SoundBetter,
27714-568: The name Re:Blackpink . The digital version included the same songs as the original release, while the physical version included a DVD of all their music videos and six songs in the Korean language. On June 15, 2018, the group released their first Korean-language EP, Square Up . In South Korea, the EP debuted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart and was certified platinum by the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA) for selling 250,000 units. Square Up brought
27900-449: The number of artist streams as a proportion of total songs streamed. It distributes approximately 70% of its total revenue to rights holders (often record labels), who then pay artists based on individual agreements. While certain musicians have voiced objections to Spotify's royalty structure and its effect on record sales, others laud the service for offering a lawful option to combat piracy and for remunerating artists each time their music
28086-437: The perceptions of K-pop artists in the global music scene, garnering attention as iconic figures "on the same footing as Western pop stars" rather than challengers competing with them. He further added that they succeeded in becoming a group with "enormous influence worldwide" despite having less releases than other K-pop groups, and successfully transcended beyond just a music group to their own brand. In 2020, CJ E&M honored
28272-403: The podcast would be available exclusively on Spotify beginning 1 July, saying they would continue to maintain the same creative control over the show after the move. Locker Room was rebranded in June 2021 as Spotify Greenroom , and turned into a Clubhouse competitor. The same month, Spotify acquired Podz, a podcast discovery startup. Also the same month, Spotify bought the exclusive rights to
28458-470: The popular podcast The Joe Rogan Experience beginning in September of that year, under an agreement valued at around US$ 100 million (equivalent to $ 116,000,000 in 2023). In November 2020, Spotify announced plans to acquire Megaphone from The Slate Group for US$ 235 million . In March 2021, Spotify acquired app developer Betty Labs and their live social audio app, Locker Room, On 12 May 2021. Armchair Expert announced on Instagram that
28644-515: The population was illiterate. In the 15th century King Sejong the Great personally developed an alphabetic featural writing system , known today as Hangul , to promote literacy among the common people. Introduced in the document Hunminjeongeum , it was called eonmun ('colloquial script') and quickly spread nationwide to increase literacy in Korea. The Korean alphabet was denounced by
28830-403: The press conference commemorating the release of " Pink Venom " in August 2022, Jennie elaborated on the group's identity: "We try to express various messages through songs of various genres but Blackpink is always confident and full of confidence, I thought we were the closest." Stylistically, Blackpink are associated with the "girl crush" image in K-pop; Insider wrote that they "[burst] onto
29016-465: The record for the best-selling album by a female act in South Korea, becoming the first to surpass one million and two million copies sold, respectively. Born Pink was the first album by a girl group to reach number one on the Billboard 200 since Danity Kane in 2008, and it set two Guinness World Records as the first album by a Korean girl group to top the Billboard 200 as well as the UK Albums Chart . The album's lead single, " Pink Venom " (2022),
29202-438: The release of the studio album, members Rosé, Lisa, and Jisoo would release individual projects, with Rosé's coming first. In the midst of the group's comeback preparations, YG Entertainment released a prologue of Blackpink's newest reality show, 24/365 with Blackpink , on June 13, ahead of its launch on YouTube. The show documents their 2020 comebacks while sharing their daily lives through vlogs. The single " How You Like That "
29388-463: The rules we apply to all developers and are publicly resorting to rumors and half-truths about our service." He also elaborated that "Our guidelines apply equally to all app developers, whether they are game developers, e-book sellers, video-streaming services or digital music distributors; and regardless of whether they compete against Apple. We did not alter our behavior or our rules when we introduced our own music streaming service or when Spotify became
29574-494: The same name . In South Korea, the EP debuted at number three on the Gaon Album Chart and was certified 2× platinum by the KMCA for selling 500,000 units in the country, while the lead single peaked at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart and was certified platinum for surpassing 100,000,000 streams in the country. Kill This Love also debuted at number 24 on the Billboard 200, while the lead single reached number 41 on
29760-419: The second girl group since TLC in 1999 to receive the latter honor. The Born Pink World Tour concluded on September 17 with two finale concerts in Seoul; by the end of its run, it drew 1.8 million attendees in total, making it the most-attended concert tour by a Korean girl group. The tour ranked at number ten on Billboard ' s 2023 Year End Top 40 Tours chart worldwide, leading the ranking of K-pop tours of
29946-669: The short form Cháoyǔ has normally been used to refer to the standard language of North Korea and Yanbian , whereas Hánguóyǔ or the short form Hányǔ is used to refer to the standard language of South Korea. Korean is a member of the Koreanic family along with the Jeju language . Some linguists have included it in the Altaic family, but the core Altaic proposal itself has lost most of its prior support. The Khitan language has several vocabulary items similar to Korean that are not found in other Mongolian or Tungusic languages, suggesting
