A Timeline of BLACKPINK: Achievements That Rewrote History

Since debuting in 2016, BLACKPINK has actually been active not just making songs, however accumulating awards. Besides climbing the graphes with their popular launches and also appealing songs, the quartet of Lisa, Jennie, Rosé, and also Jisoo has actually been bring in many firsts as an all-female K-pop team.

Billboard graphes documents? Check! First K-pop lady team to not just do at Coachella, however initially Asian act to heading the event? Done! New Guinness World Records? Yep! Surpassing Justin Bieber in YouTube customers? You recognize it! And that’s simply numerous of the remarkable achievements the 4 girls of BLACKPINK have actually scratched on their belts in simply a couple of brief years. Even much more excellent? Many of those success happened also prior to their launching workshop cd — labelled The Album — shown up in October 2020.

“It’s very surprising to us. All the records are the results of our fans, BLINKs, and their unconditional support,” Jennie informed Grammy.com of their success in September 2020. “Every day we try to acknowledge how grateful we are, but more than the pressure, we are ready to give them back as much as they gave us. It just gives us more motivation to go further than we ever dreamed of.”

And BLACKPINK is topped to tear down a lot more documents. Read on see what the worldwide K-pop super star team has actually taken care of to complete in North America so far.

• Nov. 26, 2016: First K-Pop Girl Group on Canadian Hot 100

  BLACKPINK’s “Playing With Fire” opened up at No. 92 on the Canadian Hot 100 graph dated Nov. 26. The accomplishment made them the initial K-pop lady team to chart on the Canadian Hot 100.

  Read much more regarding the team’s debut on the Canadian Hot 100.

• June 30, 2018: 3 Billboard Charts Records

  BLACKPINK handled a number of firsts on 3 Billboard graphes dated June 30:

  • Hot 100: “Ddu-Du Ddu-Du” debuted at No. 55, making it the greatest charting hit ever before by a K-pop lady team on the graph.
  • Billboard 200: Sophomore EP Square Up debuted at No. 40 to come to be the highest charting album by an all-female K-pop group at the time.
  • Emerging Artists: They debuted at No. 1 on the graph, coming to be the first female K-pop group to do so.

• July 5, 2018: Most Viewed Korean Music Video on YouTube

  The video clip for “Ddu-Du Ddu-Du” got 36.2 million sights in its initial 24 hr to come to be the most viewed Korean music video of 2018 then, an associate for the video clip system informed Billboard at the time. The solution likewise claimed that the video clip was the fastest one by a K-pop lady team to gain 100 million sights, completing the accomplishment in just 10 days.

• Jan. 21, 2019: Most Viewed Video by a K-Pop Group

  “Ddu-Du Ddu-Du” got the YouTube document when the video clip drew in a big variety of eyeballs. “With 620.9 million views, BLACKPINK’s ‘Ddu-Du Ddu-Du’ is now the most viewed music video by a K-pop group,” an agent for YouTube informed Billboard at the time.

• March 2, 2019: First Female K-Pop Artists on a Billboard Cover

  The March 2 concern was the very first time a women K-pop team showed up on the cover of Billboard publication. The concern included 5 various covers: one with the ladies with each other, and also a specific cover each for Jennie, Lisa, Jisoo and also Rosé. Read BLACKPINK’s Billboard cover story, and also have a look at the 5 cover photos.

• March 21, 2019: First K-Pop Group to Reach 20 Million YouTube Subscribers

  The lady team accumulated 20 million customers on their authorities YouTube network, making them the first female K-pop group to manage the feat.

• April 8, 2019: Biggest Music Video Debut on YouTube

  

  The video for “Kill This Love” was the biggest music video debut in YouTube’s background at the time, the video clip streaming system verified to Billboard. The video clip, which went down April 5, drew in 56.7 million sights in its initial 24 hr, as well as likewise gained 100 million sights in much less than 3 days. The video clip likewise had an impressive 979,000 optimal concurrents, which set a record at the time.

• April 12, 2019: First K-Pop Girl Group to Perform at Coachella

  Jennie, Rosé, Lisa and also Jisoo not just ended up being the first K-pop girl group to play the yearly songs event, however they were likewise among the primary act upon opening up day. (Watch the history-making Coachella performance.)

• April 20, 2019: 2 More Billboard Charts Records Set

  • Hot 100: The team’s “Kill This Love” debuted at No. 41 on the graph dated April 20. That accomplishment made BLACKPINK’s song the greatest charting Hot 100 track by a K-pop lady team. The previous document was held by none besides themselves, when “Ddu-Ddu Ddu-Du” debuted and also came to a head at No. 55 in June 2018.
  • Billboard 200: Their Kill This Love EP debuted at No. 24 likewise on April 20, making it the highest-charting title by an all-female K-pop team.

  Read much more regarding the Hot 100 and Billboard 200 accomplishment.

• Aug. 15, 2019: First K-Pop Girl Group Recognized by RIAA

  Give it up for the gold! When BLACKPINK’s “Ddu-Du Ddu-Du” was licensed gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, the quartet ended up being the first female K-pop group to be certified by the RIAA.

• Nov. 11, 2019: First K-Pop Group Video With 1 Billion YouTube Views

  BLINKs can’t obtain sufficient of the lady team! BLACKPINK ended up being the initial K-pop team to have a video reach the 1 billion views mark on YouTube. “Ddu-Du Ddu-Du,” which was launched on June 15, 2018, got to the turning point in a little bit greater than a year. Fellow Korean musician Psy was the initial act to strike that mark with his viral hit “Gangnam Style” in 2012.

