Previously people used to understand only BTS when it comes to K-Pop music. But now another name comes to mind when people talk about K-Pop music and that is Blackpink. This girl band made its debut in the year 2016. It is a group of four young and talented girls who are ruling the world with their multilingual and diverse array of music. Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa have expanded their reach from South Korea to global platforms. Their brilliant musical representation has helped them to acquire a huge number of listeners in a short time span. Currently, the most watched K-Pop music video is ‘Ddu-Du Ddu-Du’ by this phenomenal group. Till now it has 730 million views on the platform, which is quite fascinating.
It is a band, which made its debut under the label YG Entertainment. They came up with such a unique name to show the contrasting fact about femininity. To make it even more precise, in the song ‘Ddu-Du Ddu-Du’ Jennie sings ‘I may look sweet, but I don’t act like it’. Blackpink is a group of talented people who made fewer than 20 soundtracks. In this short time period, they have given many songs and created a whole identity of K-Pop music among worldwide audiences.
Along with that, this band has not only showcased their singing skill but they have also amazed everyone with their dancing skill too. Lisa is the lead dancer and the youngest member of the group. She is also the most followed K-Pop female artist and has more than 16 million followers on Instagram. With each new song, this band is expanding its reach and captivating the hearts of more listeners. Now this band is growing even more with each passing day. They are also going for international tours and getting more opportunities to make a bond with their fans, who are known as ‘BLINKs’. Recently, they released their new 5-track EP, titled ‘Kill This Love’. And already the songs from this EP are all over social media platforms and trending everywhere.
Now let’s find out more details about the members of the band-
Jisoo:
Kim Jisoo aka Jisoo is a 24-year-old singer and performer in the band. A lot of time she is also referred to as a Blackpink’s mood-maker. Her innovative sense of humor creates a whole different environment in the group. Apart from that, her on-the-spot deliverance is another thing that people admire the most. She has the ability to make songs on anything at any given point is also quite appreciating. Jisoo is a talented artist who has been seen in many music videos and commercials before joining the group Blackpink. This artist can fluently speak in various languages like Korean, Japanese, and Chinese. But she is the only artist in the group who cannot speak effortlessly in English.
Jennie:
Kim Jennie, globally known as Jennie is a 23-year-old artist who is the lead rapper of the group. She is another talented artist in the group who is not leaving any room for disappointment. Jennie is not only a rapper but she is a singer of the band too. This artist lived in New Zealand for a brief time period but she returned back to South Korea in 2010. This artist is trying to showcase her talent in every possible way. And that is why, she also created an individual song and released it for her listeners. The track named ‘SOLO’ is a proficient song, which got a huge response from music enthusiasts. She has also shown diversity through this song and also tried to establish herself as a fashion icon by wearing more than 20 outfits within a three-minute clip. Her unique approach is accumulating many listeners.
Rosé:
Park Chaeyoung, known as Rosé, the Blackpink singer is another artist. This 22-year-old old born in New Zealand and raised in Australia artist joined the group to flourish her creative aura. She is the lead singer of the group with a spectacular voice. She is a diverse artist who has been seen doing covers of both English and Korean songs. She is also very much fluent in English as she lived in foreign countries. Recently on her birthday, she shared a cover of Halsey’s ‘Eyes Closed’ and said ‘This is such a deep song and I remember at the time when I recorded it, I was needing some of the healing that this song brings to me. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did singing it’.
Lisa:
Lalisa/Pranpriya Manoban, widely known as Lisa is a 22-year-old artist of the group Blackpink. Belonging from Thailand, this artist is a professional dancer and auditioned to become a K-Pop idol trainee. She moved to South Korea in 2011 and from then she started learning the native language. Apart from speaking in Korean, this artist can also speak in English, Japanese, and basic Chinese. Her diverse caliber has helped her to create charm among all of her listeners.
These are all the facts about the K-Pop girl band Blackpink. Their take on music has assisted them in becoming a leading band not only in South Korea but on global platforms too.