30132-531: The single albums R (2021) by Rosé, Lalisa (2021) by Lisa, Me (2023) by Jisoo, and the single " You & Me " (2023) by Jennie. Blackpink released the reality show Born Pink Memories on YouTube starting on December 2, which documents behind-the-scenes vlogs of the entire Born Pink era, from comeback preparations to touring. On January 28, 2023, the group performed "Pink Venom" and "Shut Down" with musicians Gautier Capuçon and Daniel Lozakovich in Paris at
30318-523: The singles are available across Spotify for all our listeners to enjoy". It was announced later in April that this type of agreement would be extended to indie artists signed to the Merlin Network agency. Spotify went public on the stock market in April 2018 using a direct public offering rather than an initial public offering . This approach is not intended to raise fresh capital, but to let investors get their returns. Morgan Stanley
30504-588: The song and its official music video were released the following day. Their first Japanese studio album, Blackpink in Your Area , was made available digitally on November 23 and physically on December 5. The album included Japanese versions of all of their previous releases and debuted at number nine on the Oricon Albums Chart. Blackpink made their American debut at the Universal Music Group 's 2019 Grammy Artist Showcase, an invite-only event at
30690-409: The soundtrack for their mobile game , Blackpink: The Game , on August 25, 2023. It was released alongside a physical version, which debuted at number one on the Circle Album Chart with 160,460 copies sold in the first week, becoming the group's fifth number-one album. At the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards , Blackpink was awarded Best Choreography for "Pink Venom" as well as Group of the Year , becoming
30876-472: The store?' Response 예/네. ye/ne AFF Spotify Spotify ( / ˈ s p ɒ t ɪ f aɪ / ; Swedish: [ˈspɔ̂tːɪfaj] ) is a Swedish audio streaming and media service provider founded on 23 April 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon . As of September 2024 , it is one of the largest providers of music streaming services , with over 640 million monthly active users comprising 252 million paying subscribers. Spotify
31062-441: The tense fricative and all the affricates as well. At the end of a syllable, /s/ changes to /t/ (example: beoseot ( 버섯 ) 'mushroom'). /h/ may become a bilabial [ɸ] before [o] or [u] , a palatal [ç] before [j] or [i] , a velar [x] before [ɯ] , a voiced [ɦ] between voiced sounds, and a [h] elsewhere. /p, t, t͡ɕ, k/ become voiced [b, d, d͡ʑ, ɡ] between voiced sounds. /m, n/ frequently denasalize at
31248-399: The three trade unions Unionen and Engineers of Sweden (affiliate of SACO ) in August 2023. The three unions petitioned Spotify to negotiate back in May. 90% of Swedish workers are covered by collective agreements . In tech companies bargaining coverage is less common. Swedish labor disputes are also happening at Tesla and Klarna as of 2024 . In November 2022, Henry Catalini Smith,
31434-463: The traditional costume in their "How You Like That" music video and performances. The group considers fashion to be an important part of their public image, with Jennie telling Elle magazine that it "definitely empowers us as much as music does" and Rosé describing it as inseparable from their music. Their style has been noted by South China Morning Post for blending group uniformity with individual tastes. Since their debut, Blackpink has emerged as
31620-464: The underlying, partly historical morphology . Given this, it is sometimes hard to tell which actual phonemes are present in a certain word. The traditional prohibition of word-initial /ɾ/ became a morphological rule called "initial law" ( 두음법칙 ) in the pronunciation standards of South Korea, which pertains to Sino-Korean vocabulary. Such words retain their word-initial /ɾ/ in the pronunciation standards of North Korea. For example, ^NOTE ㅏ
31806-631: The world's largest music festival. Bloomberg wrote that, alongside BTS , "Blackpink has achieved a level of global popularity unprecedented in the history of music", while South China Morning Post highlighted Blackpink, BTS and K-dramas as leaders in the global interest of Korean pop culture . The New York Times recognized Blackpink as one of South Korea's major cultural exports alongside companies such as Samsung , LG , and Hyundai , with entities like Blackpink, Squid Game , and Parasite appearing "as ubiquitous as any Samsung phone". Pop culture critic Kim Do-heon credited Blackpink for changing
31992-404: The year. With a worldwide gross of $ 148.3 million from 29 reported shows, it broke the record held by Spice Girls ' Spice World – 2019 Tour to become the highest-grossing concert tour of all time by a female group. The Born Pink World Tour also became the highest-grossing tour by an Asian act in history. With Blackpink's contracts with YG Entertainment set to expire in August, the label released
32178-487: Was first introduced to Korea in the 1st century BC, and remained the medium of formal writing and government until the late 19th century. Korean scholars adapted Chinese characters (known in Korean as Hanja ) to write their own language, creating scripts known as idu , hyangchal , gugyeol , and gakpil. These systems were cumbersome, due to the fundamental disparities between the Korean and Chinese languages, and accessible only to those educated in classical Chinese. Most of
32364-584: Was formally appointed official advocates for COP26 in Seoul, where they received a personal appreciation letter written by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom , Boris Johnson , for their work in the spread of climate change awareness. On October 23, 2021, the group was a part of the lineup for the YouTube Originals special entitled "Dear Earth", which focused on encouraging viewers to become more environmentally conscious. In his speech for