• June 29, 2020: Biggest Music Video Premiere on YouTube — Again

  

  If there was any type of concern that “How You Like That” would certainly be a large hit, the video clip shattered all uncertainties when it premiered June 26 with 1.66 million optimal concurrents on YouTube. It was likewise the biggest 24-hour music video debut ever before, drawing in an impressive 86.4 million sights, defeating the document they established the year prior to with “Kill This Love.”

• June 30, 2020: 3 Guinness World Records

  The lady team snagged three entries in the Guinness World Records many thanks to the video clip for their solitary “How You Like That.” With greater than 86 million sights in simply the initial day of launch, the video clip gained Guinness’ most watched YouTube video clip in 24 hr, the majority of watched video on YouTube in 24 hr, and also the majority of watched YouTube video in 24 Hours by a K-pop team. All 3 documents were formerly held by fellow K-pop team BTS.

• July 8, 2020: A View From YouTube’s Top

  BLACKPINK in very early July ended up being the sixth act to surpass 40 million subscribers, making them among the music show one of the most fans. They routed just Justin Bieber (55.6 million), Marshmello (47.2 million), Ed Sheeran (45.1 million), and also Eminem (43.6 million). When they initially signed up with the elite listing, BLACKPINK lagged Ariana Grande, that had 42.3 million customers at the time. But by the end of the month, the quartet had actually gained much more customers than the “7 Rings” vocalist, can be found in with 42.7 million fans.

• July 11, 2020: Highest Charting Single by a Girl Group on Digital Song Sales

  BLACKPINK’s “How You Like That” debuted at No. 2 on Billboard‘s Digital Song Sales graph dated July 11. The accomplishment connected them with The Pussycat Dolls and also The Chicks for highest charting single by an all-female group on this specific listing.

• Aug. 30, 2020: First Female K-Pop Group to Win a VMA

  “How You Like That” without a doubt! BLACKPINK ended up being the initial all-female K-pop team to win an MTV Video Music Award when the hit took residence the Moon Man in the track of the summer season classification. The quartet had actually likewise been chosen for finest team, which mosted likely to fellow K-pop celebrities BTS.

• Sept. 10, 2021: Most Subscribed Artist on YouTube

  Move over, Justin Bieber! BLACKPINK ended up being the musician with the most subscribers on YouTube when the K-pop quartet formally exceeded 65.5 million fans. “Our BLINKs contributed a lot to this achievement. Therefore we hope they also enjoy this honor,” BLACKPINK claimed in a declaration. “We will continue to bring positivity and great energy through our music and videos.”

• June 28, 2022: First Artist to Reach 75 Million YouTube Subscribers

  How you like that! The K-pop celebrities ended up being the initial music act upon YouTube to strike the 75 million subscriber milestone, maintaining them as the musician with one of the most customers.

• Aug. 22, 2022: Biggest Music Video Debut of the Year (So Far)

  

  One by one, after that 2 by 2, documents are dropping at the feet of BLACKPINK. The worldwide celebrities accomplished the biggest music video debut in 24 hours (until now) in 2022 when they went down the video for “Pink Venom,” the lead solitary of student workshop cd Born Pink. YouTube verified the document days after the Aug. 19 launch of the aesthetic, keeping in mind that it obtained an impressive 90.4 million sights in simply the initial day.

  “Pink Venom” is presently the 3rd largest video launching on YouTube. It tracks just BTS’ “Butter” (108.2 million sights in 24 hr) and also BTS’ “Dynamite” (101.1 million).

  The track’s first-day numbers on Spotify went over too. The songs banner informed Billboard that “Pink Venom” ended up being the most streamed song by a women musician in a solitary day so far in 2022.

• Aug. 23, 2022: First Tune to Debut at No. 1 on Hot Trending Songs Chart

  Injecting some “Venom” right into the top of the graphes! The lead solitary from Born Pink debuted at No. 1 on Billboard‘s Hot Trending Songs chart dated Aug. 27. It ended up being the initial track to launching up of the tally.

• Aug. 29, 2022: Australian Chart History

  BLACKPINK’s “Venom” made graph background when it debuted at No. 1 on Australia’s singles chart on the tally dated Aug. 29. The accomplishment makes the quartet the initial K-pop team to introduce atop the study.

• Sept. 25, 2022: First K-Pop Girl Group to Top the Billboard 200

  Girl power! BLACKPINK debuted atop the Billboard 200 dated Oct. 1 (launched Sept. 25) with student cd Born Pink. The eight-song collection is the initial by an all-female team to cover the all-genre graph because Danity Kane’s Welcome to the Dollhouse gone for No. 1 on the April 5, 2008, tally.

  BLACKPINK is the 3rd K-pop team to cover the graph, complying with BTS’ Proof and also Stray Kids’ miniature cd Oddinary. But unlike those 2 initiatives, Born Pink is primarily in English with some Korean-language verses, while the young boy bands’ collections are primarily in Korean.

• Jan. 24, 2023: Lisa Sets 3 New Guinness World Records

  Lisa tripled up on records when the Guinness World Records introduced that she had actually included in her excellent successes as a solo musician. The 3 brand-new documents she gained? Most Instagram followers for a K-pop musician (86.3 million since Jan. 19, 2023), initial solo K-pop champion at the MTV Video Music Awards and also initial solo K-pop champion at the MTV Europe Music Awards.

• April 15 and also 22, 2023: First Asian Act to Headline Coachella

  Four years after coming to be the initial K-pop lady team to play Coachella, BLACKPINK went back to headline the annual music event, making the quartet the initial Asian act to do so. “Still feels surreal that we did this! Thank you @coachella for having us!” the foursome wrote in a series of Instagram Stories flaunting their high-octane phase in the California desert. “And to all BLINKs out there, we could’ve never done this without you guys. We are forever grateful. Thank you again for these unforgettable two weeks and hope to see you all again!”

 

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