Their group name BLΛƆKPIИK is to symbolize the multiple aspects of the group's members. "Blackpink actually means to say that 'pretty isn't everything'," said a YG rep. "It also symbolizes that they are a team that encompasses not only beauty, but also great talent."
The name “BLACKPINK” is representative of the act’s desire to surpass the typical perceptions of pink by reclaiming the color and turning it into a symbol for what they stand for: fiercely beautiful women who overflow with talent and set their eyes on dominating the industry.
Fandom name: BLINK
the reasoning behind blackpink's fandom name blink is that the fans start with blackpink and end with blackpink. Supposedly, the members themselves came up with this name.
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Jennie
Nickname(s): Jenduekie/jenduek/mandu
Jennie Kim
Birth date: January 16, 1996
Main rapper, vocalist
Jisoo
Nickname(s): jichu/chi choo
Kim Jisoo
Birth date: January 3, 1995
Lead vocalist, visual
Lisa
Nickname(s): Limario/Lalice
Lalisa Manoban
Birth date: March 27, 1997
Main dancer, lead rapper, sub-vocalist, maknae
Rosé
Nickname(s): Rosie/rose/pasta
Park Chaeyoung
Birth date: February 11, 1997
Main vocalist, lead dancer
The group debuted on august 8, 2016, with their first mini-album "Square One" with the two songs "Boombayah" and "Whistle" seven years after YG's previous big girl group, 2NE1.
Although they have never earned a daesang, they are still very popular around the world and have achieved many other awards and other achievements such as music show awards. This is because Unlike most idol groups, YG groups generally promote at music shows. BLACKPINK has only performed on: M! Countdown, Music Core, and Inkigayo.
Blackpink has won 18 music award shows, 11 of them from their song "DDU-DU-DDU-DU"
Blackpink's most recent comeback "Kill This Love" peaked on #41 on billboard's top 100.
Blackpink was on billboard's artist top 100 for 8 weeks. They recorded 3 hot 100 songs on billboard.
Their music videos are the most viewed videos by a kpop group on YouTube and became the first girl group to perform at the Coachella festival.
Their music video "DDU-DU-DDU-DU" is the most viewed kpop group video with 1,063,123,4568 views on January 30, 2020.
They're one of this generation’s most-followed acts, with hit after hit, and the release of their single “DDU-DU-DDU-DU” off of their Square Up EP in June led to the group making history on the Billboard charts. Now, BLACKPINK have become the first-ever K-pop girl group to appear on the cover of Billboard.