32550-407: Was heavily teased on social media in the lead-up to its digital release on June 26. In South Korea, it peaked at number one on the Gaon Digital Chart for three weeks and was certified platinum for surpassing 100 million streams in the country. "How You Like That" became Blackpink's fifth song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 and tied "Sour Candy" as the highest-charting song by a Korean girl group in
32736-577: Was initially set for six shows across Osaka, Fukuoka and Chiba , but an additional show in Chiba was added due to overwhelming demand. A final tour stop was later added for December 24 at the Kyocera Dome Osaka as a Christmas gift for fans, where Blackpink performed to a sold-out crowd of 50,000 people. On September 12, it was announced that the group would hold their first concert in Seoul, Blackpink 2018 Tour [In Your Area] Seoul x BC Card , at
32922-487: Was introduced to the public as potential members of the new girl group, were not included in the lineup. Jennie , the group's main rapper and lead vocalist, was the first member revealed on June 1, 2016. She joined YG Entertainment as a trainee in 2010 after moving back to South Korea from New Zealand. She had been introduced to the public for the first time in 2012 in a photo titled "Who's that girl?" on YG Entertainment's website on April 10. Jennie continued to be promoted as
33108-532: Was misleading rhetoric and that Spotify wanted benefits of a free app without being a free app. Spotify responded with a statement calling Apple a monopolist and stated that they had only filed the complaint as Apple's actions hurt competition and consumers and clearly violated the law. It also said that Apple believed Spotify users on the app store were Apple's customers and not Spotify's. Apple responded to Spotify's claims by counter-claiming that Spotify's market reach and user base would not have been possible without
33294-586: Was received positively by fans and critics, who praised their confident, energizing performance and described it as a historic moment for the representation of K-pop on a global stage. On July 2, Blackpink became the first Korean band to headline a major UK festival with British Summer Time Hyde Park in London. Blackpink returned for an encore stadium tour starting in July in France and the United States. The encore leg set several historical records, including making them
33480-452: Was released in theaters across 110 countries worldwide starting on July 31, 2024, consisting of their performances from Seoul's Gocheok Dome alongside footage from other cities on the tour. Blackpink hosted a "pink carpet" event on August 9 for the film at Times Square in Yeongdeungpo District , Seoul. They also held a fan sign event in Seoul on August 8, the date of their eighth anniversary, to which 88 fans on Weverse received invites through
33666-406: Was released to the Japanese market, peaking at number five on the Oricon Albums Chart. The group embarked on a variety of promotional activities in Japan, including appearances on Japanese music television programs TV Asahi 's Music Station and Fuji TV 's Love Music . In January of the following year, Blackpink was voted Paper magazine's 2019 K-pop Sensation of the Year in their annual Break
33852-444: Was subsequently planned to be shut down in April 2023. In June 2022, Spotify acquired Sonantic, a synthetic voice and video developer. In July 2022, Spotify acquired Heardle , a Wordle -inspired music trivia game, for an undisclosed amount; Heardle was shut down in May 2023. In October 2022, Spotify acquired the Dublin -based content moderation startup, Kinzen. In 2023, Spotify merged Anchor into their Spotify for Podcasters tool,
34038-560: Was the first by a Korean girl group to enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 . The group's domestic and global popularity grew with the chart-topping single " Ddu-Du Ddu-Du " (2018), which was the first song by a Korean female group to enter the UK Singles Chart and receive a certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Its music video was the first by a Korean group to surpass one and two billion views on YouTube . Their music videos for " Kill This Love " (2019) and " How You Like That " (2020) each set records for
34224-433: Was the first song by a Korean group to reach number one on Australia's ARIA Singles Chart and the first by a girl group to reach number one on the Billboard Global 200 . With 40 billion streams and 20 million records sold worldwide, Blackpink is one of the best-selling girl groups of all time . Their Born Pink World Tour (2022–23) became the highest-grossing concert tour by a female group and Asian act, and they were
34410-400: Was the only individual among 4,000 applicants to pass the 2010 YG Entertainment audition in her native country, Thailand, and became the label's first foreign trainee in 2011. She was first introduced in May 2012 in a video that was posted on YG Entertainment's YouTube channel, titled "Who's that girl???". Lisa also appeared in the music video for Taeyang 's " Ringa Linga " in 2013. She became
34596-492: Was thought to be evidence of an impending credential stuffing cyberattack targeting Spotify as it contained the credentials of up to 350,000 compromised user accounts. In response to the attack, Spotify issued a rolling reset of passwords for affected accounts in November 2020. In May 2013, Spotify acquired music discovery app Tunigo. In March 2014, they acquired The Echo Nest , a music intelligence company. In June 2015, Spotify announced they had acquired Seed Scientific,
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